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Casting Director Says Adèle Haenel Has A “Well-Deserved Dead Career” After Awards Protest Of Roman Polanski

March 5, 2020 1:33 pm

About a week ago, France held its annual César Awards ceremony. The 2020 edition of the event was overshadowed by the controversy leading up to the evening, with Roman Polanski’s film “An Officer and a Spy” ea...

Adèle Haenel Storms Out Of César Awards After Roman Polanski Wins Best Director; Public Protests Sparked

Rafael Motamayor

February 29, 2020 2:11 pm

Festivals, News

As if this year’s César Awards couldn’t be more controversial. Following the French Film Academy's polarizing choice to give Roman Polanski not one, but 12 nominations for his controversial film “An Officer An...

Roman Polanski Won’t Attend The César Awards In Anticipation Of A “Public Lynching”

Charles Barfield

February 27, 2020 11:42 am

Awards, News

Without a doubt, there are more eyes on this year’s César Awards than previous ceremonies. Why is that? Well, the truth is that after the nominations were announced and Roman Polanski’s “An Officer and a Spy” ...

Adèle Haenel Says The César Noms For Roman Polanski’s Latest Film Is Like “Spitting In The Face Of All Victims”

Charles Barfield

February 26, 2020 12:58 pm

Awards, News

Recently, the César Awards announced its 2020 nominations. And there has been a bit of controversy since the announcement, after it was shown that Roman Polanski’s film “An Officer and a Spy” earned 12 nominat...

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‘BPM’ Leads 2018 César Award Nominations, ‘Dunkirk’ & ‘La La Land’ In The Race

Kevin Jagernauth

January 31, 2018 9:17 am

Awards, News

While we still have a month to go until the Oscars, that hardly means the awards season is over. This morning, the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma unveiled its nominations for the César Awards aka Fra...

‘Elle’ Wins Best Film At César Awards, Plus Watch George Clooney’s Anti-Trump Speech

Kevin Jagernauth

February 25, 2017 9:00 am

Awards, News

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The weekend of big awards being handed started last night in France with the César Awards, and likely setting the tone for the next two nights, politics stepped into the spotlight. But first, lets get the busin...

‘Elle’ & ‘Frantz’ Leads France’s César Awards Nominations

Kevin Jagernauth

January 25, 2017 8:57 am

Awards, Awards Campaign, News

You might have a bit of nomination fatigue following yesterday's Oscar nominations, but another sweep of sorts is happening overseas following the 14-nod domination of "La La Land" stateside. READ MORE: The ...

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