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'Anora' sweeps the Oscars in a huge night for independent film

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Lindsey Normington, from left, Alex Coco, Vache Tovmasyan, Sean Baker, Samantha Quan, Karren Karagulian Mikey Madison, Drew Daniels, Luna Sofía Miranda, Mark Eydelshteyn, and Yura Borisov accept the award for best picture for "Anora" during the Oscars on Sunday, March 2, 2025, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (Chris Pizzello/AP)
Lindsey Normington, from left, Alex Coco, Vache Tovmasyan, Sean Baker, Samantha Quan, Karren Karagulian Mikey Madison, Drew Daniels, Luna Sofía Miranda, Mark Eydelshteyn, and Yura Borisov accept the award for best picture for "Anora" during the Oscars on Sunday, March 2, 2025, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (Chris Pizzello/AP)

Small movies won big at Sunday night's Academy Awards. "Anora" director Sean Baker became the first person to win four Oscars in the same year for the same film. "The Brutalist" and "A Real Pain" also picked up significant awards.

We get the latest from NPR arts critic Bob Mondello.

This segment aired on March 3, 2025.

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