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).