Sean

[ shawn ]

noun

1. a male given name, form of John.

Example Sentences

“Nickel Boys” “At this stage, two Cannes prizewinners are duking it out for the top spot: Sean Baker’s box-office hit ‘Anora’ and Jacques Audiard’s ‘Emilia Pérez.’

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But the bigger surprise has to be how far out in front leader Sean Baker is for “Anora”: “Complications arise and Baker delights in each and every one of them, creating a screwball comedy that will end up breaking your heart,” says Glenn Whipp.

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Mike Leigh — “Hard Truths” “Because of the scale and scope of ‘The Brutalist,’ Venice best director winner Brady Corbet could beat out Sean Baker and Jacques Audiard, but it’s a close race.

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RaMell Ross — “Nickel Boys” “Sean Baker’s movies are attuned to class and privilege, existing on the edges of an America rarely captured on film. With ‘Anora,’ Baker has given us a Cinderella story about a Brooklyn stripper who thinks she has found her Prince Charming in a feckless Russian oligarch.

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“One thing’s for sure: Sean Baker will score his first writing nomination for his wild, profane and ultimately moving ‘Anora’ screenplay,” says Dave Karger.

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