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Sean Baker wins best director Oscar for Anora

Director who made his name with microbudget indie films wins with his self-penned drama about a lapdancer who falls for one of her clients

Sean Baker has won the best director Oscar for Anora at the Academy Awards, which are taking place in Los Angeles, California. It is Baker’s eighth feature, having made his debut with the microbudget indie Four Letter Words in 2000, and his fourth film since making a breakthrough in 2015 with Tangerine, a drama about trans sex workers shot on iPhones. This was Baker’s first Oscar nomination, and he defeated a strong line-up including Brady Corbet for The Brutalist, James Mangold for A Complete Unknown and Coralie Fargeat for The Substance.

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