Academy Awards will be remembered for Anora’s historic triumph. The independent film, directed by Sean Baker, defied ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Last fall, Sean Baker was sitting in a Manhattan restaurant, talking about a poll. The survey, about sex in movies and television, showed that Gen Z moviegoers were mostly ...

Anora," a strip club Cinderalla story without the fairy tale ending, was crowned best picture at the 97th Academy Awards on Sunday, handing Sean Baker's gritty, Brooklyn-set screwball farce ...

Why don’t you want to see sex in our stories?” “I remember being on set and being like: We’re pushing against that poll.” When Baker’s “Anora” swept the 97th Academy Awards on Sunday, its five wins, ...

“Anora” had a night to remember Sunday at the Academy Awards. Sean Baker’s film about a Brooklyn sex worker who meets and falls for the spoiled son of a Russian oligarch took home five ...

"Anora," Sean Baker, Mikey Madison, Adrien Brody, Kieran Culkin and Zoe Saldaña were the big winners at the 97th Academy Awards Sunday night.

Quentin Tarantino, left, presents the award for best director to Sean Baker for "Anora" during the Oscars on Sunday, March 2, 2025, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello) ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Quentin Tarantino, left, presents the award for best director to Sean Baker for “Anora” during the ...