Hollywood’s Biggest Night, ‘Anora’ Wins Big.
Director Sean Baker's previous films, including Tangerine and The Florida Project, have been indie darlings, but they didn't win the biggest awards. Anora, the story of a sex worker who marries a former client and gets mixed up with some Russian oligarchs, became his breakout on the Oscar stage. Baker won the award for best original screenplay, then one for editing, and then one for best director. Mikey Madison won best actress, then the movie capped off the night with the win that by then seemed inevitable: best picture. Because Baker is a producer, that best picture win meant he personally won four Oscars in one night, which ties him with a fairly well-known filmmaker named Walt Disney. (Bong Joon-ho accepted four for Parasite, but one was for best international feature film, which is officially given to the entire film, not the director.) Linda Holmes ‘Npr.org’
