Sean Baker is an Oscar-winning and award-winning writer, director, producer and editor who has made eight independent feature films over the course of the past two decades. His most recent film Anora won five Oscars: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Editor (Baker), Best Original Screenplay (Baker), and Best Leading Actor (Mikey Madison), breaking the record for the most awarded person at the Oscars in one night. Anora premiered at the Cannes Film Festival where it won the prestigious Palme D’Or prize and was distributed by Neon in the US and by Focus Universal internationally. The film also garnered numerous nominations and awards including the DGA Award for Best Director, PGA Award for Best Film, and the New York Film Critics Circle Prize for Best Screenplay. His previous film Red Rocket (2021) premiered in competition at the Cannes Film Festival and was distributed by A24 in the U.S. and by Focus Features internationally. His previous film The Florida Project (2017) premiered in the Director's Fortnight section at the Cannes Film Festival to widespread critical acclaim. Among the many accolades the film received -- including an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor for Willem Dafoe -- Sean was named Best Director by the New York Film Critics Circle. Sean's previous film Tangerine (2015) premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and won an Independent Spirit and two Gotham Awards. Starlet (2012) was the winner of the Robert Altman Independent Spirit Award and Sean’s previous two features – Take Out (2004) and Prince of Broadway (2008) – were both nominated for the John Cassavetes Independent Spirit Award. Sean's first feature FOUR LETTER WORDS premiered at SXSW in 2001.