Sean Baker makes Oscars history with Anora
The filmmaker went into the 2025 Oscars as a first-time nominee for Anora, and came away as the first person to win four statuettes for the same film. He personally won Best Director, Best Original Screenplay and Best Editing, and shared the Best Picture honour with his producers Samantha Quan and Alex Coco. With those wins, Baker tied with Walt Disney, however, the animation legend won four Oscars for four different films in 1953. Director Bong Joon Ho also came close in 2020 with Parasite, which won Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay and Best International Feature Film.
