The now-four-time Oscar winner told Tarantino casting Madison in "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" led to her casting in "Anora."

New Jersey indie film auteur Sean Baker is now an Oscar-winning director. Baker has centered most of his films around sex workers. The movies have been well received, but none have reached the heights of “ Anora ,” his first movie to be nominated for best picture at the Oscars.

“Anora,” the dark romantic comedy about a Brighton Beach stripper who falls for the unreliable son of a wealthy Russian oligarch, was the big winner at the Oscars on Sunday scoring five of its six nominations, including best picture, best director for Sean Baker, and best actress for Mikey Madison.