Sean Baker is having a Cinderella story of his own. From making phones on his iPhone to a whirlwind Pretty Woman riff about a sex worker from Brooklyn, Baker has been named the Best Director in Hollywood for Anora, the Academy decided. He added to a pretty sweet haul this year, also taking home Oscars for Best Editing and Original Screenplay.

Baker conceived of the film as being rooted in a home invasion scene. Madison gets her screams in — and some punches — when Garnik and Igor come calling. The goal is to round up Ani and Vanya so they can get the marriage annulled, but Vanya legs it out the front door, leaving his new bride to deal with the fallout.

Baker’s four Oscars for “Anora” are validation of his sensitive portrayals of people on the margins who always seem to come up short.