CP NewsAlert: Vancouver producer Samantha Quan wins best picture Oscar for ‘Anora’ alongside Alex Coco and Sean Baker

By Canadian Press on March 2, 2025.

Vancouver producer Samantha Quan is part of the team that has won the best picture Oscar for “Anora.”

The sex worker dramedy by U.S. director Sean Baker beat out nine other films including the papal thriller “Conclave” and box-office smash “Wicked.”

Quan and Baker won the best picture award alongside Alex Coco on a night of victories for the film, which won five Oscars including best screenplay, directing, editing, and best lead actress for Mikey Madison.

Alex Nino Gheciu, The Canadian Press