The indie filmmaker behind ‘Anora’ claimed four prizes in a single, breathless evening: “Long live independent film!”

Sean Baker edits, directs and writes most of his films and has also served as producer and cinematographer for some. Wearing all of these hats paid off and led him to make history at the 2025 Oscars.

However, Baker won all of his Oscars for one film, while Walt Disney won them for four different movies. Disney’s The Living Desert won Best Documentary Feature, The Alaskan Eskimo won for Best Documentary – Short Subject, Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom won for Best Short Subject – Cartoon and Bear Country won for Best Short Subject – Two-Reel.

Sean Baker set an Oscars record when he won four separate Academy Awards on Sunday, March 2 for his work on the movie 'Anora.' He is the only person to win four awards for one movie; Walt Disney is the only other individual to win four awards at one Oscars ceremony,

Coppola took home three prizes in 1974 for The Godfather: Part II but failed to capitalize on his two additional nominations for The Conversation. Composer Alan Menken also won three Oscars for Beauty and the Beast in 1993 but came up short on the other two.

Baker and Disney are the only individuals to win four Oscars in one ceremony. For “Anora” on Sunday night, Baker won Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay and Best Film Editing. He’s the third director to win the editing award and the first as a solo editor.

By winning the Oscars for director, original screenplay, film editing and best picture (as a producer), he tied the record for most Oscars won by an individual in one year.

Oscars, Sean Baker took home four awards for his movie "Anora." The indie filmmaker has been making provocative movies for years.

Director Sean Baker tied Walt Disney for most Oscar wins in a single night for his indie film “Anora,” which stars Academy Award winner Mikey Madison

Anora’ director Baker equalled a 71-year-old Oscars record on Sunday, as his film enjoyed a successful night at the Academy Awards.

Sean Baker has made Oscars history with "Anora" as the first person to win four Oscars in the same night for the same movie.

Oscars, the rom-com movie Anora found great success, with writer-director Sean Baker matching a record only ever held by Walt Disney.