Sean Baker edits, directs and writes most of his films and has also served as producer and cinematographer for some. Wearing ...

Coppola took home three prizes in 1974 for The Godfather: Part II but failed to capitalize on his two additional nominations ...

Anora,” a story about dizzying highs and despairing lows, has won the Oscar for best original screenplay. The film follows a Brooklyn sex worker whose life changes after meeting the son of a Russian ...

New Jersey indie film auteur Sean Baker is now an Oscar-winning director. Baker has centered most of his films around sex workers. The movies have been well received, but none have reached the heights ...

By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -"Anora," the story of a New York sex worker who gets a chance at a new life when she ...

Independent film “Anora”—the tale of a sex worker whose marriage to the son of a Russian oligarch quickly unravels—was the ...

Anora,” a tragicomic Cinderella story set in a murky modern world of New York strippers, Russian billionaires and incompetent gangsters, won the coveted Oscar for best picture yesterday.

An exhilarating Cinderella story that sees its heroine fall from a great height just reached the pinnacle of Hollywood recognition. “Anora" has won the 2025 Oscar for best picture, one of five Academy ...

Director Sean Baker started the evening with zero Oscars under his belt, and left with four — for original screenplay, film editing, director, and best picture. (Not to mention Mikey Madison’s win for ...

While there were not too many surprising parts of the 97th Academy Awards, a select handful of wins were truly stunning, ...

It was an earnest and effusive evening — and for the most part, Hollywood left politics at home. A lot of films were recognized, but ultimately, it was "Anora's" night.

Mikey Madison, the breakout star of “Anora,” has won the 2025 Academy Award for best actress. Madison, 25, wins for her performance as Brooklyn sex worker Anora “Ani” Mikheeva in the film. “This is ...