{"id":655480,"date":"2025-03-03T23:53:27","date_gmt":"2025-03-03T20:53:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/sean-bakers-oscar-success-was-a-big-win-for-the-little-guy\/"},"modified":"2025-03-03T23:53:27","modified_gmt":"2025-03-03T20:53:27","slug":"sean-bakers-oscar-success-was-a-big-win-for-the-little-guy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/sean-bakers-oscar-success-was-a-big-win-for-the-little-guy\/","title":{"rendered":"#Sean Baker\u2019s Oscar success was a big win for the little guy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a23a52710235\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span 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class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/sean-bakers-oscar-success-was-a-big-win-for-the-little-guy\/#From_Tangerine_to_Anora_the_independently-minded_filmmaker_has_always_championed_the_stories_of_those_on_the_margins_in_America\" >From Tangerine to Anora, the independently-minded filmmaker has always championed the stories of those on the margins in America.<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"deck\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"From_Tangerine_to_Anora_the_independently-minded_filmmaker_has_always_championed_the_stories_of_those_on_the_margins_in_America\"><\/span>From <i>Tangerine<\/i> to <i>Anora<\/i>, the independently-minded filmmaker has always championed the stories of those on the margins in America.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"content_blocks\">\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-268582\" class=\"content_block paragraph image triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1440,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/GettyImages-2202954471_bqpxbd\/sean-baker-oscar-win-movies-anora-tangerine-the-florida-project.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/GettyImages-2202954471_bqpxbd\/sean-baker-oscar-win-movies-anora-tangerine-the-florida-project.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/GettyImages-2202954471_bqpxbd\/sean-baker-oscar-win-movies-anora-tangerine-the-florida-project.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/GettyImages-2202954471_bqpxbd\/sean-baker-oscar-win-movies-anora-tangerine-the-florida-project.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/GettyImages-2202954471_bqpxbd\/sean-baker-oscar-win-movies-anora-tangerine-the-florida-project.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/GettyImages-2202954471_bqpxbd\/sean-baker-oscar-win-movies-anora-tangerine-the-florida-project.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/GettyImages-2202954471_bqpxbd\/sean-baker-oscar-win-movies-anora-tangerine-the-florida-project.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/GettyImages-2202954471_bqpxbd\/sean-baker-oscar-win-movies-anora-tangerine-the-florida-project.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/GettyImages-2202954471_bqpxbd\/sean-baker-oscar-win-movies-anora-tangerine-the-florida-project.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/GettyImages-2202954471_bqpxbd\/sean-baker-oscar-win-movies-anora-tangerine-the-florida-project.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/GettyImages-2202954471_bqpxbd\/sean-baker-oscar-win-movies-anora-tangerine-the-florida-project.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 640px\" alt=\"Sean Baker\u2019s Oscar success was a big win for the little guy\"><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"img_caption\"><\/p>\n<p>  <span class=\"credit\"><\/p>\n<p>      Photo by Kevin Winter\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-268577\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            Prior to the 2025 Oscars there was very little linking Sean Baker, the indie filmmaker behind <i>Anora<\/i>, to Walt Disney. By the time the ceremony ended, however, they became aligned in history as the only people in history to have won four individual Academy Awards in one night. It\u2019s a mindblowing stat that shows both the unprecedented nature of <i>Anora<\/i>\u2019s success and Baker\u2019s control over his own <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">movies<\/a>: his wins included best original screenplay and editing, disciplines many directors don\u2019t typically handle themselves, particularly the latter. But then, Baker is not a typical Oscar winner; he is a darling of the indie underground whose films largely center those on the margins of America fighting to survive in a system built to challenge their existence. With an increasingly changing Academy that\u2019s clearly more keen to celebrate arthouse and independent movies, his win is a beacon of hope for anyone demoralized by blockbuster franchises and bland IP expansions.\n          <\/p>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div>\n<p>\n            <i>Anora<\/i> is a screwball comedy about a s<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a>per and escort who blurs the lines between transaction and romance with a goofy Russian heir. It\u2019s high-energy, laugh-out-loud funny, and mixes its hijinks with a stark portrait of how the gap between those with money and without is wider than ever. Collecting the Oscar for best director on Sunday night, Baker, who works closely alongside his wife, Samantha Quan, shouted out the sex worker community. &#8220;They have shared their stories, they have shared their life experiences with me over the years. My deepest respect, thank you. I share this with you,&#8221; he said.\n          <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content_block paragraph triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-268583\" class=\"content_block paragraph image triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1440,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/tangerine-crop_bevefa\/sean-baker-oscar-win-movies-anora-tangerine-the-florida-project.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/tangerine-crop_bevefa\/sean-baker-oscar-win-movies-anora-tangerine-the-florida-project.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/tangerine-crop_bevefa\/sean-baker-oscar-win-movies-anora-tangerine-the-florida-project.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/tangerine-crop_bevefa\/sean-baker-oscar-win-movies-anora-tangerine-the-florida-project.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/tangerine-crop_bevefa\/sean-baker-oscar-win-movies-anora-tangerine-the-florida-project.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/tangerine-crop_bevefa\/sean-baker-oscar-win-movies-anora-tangerine-the-florida-project.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/tangerine-crop_bevefa\/sean-baker-oscar-win-movies-anora-tangerine-the-florida-project.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/tangerine-crop_bevefa\/sean-baker-oscar-win-movies-anora-tangerine-the-florida-project.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/tangerine-crop_bevefa\/sean-baker-oscar-win-movies-anora-tangerine-the-florida-project.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/tangerine-crop_bevefa\/sean-baker-oscar-win-movies-anora-tangerine-the-florida-project.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/tangerine-crop_bevefa\/sean-baker-oscar-win-movies-anora-tangerine-the-florida-project.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"Sean Baker\u2019s Oscar success was a big win for the little guy\"><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"img_caption\"><\/p>\n<p>  <span class=\"credit\"><\/p>\n<p>      Still from Tangerine<\/p>\n<p>  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-268578\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            Baker\u2019s films have touched on the lives of sex workers since he first emerged in the early 2000s, but sharpened into focus with his 2015 breakout <i>Tangerine<\/i>. Set on Christmas eve, it\u2019s a story about two trans women fresh out of jail who hunt down a partner who has been cheating. The lo-fi <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>roach (a lot was made of the movie being <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/film\/2015\/jul\/10\/tangerine-film-iphone-buddy-comedy-transgender-prostitutes\">shot<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/theasc.com\/articles\/tangerine-iphone-enables-streetwise-story\">on iPhones<\/a>) introduced Baker\u2019s slice-of-life style and watching it back now, the comic and wild energy feels like a precursor to <i>Anora<\/i>. Baker then followed that with 2017\u2019s <i>The Florida Project<\/i>. Again, that film explores themes of financial instability and the knock-on effects of being forced to live paycheck to paycheck. Set in a motel, the movie follows young Moonee, whose loving mom Halley works at a nearby strip club. Baker\u2019s framing of the story is quietly radical, showing the precarity of the gig worker economy and making those who are struggling to get by heroes, not a warning for the rest of society.\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            That\u2019s not to say the average Baker protagonist is a liberal fantasy of a blue collar worker. In 2021\u2019s <i>Red Rocket<\/i>, perhaps his finest movie to date, actor Simon Rex plays Mikey Saber, a washed-up adult performer with a deluded belief that a comeback is inevitable. Saber is manipulative in his romantic pursuit of a 17-year-old teenager named Strawberry, and Baker doesn\u2019t shy away from exposing his sleazy behavior for what it is. And yet, the movie is nuanced enough to zoom out and ask why he is like this, framing the showbiz dream as little more than a con that creates more victims than it does stars.\n          <\/p>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-268584\" class=\"content_block paragraph image triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1440,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/anora-still_hk0tkj\/sean-baker-oscar-win-movies-anora-tangerine-the-florida-project.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/anora-still_hk0tkj\/sean-baker-oscar-win-movies-anora-tangerine-the-florida-project.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/anora-still_hk0tkj\/sean-baker-oscar-win-movies-anora-tangerine-the-florida-project.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/anora-still_hk0tkj\/sean-baker-oscar-win-movies-anora-tangerine-the-florida-project.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/anora-still_hk0tkj\/sean-baker-oscar-win-movies-anora-tangerine-the-florida-project.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/anora-still_hk0tkj\/sean-baker-oscar-win-movies-anora-tangerine-the-florida-project.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/anora-still_hk0tkj\/sean-baker-oscar-win-movies-anora-tangerine-the-florida-project.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/anora-still_hk0tkj\/sean-baker-oscar-win-movies-anora-tangerine-the-florida-project.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/anora-still_hk0tkj\/sean-baker-oscar-win-movies-anora-tangerine-the-florida-project.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/anora-still_hk0tkj\/sean-baker-oscar-win-movies-anora-tangerine-the-florida-project.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/anora-still_hk0tkj\/sean-baker-oscar-win-movies-anora-tangerine-the-florida-project.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 640px\" alt=\"Sean Baker\u2019s Oscar success was a big win for the little guy\"><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"img_caption\"><\/p>\n<p>  <span class=\"credit\"><\/p>\n<p>      Still from Anora<\/p>\n<p>  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-268579\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            Baker, an upper-middle-class guy from New Jersey, has long acknowledged his outsider status when it comes to his subject matter and compares his films to non-fiction story-telling, saying he wants his films to \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/thefilmstage.com\/i-want-it-to-feel-as-real-as-a-documentary-sean-baker-on-anora-editing-breaks-and-old-school-camera-tricks\/\">feel as real as a documentary<\/a>.\u201d When he has been asked why he gravitates toward these stories, he says he sees it as important to put characters on screen that <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/lwlies.com\/interviews\/sean-baker-the-florida-project\/\">don\u2019t normally get a chance to tell their stories<\/a>. His films, <i>Anora<\/i> included, when viewed together represent a body of work that is probing, raw, and deeply human. It\u2019s refreshing that <i>Anora<\/i>\u2019s Oscars success is not down to a mainstream pivot or commercial compromise, but rather recognition that small films matter just as much as blockbusters, and that the future of an industry under increased threat might just lie in giving these movies a platform to prosper.\n          <\/p>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div>\n<p>\n            Baker seems keenly aware of this fact, too. Using his best director acceptance speech to issue a \u201cbattle cry\u201d for movie theaters, he told filmmakers to \u201ckeep making films for the big screen. I know I will.\u201d He shouted out his mom for giving him a love of movies by taking him to see things in theaters as a child and also held studios and distributors accountable for ensuring that theatrical release is made more of a priority in an economy that has tipped unhelpfully in the direction of streaming and home rental. Like Chappell Roan at the 2025 Grammys, Baker took advantage of an unlikely platform to directly address the powerful industry figures in the room and continued his career-long mission of spotlighting those for whom tomorrow is not a certainty. \u201cIn a time in which the world can feel very divided, this is more important than ever,\u201d he said, pointing out that 1000 screens have closed in the U.S. since 2020. \u201cIt\u2019s a communal experience you don\u2019t get at home. And right now, the theater-going experience is under threat.\u201d\n          <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-268585\" class=\"content_block paragraph embed triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\">\n    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sean Baker Wins Best Director for &#039;Anora&#039; | 97th Oscars Speech (2025)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fpx5Q_wXS6I?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content_block paragraph triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-268580\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            Baker\u2019s commitment to indie cinema is what makes his dominance of the 2025 Oscars feel different. He has previously spoken about how making low-budget movies (<i>Anora<\/i> was made with just $6 million) is not a calling card to get him a gig on the next thing off the Marvel conveyor belt, but an artistic necessity. No doubt following this sweep, he will be offered many blank checks as he looks to his next project. But with big money comes big interference, and an auteur who writes, directs, edits, and casts his own movies has more reason to resist the dollar signs flashing before his eyes than most. It\u2019s worth noting Mikey Madison, the star of <i>Anora<\/i> and winner of best actress this year, is refreshingly offline in an era when how many Instagram followers you have are aligned to career opportunities. Would Baker have been able to cast such a relative unknown if his budget was ten times as large? It seems unlikely.\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            Even on the biggest night of his career, Baker kept things lowkey. A <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2025\/03\/oscar-analysis-from-cannes-to-dolby-theatre-anora-had-the-academy-love-1236308926\/\">report<\/a> from the <i>Vanity Fair<\/i> afterparty noted that he and Quan turned up later than most after going home to walk their dog, Bunsen. No doubt it gave the couple time to decompress and reflect on a night that puts them in the history books \u2014 a suitably real way to (briefly) escape the Hollywood madness to which they have long represented a distinct alternative.\n          <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content_block paragraph triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"author\">\n    <span><br \/>\n      By <span class=\"credit_name\">David Renshaw<\/span><br \/>\n  <\/span><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. Follow us on\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAqBwgKMN63nwsw68G3Aw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Google News<\/a><\/span>\u00a0too, click on the star and choose us from your favorites.<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>If you want to read more Like this articles, you can visit our <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" target=\"_blank\" >Social Media category.<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thefader.com\/2025\/03\/03\/sean-baker-oscar-win-movies-anora-tangerine-the-florida-project\" target=\"_blank\" >Source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From Tangerine to Anora, the independently-minded filmmaker has always championed the stories of those on the margins in America. 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