It was the greatest day for Sean Baker at the 97th Academy Awards as the American auteur’s freewheeling sex comedy Anora took home five Awards including Best Picture, Best Director and Screenplay, as well as Best Actress for Mikey Madison’s effervescent performance.
Added to the Palm D’Or, his win is a triumph for indie cinema, made avowedly outside the studio system and with a low budget as a consequence of retaining creative control. He refused to test screen Anora and didn’t even let the film’s chief financier, FilmNation, see a cut of the film until it was complete.
Here’s a rundown of select winners:
Best Editing: Anora
Sean Baker had two scenes clearly in mind when creating Anora. The first was ...
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