Sean Baker Urges “We Need More” Independent Filmmaking While Accepting Best Picture Oscar For ‘Anora’
Anora took home the Oscar for Best Picture at the 97th annual Academy Awards
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Best Picture award for "Anora" during the 97th Annual Oscars Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images
Anora writer and director Sean Baker advocated for independent filmmaking during his final speech at the 97th Academy Awards, when his film won the top prize.
“We made this movie for $6 million shooting on location in New York City with about 40 crew members. They’re all back in New York. This is for you guys,” he said. “If you’re trying to make independent films, please keep doing it. We need more. This is proof.”
Producer Samantha Quan added to Baker’s sentiment with a message to aspiring filmmakers: “We made this with very little money, but all of our hearts. To all of the dreamers and the young filmmakers, tell the stories you want to tell. Tell the story that move you. I promise you, you will never regret it.”
Related Stories NewsOscars 2025: The Best, The Worst & The FuglyAnora was nominated for Best Picture alongside The Brutalist, A Complete Unknown, Conclave, Dune: Part Two, Emilia Pérez, I’m Still Here, Nickel Boys, The Substance and Wicked.
Watch on DeadlineIt was an interesting year leading to the Oscars, with no particular film emerging Anora as the Best Picture front runner. But, after taking home the top prizes in February at the PGA, DGA and Critics Choice Awards, Anora’s path to the Golden Statuette began to emerge. Anora was nominated for five additional awards at Sunday night’s Oscars.
The film’s Best Picture chances grew much stronger toward the end of the nearly four-hour show when Sean Baker won for Best Editing, Best Director and Best Original Screenplay. Mikey Madison also shocked with her win for Lead Actress, a category she also won at the BAFTA Awards, beating out Demi Moore for The Substance, who had seemed to be the night’s favored nominee in that category.
While accepting the award for Best Director, Baker thanked presenter Quentin Tarantino for casting Madison in Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood. Without that, he said, “there would be no Anora.”
With its Best Picture win, Anora gave distributor Neon quite a victory as well. The film also took home the Palme d’Or at last year’s Cannes Film Festival — following in the footsteps of Neon’s last awards darling, Parasite.
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