Sean Baker won best director at the 97th Academy Awards on Sunday night.
This was his third Oscar win of the night for his film Anora. He also won for his original screenplay and for editing the movie. It was his first nomination in the best director category. Later on, he won best picture as a producer on Anora, meaning he won all four Oscars he was nominated for at the ceremony.
Baker was nominated alongside Brady Corbet, James Mangold, Jacques Audiard and Coralie Fargeat — who were all first-time nominees in the category.
Quentin Tarantino, a two-time winner in the category, took to the stage to announce this year’s best director nominees.
In his acceptance speech, Baker advocated for the importance of movie theaters.
“Where did we fall in love with the movies? At the movie theater. Watching a film in a theater with an audience is an experience. We can laugh together, cry together, scream in fright together, perhaps sit in devastated silence together,” Baker said. “And in a time where our world can feel very divided this is more important than ever.”
He then asked filmmakers to continue making movies for the big screen.
“I know I will,” Baker said. “Let’s keep the great tradition of the moviegoing experience alive and well.”
Baker closed out his speech by wishing his mother a happy birthday.
“My mother introduced me to cinema at 5 years old. Today is also her birthday. Happy birthday, Mom, I love you, thank you for everything.”
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During its Next on Netflix presentation on Thursday, Netflix announced a slew of upcoming releases for their most-anticipated shows and movies of 2025. Here’s a look at some of the highlights:
Squid Game season three will premiere on June 27. The final episodes will pick up just after season two’s cliffhanger ending.
While the fifth and final season of Stranger Things is set to release this year, it still doesn’t have a premiere date. Wednesday season two doesn’t have a release date either, but the streamer did release first-look footage from the new episodes.
Ginny & Georgia season three debuts June 5, while Everybody’s Live with John Mulaney, a new live talk show hosted by the comedian, kicks off March 12 at 10 p.m. ET.
As for other series coming this year, fans can expect a new installment of Ryan Murphy‘s Monster, as well as new seasons of Black Mirror, Emily in Paris, Nobody Wants This, The Witcher, My Life With the Walter Boys and The Vince Staples Show.
On the film side of things, Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein is slated for a November release, while Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, the third installment in the Knives Out series, is due out this fall.
Jay Kelly, a new Noah Baumbach film starring George Clooney, Adam Sandler and Laura Dern, is also premiering this fall. The film is described as a “heartbreaking comedy.”
Other movies coming to the streamer include the Charlize Theron-starring sequel The Old Guard 2, out on July 2, and a currently untitled film by Kathryn Bigelow, arriving in the fall.
In addition to these highlights, Netflix has entered an exclusive first-look deal with Lena Dunham, who will develop and create projects for them through her company Good Thing Going.
