Sean Baker

Sean Baker is an American filmmaker based in Summit, New Jersey, who works as a director, writer, editor and producer specializing in independent narrative features centered on marginalized communities, particularly undocumented immigrants and sex workers. He made his directorial debut with Four Letter Words in 2000 and has since directed seven features, including Take Out, Starlet, Tangerine, The Florida Project, Red Rocket and Anora. For Anora he won four Academy Awards in a single ceremony in 2025, for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay and Best Film Editing, becoming the first person to do so for one film, having already won the Palme d'Or for the same film at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival. He has also received a BAFTA Award, a Critics' Choice Award and three Independent Spirit Awards over his career.