Roman Polanski wins best director at French ‘Oscars’ amid protests
Activists protest against director who pleaded guilty to statutory rape in US but fled before sentencing
Police and protesters clashed briefly outside the French “Oscars” ceremony on Friday evening as the Franco-Polish film director Roman Polanski was awarded the prize for best director.
Immediately after the announcement there was shouting and booing among the audience, and the two actors who announced the award quickly left the stage.
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