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 ...

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 ...

Mikey Madison has won the Oscar for Best Actress for "Anora" at the 2025 Academy Awards. Go here for a look at the full list ...

The movie's 25-year-old star, Mikey Madison, was named best actress. The film also won best director for Sean Baker. Adrien Brody claimed his second Academy Award, winning the best actor trophy for ...

"Oppenheimer" won the most awards at the 96th Academy Awards, held March 10, 2024, with the six others being best picture, best director (Christopher Nolan), supporting actor (Robert Downey Jr ...

“Anora,” a comedy-drama in which sex worker Anora “Ani” Mikheeva (played by Mikey Madison) falls into a doomed marriage with ...

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 ...

Sean Baker, winner of the awards for best original screenplay, best film editing, best director, and best picture for "Anora," poses in the press room at the Oscars on Sunday, March 2, 2025, at ...

All the gold statues have been handed out and the indy film “Anora” has taken home the coveted Best Picture award for the 97th Academy Awards. “Anora,” is a strip club Cinderella story without the ...