Who is Sean Baker, the indie filmmaker behind Oscar sweeper Anora?
- Written by Duncan Caillard, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, School of Communication Studies, Auckland University of Technology
Director Sean Baker has made history by becoming the first person to win four Academy Awards in the same night for the same film – Anora – taking home prizes for original screenplay, film editing, directing and best picture.
Anora centres on Ani (Mikey Madison), a Brooklyn sex worker entangled with Ivan (Mark Eydelshteyn), the immature...





