The Oscars were full of surprises on Sunday night, but Anora sweeping the awards wasn’t one of them. Sean Baker’s comedy-drama stole the show, winning Best Picture, Best Director, Best Film Editing, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The independent feature film premiered at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival, and it gained awards momentum as the season went on. In ...

CANNES — Nine years after being named one of Variety’s Directors to Watch, Sean Baker won the Palme d’Or for “Anora,” a rowdy whirlwind romance between an exotic dancer (Mikey Madison) and the ...

The filmmaker scored a rare feat with the 2025 Oscar nominations: he received nods in four categories, namely director, picture, original screenplay and editing. By Nicole Fell Assistant Editor Sean ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In an interview with Hammer To Nail, director Sean Baker said he was inspired to film a feature in the area after filming there ...

The anime streaming platform is raising subscription prices across all tiers in the US. Streaming costs are on the rise, and anime fans are next to feel the pinch. Over the past year, "streamflation" ...

After it released in 2024, writer-director Sean Baker's film "Anora" — which stars Mikey Madison as the titular Anora "Ani" Mikheeva — became the talk of the town, and before long, it was an Oscar ...

Sean Baker, winner of the Best Picture, Best Directing, Best Film Editing, and Best Original Screenplay for “Anora”. (Photo by Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic) “Anora” took the Oscars by storm on Sunday, ...

That 3.9 earthquake that hit Southern California just as the celebrations were in full swing proved Anora‘s sweeping five victories at the 97th Academy Awards could literally shake things up in ...

Movies about, or at least prominently featuring, exotic dancers are not uncommon, but it’s rare for them to clean up at the box office and the Academy Awards. If “Anora” star Mikey Madison wins a ...