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Roman Polanski Wins European Best Picture Award

By Jeralyn, Section Media
Posted on Sat Dec 04, 2010 at 09:21:28 PM EST
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Roman Polanksi's "The Ghostwriter" has won the award for Best Picture and Best Director at the European Film Awards, held in Estonia. It won in six of its seven nominated categories.

Nominated in seven categories, the movie won the best director prize, best actor for Ewan McGregor, and best screenwriter went jointly to Robert Harris and Polanski.

Polanski gave an acceptance speech -- "through a Skype connection from an unknown location." Why?

[H]e still faces an Interpol warrant in 188 countries. Most European nations, including Estonia, have an extradition treaty with the United States.

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Who's keeping the extradition request alive? DA Steve Cooley? Just another reason I'm glad he lost his bid to become California's Attorney General. I hope his treatment of Roman had something to do with his defeat. Kamala Harris was smart to call him out for the politically opportunist debacle. At least, it has negatively impacted his career.

More on the awards here. And the next question: How about an Oscar?

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