Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film – for Anora. And if past statistics are a signifier of what's to come, this is a major indicator for the Oscars Best Director category. “My imposter syndrome is skyrocketing right now,

Anora” director Sean Baker has won the DGA Award for Theatrical Feature, gaining significant Oscar momentum ahead of final voting. With its surprising best picture win at the Critics Choice Awards — its only prize of the night — the $6 million dramedy,

Sean Baker's freewheeling fractured fairy tale took top honors from both the producing and directing guilds, restoring its front-runner status at the Oscars.