Sean Baker's "Anora" wins Best Original Screenplay at Writers Guild Awards, boosting its Oscar prospects.

Sean Baker's film "Anora," a story about a Brooklyn sex worker who marries an oligarch's son, has won the Best Original Screenplay at the 2025 Writers Guild Awards, adding to its six Oscar nominations including Best Picture. Despite not always aligning with the Oscars, this win, along with previous DGA and PGA awards, strengthens its Best Picture prospects. "Nickel Boys" won the Adapted Screenplay award, and TV categories went to "Shogun" and "Hacks."

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