The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/cesar-awards/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Wed, 10 Jun 2026 03:29:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Cesar Awards | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/cesar-awards/ 32 32 Roman Polanski on trial in France on charge of defaming accuser https://www.timesofisrael.com/roman-polanski-on-trial-in-france-on-charge-of-defaming-accuser/ Tue, 05 Mar 2024 08:23:03 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3238361 British actress Charlotte Lewis accused Polanski in 2010 of assaulting her when she was a minor; filmmaker dismissed accusations as 'heinous lie'

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]]> Walkouts as Roman Polanski wins best director at French Oscars https://www.timesofisrael.com/walkouts-as-roman-polanski-wins-best-director-at-french-oscars/ Sat, 29 Feb 2020 02:20:16 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2249438 Protesters try to storm Paris film awards ceremony, chant 'lock up Polanski' over sexual assault allegations; the filmmaker avoids event, fearing a 'public lynching'

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]]> Polanski snubs French Oscars for Dreyfus movie, fearing ‘lynching’ by activists https://www.timesofisrael.com/polanski-snubs-french-oscars-for-dreyfus-movie-fearing-lynching-by-activists/ Thu, 27 Feb 2020 13:30:27 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2248534 Director, wanted in US over child rape in 1970s, to skip ceremony in which his film about anti-Semitic affair is the favorite, saying 'we know how this evening will unfold already'

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]]> Full board of France’s Cesar film awards steps down over Polanski nominations https://www.timesofisrael.com/full-board-of-frances-cesar-film-awards-steps-down-over-polanski-nominations/ Fri, 14 Feb 2020 20:52:19 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2241026 Decision comes two weeks before award ceremony; director has been fugitive from US for 4 decades over rape conviction

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