Director Sean Baker Ties All Time Academy Awards Record With 4 Wins

The low budget effort came through with five wins out of six nominations.

Sean Baker, winner of the award for best film editing for "Anora," poses in the press room at the Oscars on Sunday, March 2, 2025, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP

If you’re making a movie on a $6 million budget, you might end up doing more than one job.

Sean Baker did four with his movie “Anora”: He was one of the producers, wrote the screenplay, directed the film, and edited it. And won an Academy Award in all four categories.