Sean Baker’s Historic Editing Win Is Rare, but Not Unprecedented for True ‘Total’ Auteurs

Sean Baker’s Historic Editing Win Is Rare, but Not Unprecedented for True ‘Total’ Auteurs

On Sunday night, “Anora” director Sean Baker made Academy Awards history by winning four Oscars in the same year for the same film, collecting gold statues for Best Picture, Best Directing, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Editing.

How did Baker do what other legendary directors, whose films have won twice as many Oscars, could not? How unique is it that he wears so many hats? And is there anything to be gleaned from his four wins as the Oscars continue the trend of increasing the…