France’s Cesar Academy Vows to Reform Itself to Overcome Crisis

Adèle Haenel, a French actress, walked out of the César awards ceremony in Paris on Friday after Roman Polanski won an award. The actress left the ceremony after Polanski, 86, won the award for best director.The César awards are considered France's equivalent of the Oscars.

Adèle Haenel, a French actress, walked out of the César awards ceremony in Paris on Friday after Roman Polanski won an award. The actress left the ceremony after Polanski, 86, won the award for best director.

Yesterday, the César Awards, France’s equivalent to the Oscars, were handed out. Taking the top prize, in somewhat of a surprise, was Les Misérables from Ladj Ly. Clearly a top contender for the award, it faced stiff competition from An Officer and a Spy, as well as especially from Portrait of a Lady on Fire. However, France’s submission to the Academy Awards had that upper hand, and in the end, it led the way here.

Actress Adele Haenel sparked a walkout at the 2020 Cesar Awards in France on Friday (28Feb20) after leaving the event in disgust as Roman Polanski was named Best Director.

Roman Polanski won another award for his work Friday night, but there were more jeers than cheers from the audience. Friday night, the 86-year-old director won the Cesar Award for Best Director for his new film An Officer and a Spy, known as J'Accuse in France, prompting protests from attendees.

Protestors clashed with police outside the “French Oscars” after a movie directed by Roman Polanski picked up three awards.

Roman Polanski won another award for his work Friday night, but there were more jeers than cheers from the audience. Friday night, the 86-year-old director won the Cesar Award for Best Director for his new film An Officer and a Spy, known as J'Accuse in France, prompting protests from attendees.

PARIS — Roman Polanski scooped France’s Cesar Award for best directing for his film An Officer and a Spy on Friday, prompting a walkout by several women in the audience in protest at honouring a man facing rape accusations.

Roman Polanski was honored with the best director award at the 2020 Cesar Awards, and the crowd was not happy about it, Variety reports.

Roman Polanski has won best director at France’s Cesar awards, prompting numerous walkouts such as nominee Adele Haenel, star of “Portrait of a Lady on Fire.”

By Nancy Tartaglione

The controversial film director Roman Polanski has said he will not attend the French “Oscars” because he fears a “public lynching” by feminist activists.

The controversial film director Roman Polanski has said he will not attend the French “Oscars” because he fears a “public lynching” by feminist activists.

By Nancy Tartaglione

The entire leadership of the Cesar Awards, France’s version of the Oscars, has stepped down in a spat over both its opaque decision-making process and controversial director Roman Polanski, whose new film leads this year’s nominations.

The bombshell news about the resignation of the governing board of the Cesar Academy, which distributes France’s equivalent of the Oscars, was greeted with relief within the French film world on Friday.