We’re broke': the shocking crisis behind 2025’s Oscar-nominated stars and films like Anora and The Brutalist - Despite the glitz and red-carpet glam creators of this year’s biggest film reveal it’s ...

Sean Baker's Anora snatched the Best Picture title from Brady Corbet's The Brutalist, which was believed to be the best ...

Best Director commentary (Updated Feb. 27, 2025): Brady Corbet dominated early directing prizes, sweeping nearly every award leading up to the televised ceremonies — until Sean Baker stormed in ...

The betting odds tell us the race for Best Director is between two men, Sean Baker and Brady Corbet. Based on the -195 odds for Baker, the Anora director has an implied probability of 66.1% of ...

Brady Corbet recently revealed he made “zero dollars” directing ... discussed the difficulties of supporting himself on just making independent films. Sean Baker, who won four Oscars for his $6 ...

Anora has won the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay, with writer-director Sean Baker taking home ... Spirit Awards and other accolades. Baker won out over a strong field of writer nominees, including ...

Anora filmmaker Sean Baker used his 2025 Oscars speech for best director ... debuted at the Cannes Film Festival and has been an awards frontrunner ever since. Brady Corbet (The Brutalist), James ...

“Long live independent film,” Baker, 54, said with his best picture Oscar in hand ... The film faced stiff competition at the Oscars — particularly from Brady Corbet’s “The Brutalist,” a sweeping ...