Sean Baker is an American filmmaker
At the 97th Academy Awards, Baker wonfor his Film Anora Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay and Best Film Editing, becoming the first person to individually win four Oscars for the same film in a single ceremony.
He is a director, writer, editor, and producer of independent feature films which are most often about the lives of marginalized people, especially immigrants and sex workers.
He made his directorial film debut with Four Letter Words (2000) and co-created the television sitcom Greg the Bunny (2002–2006). Baker has since directed seven feature films: Take Out (2004), Prince of Broadway (2008), Starlet (2012), Tangerine (2015), The Florida Project (2017), Red Rocket (2021), and Anora (2024).
For Anora, he received the Palme d'Or and the British Academy Film Award for Best Casting alongside his wife Samantha Quan.
Films:
Sean Baker: Red Rocket [Der Mit der Hunderute] [OmU] USA, 2021, R: Sean Baker mit Simon Rex, Bree Elrod, Suzanna Son, 130 Min
Sean Baker: Starlet [OmU], USA, 2012, R: Sean Baker mit Dree Hemingway, Besedka Johnson, Stella Maeve, 103 Min
Sean Baker: Anora [OmU] USA, 2024, R: Sean Baker mit Mikey Madison, Mark Eydelshteyn, Yura Borisov, Paul Weissman, 139 Min
Sean Baker: Tangerine L.A. [OmU] USA, 2015, R: Sean Baker mit Kitana Kiki Rodriguez, Mya Taylor, Karren Karagulian, 88 Min