Sean Baker made Oscars history by becoming the only person ever to win four Academy Awards in a single night for his film Anora. It’s a feat that not even the likes of Steven Spielberg or Martin Scorsese have achieved,

Sean Baker has won best director at the Oscars for “Anora,” the story of a Brooklyn exotic dancer who marries the impetuous son of a Russian oligarch.

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.