New Jersey's Sean Baker made Oscar history for 'Anora' Sunday. Here's how the film cleaned up and more about Baker's film and Academy Awards history.

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.

Directed by Sean Baker, Anora follows the story of Ani (Mikey Madison), a young stripper soon drawn into the orbit of Vanya (Mark Eydelshteyn), the son of a Russian oligarch. Anor