Sean Baker has won best director at the Oscars for “Anora,” the story of a Brooklyn exotic dancer who marries the impetuous son of a Russian oligarch.

The now-four-time Oscar winner told Tarantino casting Madison in "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" led to her casting in "Anora." Sean Baker gave Oscars presenter and fellow filmmaker Quentin Tarantino a shout-out on stage at the Academy Awards when accepting the honor of Best Director for Anora.

Sunday’s Academy Awards, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, will bring to a close one of the most unpredictable Oscar races in recent memory.