Anora” creator Sean Baker won best director, best picture and two other Academy Awards at the Oscars on Sunday, bookending a dominant awards season for the American filmmaker whose stories seek to ...

Winning the Academy Award for best director, though, is the Academy’s way of pointing directly at someone and saying, “Okay, here is the genius who put it all together.” That appraisal may ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sean Baker wins best director Academy Award for ‘Anora,’ his third Oscar of the night.

A look back at women filmmakers at the Academy Awards. Coralie Fargeat earned her spot in the history books with her best director Oscar nomination this year for her film "The Substance." ...

In 2009, Kathryn Bigelow made cinematic history with her intense war drama “The Hurt Locker,” becoming the first woman to win the Academy Award for Best Director. Her groundbreaking ...

Sean Baker, the director of “Anora,” has been named Best Director at the 2025 Oscars.“Anora” was nominated for six awards, including Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Screenplay, Best Editing, ...

"Anora,” a strip-club Cinderella story without the fairy tale ending, was crowned best picture at the 97th Academy Awards on ...

Anora” took home the coveted Best Picture award at the 2025 Oscars on Sunday, following a near sweep of the major categories for which it was recognized. Also winning Best Original Screenplay, Best ...