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Replay: ‘Anora’ won top prizes at Cannes and Oscars. How did Sean Baker direct it?

“Anora” won Best Picture at the Oscars on Sunday, and director Sean Baker took home four awards total. He explains how having a bigger budget and professional actors changed his filmmaking process.

By Brian Hardzinski • Mar 3, 2025 • 1 min read

“Anora” won Best Picture at the Oscars on Sunday, and director Sean Baker took home four awards total. He explains how having a bigger budget and professional actors changed his filmmaking process.

Brian Hardzinski
Managing Producer, Press Play
Sarah Sweeney
Vice President of Talk Programming, KCRW
Stephen Gregory
Managing Editor, Press Play
Angie Perrin
Producer, Press Play
Sean Baker
writer, director, editor, and co-producer of “Anora”

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Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Replay: ‘Anora’ won top prizes at Cannes and Oscars. How did Sean Baker direct it?

“Anora” won Best Picture at the Oscars on Sunday, and director Sean Baker took home four awards total. He explains how having a bigger budget and professional actors changed his filmmaking process.

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Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Replay: ‘Anora’ won top prizes at Cannes and Oscars. How did Sean Baker direct it?

“Anora” won Best Picture at the Oscars on Sunday, and director Sean Baker took home four awards total. He explains how having a bigger budget and professional actors changed his filmmaking process.

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