Sean Baker makes history with four Oscar wins for "Anora"

'Anora' director Sean Baker makes Oscars history with four wins for the same movie

With wins for best picture, directing, writing and editing on 'Anora,' Baker has set a new bar for Oscars success.

Los Angeles Times - 21h

Oscars 2025 winners list: 'Anora' wins five Academy Awards, including four for filmmaker Sean Baker

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

Los Angeles Times - 1d

'Anora' director Sean Baker made history at the 2025 Oscars -- here's how

"Anora" director Sean Baker made history at the 2025 Oscars Sunday night by taking home four Academy Awards.

ABC News - 19h

Sean Baker wins best original screenplay Oscar for Anora

Academy Award goes to writer-director of film starring Mikey Madison as a dancer who gets married to a Russian playboy. Oscars 2025 — follow live Academy Awards updates See complete list of ...

The Guardian - 23h

WATCH: Zoë Saldaña makes history with 1st Oscar win

Zoe Saldaña is the first American of Dominican descent to accept an Academy Award for best supporting actress. She won for her performance in "Emilia Pérez."

ABC News - 18h

Zoe Saldaña makes history with Oscars win: 'I will not be the last'

Zoe Saldaña made history at the Oscars when she won best supporting actress for her role as Mexican lawyer Rita Castro in "Emilia Pérez."

ABC News - 20h

‘Anora’ wins best picture, and four other big moments from the 97th Oscars

Sean Baker’s acclaimed dramedy dominated the 2025 Oscars ceremony, which also included emotionally searing acceptance speeches and high-energy musical numbers.

NBC News - 20h

WATCH: Sean Baker takes home Oscar for best director

Sean Baker thanked Quentin Tarantino for casting Mikey Madison in "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood," saying, "If you didn't cast Mikey Madison, there would be no 'Anora.'"

ABC News - 20h

Sean Baker’s Oscars Battle Cry (and Mine): Don’t Abandon the Big Screen

The director of the best picture winner, “Anora,” urged viewers to keep seeing films in theaters. Our critic hopes the industry listens, and that Baker keeps his independence.

The New York Times - 5h

WATCH: Paul Tazewell makes history as 1st Black man to win the Oscar for best costume design

The "Wicked" costume designer received a standing ovation for this historic moment.

ABC News - 22h

From wedding videos to four Oscars: Anora director speaks to the BBC

Baker is the first person to win four Oscars for one film, including Best Director.

BBC News - 14h

Why Anora should win the best picture Oscar

Mikey Madison’s open-spirited performance as a lapdancer who falls for a feckless young client ignites a film brimful of heart, and we ought to return the love. When future historians look back at ...

The Guardian - Feb. 24

"Anora" wins 5 Oscars at 97th Academy Awards

"Anora" picked up five Oscars, including Best Picture, Sunday night at the Academy Awards. CBS News' Danya Bacchus has more from Los Angeles.

CBS News - 12h

Devils Stars Make Franchise History In Blowout Win

The New Jersey Devils played the Nashville Predators on Feb. 23, and it could not have gone better. The Devils defeated Nashville by a 5-0 final score and are now tied with the Carolina Hurricanes ...

Yahoo Sports - Feb. 24

'Anora' wins big at the Oscars, including best picture and best actress

Conan O'Brien hosts the Academy Awards for the first time.

NBC News - 1d

Anora sweeps Oscars with best picture, best director and best actress wins

The whirlwind drama wins five prizes, including best actress for 25-year-old newcomer Mikey Madison.

BBC News - 19h

'Anora' Oscar win carries Academy Awards into a new era

When Sean Baker’s “Anora” swept the 97th Academy Awards, its five wins, including best picture, heralded a different kind of Oscar winner

ABC News - 4h

Commentary: 'Anora's' Oscars triumph is a much-needed win for workers, in Hollywood and beyond

Sean Baker got his fairy-tale ending, investing his speeches with meaningful shout-outs on an Oscar night that celebrated unseen laborers as well as glamour.

Los Angeles Times - 4h

WATCH: Oscar nominees who could make history at the 2025 Academy Awards

Adrian Brody, the youngest man ever to win an Oscar for Best Actor in 2003, is a favorite to win for his role in the "Brutalist," but Timothee Chalamet could be the new youngest winner if he wins.

ABC News - 2d

Mikaela Shiffrin makes skiing history with 100th World Cup win

Mikaela Shiffrin made history on the slopes this weekend, winning her 100th World Cup race. She's the first alpine skier to ever reach that milestone. She joins "CBS Mornings Plus" to talk about ...

CBS News - 5d

WATCH: The costume designer behind 'Wicked' talks history-making win

Oscar-winning costume designer Paul Tazewell celebrates his history-making moment and experience working on the hit movie “Wicked.”

ABC News - 3h

The Fairy Tale Night of Sean Baker, Director of Dreams Gone Awry

Baker’s four Oscars for “Anora” are validation of his sensitive portrayals of people on the margins who always seem to come up short.

The New York Times - 11h

Oscar favorite ‘Anora’ wins best film, director and actor at the Independent Spirit Awards

Sean Baker’s “Anora” won best film, best director and best actor for Mikey Madison at the Independent Spirit Awards on Saturday in what could be a preview of next Sunday’s Oscars.

NBC News - Feb. 23

Anora dominates the Oscars as Mikey Madison named best actress and Adrien Brody wins for The Brutalist

Sean Baker’s film picks up five awards including best picture while Israel-Palestine documentary No Other Land also gets major win. How Anora swept the Oscars – and the complete list of ...

The Guardian - 21h

Oscars 2025 Takeaways: ‘Anora’ Dominates Top Awards

The movie, which cost only $6 million to make, won best picture and four other Oscars.

The New York Times - 19h

Russian state propagandists overjoyed at Anora’s Oscar triumph

The film’s five Academy Awards seen as act of normalisation by commentators in country still persecuting critics of its war on Ukraine. • Anora dominates the Oscars as Mikey Madison named best ...

The Guardian - 9h

'Anora' wins at an emotionally charged Spirit Awards

Director Sean Baker's Oscar front-runner won three more prizes, with "A Real Pain" winning two. "Shōgun" and "Baby Reindeer" dominated the TV categories.

Los Angeles Times - Feb. 23

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Faces Four New Sex Abuse Lawsuits, Filed in One Day

The suits cite the Victims of Gender-Motivated Violence Protection Law, which opened a look-back window for alleged assaults and is expiring soon.

The New York Times - 3d

Curry makes history as Warriors beat Kings

Steph Curry becomes the first Golden State Warriors player in NBA history to reach 700 20-point career games after helping his side to a 132-108 win against the Sacramento Kings.

Yahoo Sports - Feb. 22

📸 Arsenal youngster makes unwanted Premier League history 😨

With Arsenal's scoreline reading 1-0 to West Ham in front of the home crowd at the Emirates, boss Mikel Arteta turned to his bench to try and change the outcome of the match. That meant bringing on ...

Yahoo Sports - Feb. 22

Oscars flashback: Morgan Freeman enters the history books

The actor won a supporting actor trophy for his performance in Clint Eastwood's 'Million Dollar Baby,' the second of their three collaborations.

Los Angeles Times - 5d

How Yura Borisov of ‘Anora’ Went From the Kremlin to the Oscars

Yura Borisov, who is nominated for an Academy Award on Sunday, is pulling off a rare feat: pleasing audiences at home in Russia as well as in the West.

The New York Times - 4d

Where to Stream the 2025 Oscar Nominees: ‘Anora,’ ‘Conclave’ and More

Many of the top contenders can be watched at home. Here’s a guide to help you get a jump on the field.

The New York Times - 3d

I Loved ‘Anora,’ but I Still Hope It Loses at the Oscars

“Anora” is neither pro-Russian nor anti-Russian. But its Oscar nominations have been portrayed as a national victory in Russia.

The New York Times - 3d

Best Picture Oscar Nominees: Behind the Scenes of ‘Anora,’ ‘Conclave’ and More

In these videos, directors walked us through pivotal scenes from their 2025 Academy Award-nominated films.

The New York Times - 2d

Following ‘Anora’ Star Mark Eydelshteyn in Lead-Up to Oscars

Hollywood newcomer Mark Eydelshteyn compared the days before the ceremony to the ocean, and “you have to be a surfer.”

The New York Times - 1d

The dazzling underdog with amazing legs: how Anora swept the Oscars

Sean Baker’s film took five Academy Awards on Sunday evening. Here’s how it triggered the landslide • Anora dominates the Oscars – here’s the complete list of winners • Russian state ...

The Guardian - 19h

Kohli smashes four to reach century and secure India win over Pakistan

Virat Kohli "hammers" a four to reach a century and secure India's win against Pakistan in their ICC Champions Trophy match in Dubai.

BBC News - Feb. 23

One-armed basketball player makes women's Division III history with basket

Being cut cut from her high school basketball team was painful for Baileigh Sinaman-Daniel, but she refused to let that rejection, or being born with one arm, stop her from pursuing her basketball ...

ABC News - Feb. 21

Sean Baker makes history with four Oscar wins for "Anora"

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