"Controversy at the Oscars - Which film director created a stir at the 2003 Oscars ceremony? There was a loud and prolonged booing when he won the award for best director for his film ""The Pianist"", becasue the director was a convicted rapist."
The Pianist (2002 film) The Pianist (2002 film) The Pianist is a 2002 biographical drama film co-produced and directed by Roman Polanski, scripted by Ronald Harwood, and starring Adrien Brody. It is based on the autobiographical book "The Pianist", a Holocaust memoir by the Polish-Jewish pianist and composer Władysław Szpilman, a Holocaust survivor himself. The film was a co-production of France, the United Kingdom, Germany, and Poland. "The Pianist" met with significant critical praise, and received multiple awards and nominations. It was awarded the Palme d'Or at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival. At the 75th Academy Awards, "The Pianist" won Oscars for Best Director
Citra Award for Best Director Citra Award for Best Director The Citra Award for Best Director (Indonesian: ) is an award given at the Indonesian Film Festival (IFF) to Indonesian film directors in recognition for their achievements. The Citra Awards, described by "Screen International" as "Indonesia's equivalent to the Oscars", are the country's most prestigious film awards and are intended to recognise Indonesian achievements in film and draw the public's interest to the cinema industry. Initially winners were selected from all entries by a jury. Owing to efficiency concerns and widespread disapproval of winners within the Indonesian film industry, beginning in 1979 the IFF instituted