'Anora' filmmaker Sean Baker named best director at the Oscars

'Anora' filmmaker Sean Baker named best director at the Oscars

Filmmaker Sean Baker won the Academy Award on Sunday, March 2, for best director for "Anora," a film about an exotic dancer and sex worker who has the chance of a Cinderella story when she marries the son of a Russian oligarch.

Baker had been favored to win the directing award, having collected top honors from the Directors Guild of America and the Producers Guild of America, and the directing award at the Film Independent Spirit Awards.

The director used his acceptance speech to offer his support for the theatrical experience, especially independent theaters, which have been struggling since the pandemic.

A.M.P.A.S./REUTERS

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