Best Picture-winner "Anora" is bringing some new attention to Las Vegas.The film, directed by Sean Baker and starring Mikey Madison, won five Academy Awards on

LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Anora” creator Sean Baker won best director ... They impulsively tie the knot on a ketamine-induced Las Vegas getaway, angering his parents, who send their bumbling ...

Sean Baker’s Oscar triumph with Anora is proof that indie filmmakers ... The unpredictable nature of filming on the streets of Brooklyn (and Las Vegas) forced the filmmakers to be resourceful and adaptable, qualities that have always been essential ...

Sean Baker has won the original screenplay Oscar for “Anora,” a comedy-drama about a sex worker who marries the son of a Russian oligarch

Baker conceived of the film as being rooted in a home invasion scene. Madison gets her screams in — and some punches — when Garnik and Igor come calling. The goal is to round up Ani and Vanya so they can get the marriage annulled, but Vanya legs it out the front door, leaving his new bride to deal with the fallout.

Sean Baker's Oscar winner 'Anora' is not yet streaming anywhere, but it is available for rent via Apple TV, Amazon and more.

New Jersey indie film auteur Sean Baker is now an Oscar-winning director. Baker has centered most of his films around sex workers. The movies have been well received, but none have reached the heights of “ Anora ,” his first movie to be nominated for best picture at the Oscars.

Baker wrote and directed the story of a Brooklyn sex worker, which was nominated for six Oscars at the 97th Academy Awards.

“ Anora ,” a story about dizzying highs and despairing lows, has won the Oscar for best original screenplay. The film follows a Brooklyn sex worker whose life changes after meeting the son of a Russian oligarch. It’s a big win for writer-director Sean Baker, who hails from New Jersey.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sean Baker won best director at the Oscars on Sunday for “Anora,” bookending a dominant awards season for the American filmmaker whose stories seek to humanize sex workers and immigrants.

Sean Baker’s latest film Anora claimed a good ... his parents and also because he spends a romantic week with her in Las Vegas. Mikey Madison and Mark Eydelshteyn in ‘Anora’ The Cinderella ...