The director of the best picture winner, “Anora,” urged viewers to keep seeing films in theaters. Our critic hopes the industry listens, and that Baker keeps his independence.

Sean Baker, the now-four time Oscar-winning filmmaker behind best picture champion “Anora,” didn’t let the moment go to waste when he accepted the trophy for directing, his third of the night.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Anora” creator Sean Baker won best director, best picture and two other Academy Awards at the Oscars on Sunday, bookending a dominant awards season for the American filmmaker whose stories seek to humanize sex workers and immigrants.