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Sean Baker

Directing

Born February 26, 1971 · Summit, New Jersey, USA

Also known as 숀 베이커 · 辛貝克 · Sean S. Baker

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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.

Awards & recognition

  • Academy Award — Best Film Editing · 2025
  • Academy Award — Best Director · 2025
  • Academy Award — Best Writing, Original Screenplay · 2025
  • Academy Award — Best Picture · 2025
  • Palme d'Or · 2024
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  • Academy Award — Best Writing, Original Screenplay · 2025 · nominated
  • Academy Award — Best Picture · 2025 · nominated
  • Academy Award — Best Film Editing · 2025 · nominated
  • Academy Award — Best Director · 2025 · nominated

Filmography16 titles

The Florida Project

2017Director, Editor, Producer, Writer

Left-Handed Girl

2025Editor, Producer, Screenplay

Anora

2024Casting, Director, Editor, Producer, Writer

Take Out

2004Director, Director of Photography, Editor, Producer, Sound, Writer

Devil In Suburbia

Post Production Supervisor

Tangerine

2015Camera Operator, Casting, Casting Director, Director, Director of Photography, Editor, Producer, Writer

Red Rocket

2021Casting, Director, Driver, Editor, Producer, Sound Designer, Writer

Starlet

2012Camera Operator, Director, Editor, Producer, Writer

Prince of Broadway

2008Director, Director of Photography, Editor, Producer, Writer

The Last Showgirl

2024Thanks

Greg the Bunny

2002Director, Director of Photography, Editor, Sound Designer, Writer

Modern Whore

2025Executive Producer

Four Letter Words

2000Director, Editor, Writer

The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has Passed

2023Executive Producer

Warren the Ape

Director, Executive Producer, Writer

Love in the Time of Fentanyl

2022Executive Producer