Director
Sean Baker
Sean Baker
- Date of birth
- Age
- 55
- Place of birth
- Summit, New Jersey, USA
- Citizenship
- United States
- Occupations
- film director, screenwriter, film producer, film editor, cinematographer
Biography
Sean Baker (born February 26, 1971) is an American filmmaker. He is best known for directing independent feature films about the lives of sex workers, including Take Out (2004), Starlet (2012), Tangerine (2015), The Florida Project (2017), Red Rocket (2021), and Anora (2024), the last of which won him the Palme d'Or at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival, as well as Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay and Best Film Editing. He is also known for creating the Fox/IFC puppet sitcom Greg the Bunny (2002–2006) and its spin-offs.
Education
- New York University Tisch School of the Arts
- Gill St. Bernard's School
Awards
- Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay2025 Anora
- Academy Award for Best Director2025 Anora
- Academy Award for Best Film Editing2025 Anora
- Academy Award for Best Picture2025 Anora
- Palme d'Or2024 Anora
Nominations
- Academy Award for Best Director2025 Anora
- Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay2025 Anora
- Academy Award for Best Film Editing2025 Anora
- Academy Award for Best Picture2025 Anora
Education and awards: Wikidata information may be incomplete. Wikidata · Updated: 2026-10-23
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