Oscar favorite ‘Anora’ wins best film, director and actor at the Independent Spirit Awards

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Mikey Madison wins best film, best director and protagonist (ANSA)

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'Anora' wins at an emotionally charged Spirit Awards

Director Sean Baker's Oscar front-runner won three more prizes, with "A Real Pain" winning two. "Shōgun" and "Baby Reindeer" dominated the TV categories.

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Though his movie tops Spirit Awards, 'Anora' director says indie industry still struggles

Sean Baker warned that the collapse of DVD sales means creatives like him rarely make money — even when their movies succeed in theaters

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‘Anora’ sweeps Independent Spirit Awards. N.J.’s Sean Baker makes rousing call to support indie filmmakers.

'The system has to change because this is simply unsustainable,' the director said, calling himself an 'indie film lifer.'

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Oscar favorite ‘Anora’ wins best film, director and actor at the Independent Spirit Awards

Sean Baker’s “Anora” won best film, best director and best actor for Mikey Madison at the Independent Spirit Awards on Saturday in what could be a preview of next Sunday’s Oscars: The film about a Brooklyn sex worker and her whirlwind affair with a Russian oligarch’s son has emerged in recent weeks as an awards season front-runner. The Spirit Awards, held in a beachside tent

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Anora wins best movie, director and actor at Film Independent Spirit Awards

In accepting the directing prize for Anora, Sean Baker spoke passionately about the difficulty of making independent films in an industry that is no longer able to fund riskier projects.