According to Variety, at the 97th Oscars, director Sean Senior - who directed Anora - won 4 awards including Best Screenplay, Film Editor, Director and Film.
With these awards, Sean Senior has been compared to another famous filmmaker: Walt Disney.
But Walt Disney won 4 Oscars in the same night in 1998 for 4 different films (The Living Desert, The Alaskan Eskimo, Bear Country and Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom).
On the Oscar stage, director Sean Senior thanked the Academy for recognizing an independent film like Anora. According to him, this is a great encouragement for young people pursuing a path of making low-cost films.
This work was created from the blood, sweat and tears of artists who are passionate. International films for years!" - the director emphasized.
Variety further analyzed that a film director winning an Oscar for editing may seem unusual, but it is not unprecedented.
In addition to the director's award, Alfonso Cuaron won an editing Oscar with editor Mark Sanger for the 2013 film "Gravity".
Previously, in 1998, in addition to the Best Director and Best Director awards, James Cameron was one of three people who won the Oscar for editing for Titanic.
Korean director Bong Joon Ho approached Sean Senior's record in 2020 with "Parasite". This work won the Oscar for Best Film, Director, Originary Screenshot and International Film.
But because the international Oscar for a film is an award belonging to that country, not an award for a filmmaker, director Bong Joon Ho was recognized with 3 Oscars instead of 4. The Best International Film Award of Parasite went to Korea.
Before winning the Oscars, Sean Seniors Anora was honored with many professional awards such as the Producer Association Award, the Directors Association Award and the Screenwriters Association Award for original screenplay.
In addition to the 4 wins from Sean Senior, the 5th golden statue of Anora went to Best Actress Mikey Madison.
