‘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 ...
Cannes Breaks Record With Nine Oscars, as ‘Anora' Becomes Third Palme d'Or Winner to Nab a Best Picture Oscar
While this year’s Oscars marked a victory for U.S. independent moviemaking with Sean Baker’s “Anora” nabbing four major ...
Sean Baker thanks Quentin Tarantino for special Mikey Madison connection in Best Director Oscar win
Sean Baker shouted out Quentin Tarantino in person on the Oscars stage for their Mikey Madison connection after winning Best ...
Daryl Hannah honors “Kill Bill,” voices pro-Ukraine battle cry on stage at Oscars 2025
Hannah voiced support for Ukraine while presenting Best Film Editing at the Academy Awards. The 2025 Oscars just gave us a ...
Sean Baker Says Movie Theaters Are ‘Under Threat' While Accepting Oscar for Best Director: ‘Keep Making Films for the Big Screen. I Know I Will'
As the opening Take That needle drop in “Anora” says, this could be the greatest day for Sean Baker. The filmmaker accepted ...
Sean Baker Wishes His Mom a Happy Birthday as He Wins Best Director for “Anora” at Oscars 2025: 'This Is for You!'
Also in the Best Director Oscar category were the filmmakers behind ‘Emilia Pérez,’ ‘The Brutalist,’ ‘The Substance’ and ‘A ...
Quentin Tarantino names his favourite science fiction director ever: “I’m quite enamoured”
In addition to his contributions to the history of cinema, Quentin Tarantino is also responsible for introducing American audiences to foreign filmmakers ...
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Mikey Madison's Quentin Tarantino audition explored as Sean Baker thanks director for discovering actress after Anora Oscar wins
Mikey Madison’s early career-defining moment was her dramatic audition for Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, a moment that later resulted in her casting in Anora by director Sean Bake ...
Mikey Madison’s Dramatic Audition for Quentin Tarantino Led Her to the Oscars Six Years Later
On a night when many people predicted that Demi Moore was going to be the Best Actress Oscar winner, Mikey Madison swooped in for a late-show surprise. The 25-year-old star of Anora has had a fast ...
Social Media Goes Wild for Gogo Yubari—Here’s Why We’re All Obsessed
More than 20 years after its release, Quentin Tarantino’s Kill Bill: Volume 1 remains a cultural phenomenon. But one character continues to steal hearts, break bones, and leave an unforgettable… The ...
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 ...
Why ‘Anora’ director Sean Baker’s ‘battle cry’ for theaters may fall on deaf ears
Sean Baker, the now-four time Oscar-winning filmmaker behind best picture champion “Anora,” didn’t let the moment go to waste ...