So unusually both PGA and DGA, two ever-so-important guild awards ceremonies that can predict the Oscars somehow landed, for the first time I can recall, on the same night in two nearby hotels in Beverly Hills.

Palme d'Or winner 'Anora' became the Best Picture Oscar frontrunner after winning the top prizes at the PGA and DGA Awards.

Alexa, play “Greatest Day,” because Anora had one on Saturday. The Neon film regained pole position in the Best Picture Oscar race after taking both the Directors Guild of America Award for Sean Baker and the Producers Guild of America Award.

UPDATED with PGA win: Sean Baker won both the PGA Awards ‘ and DGA Awards ‘ top prizes for Neon’s Anora — on the same night. And if past statistics are a signifier of what’s to come, it is a major indicator for both the Oscars’ Best Director category as well as Best Picture.

"Anora" director Sean Baker has won the DGA Award for Theatrical Feature, gaining significant Oscar momentum ahead of final voting.

Sean Baker's freewheeling fractured fairy tale took top honors from both the producing and directing guilds, restoring its front-runner status at the Oscars.

The movie nabbed two of the top guild prizes on the same night, cementing its status as the Best Picture frontrunner. The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your Inbox

Anora Takes the Lead with PGA and DGA Wins. Anora has emerged as the front runner for Best Picture at the Academy Awards next month thanks to wins from the