Roman Polanski Arrested

Roman Polanski, who won a best director Oscar for the Holocaust drama The Pianist in 2003, was arrested at the Zurich airport last night. According to reports, the 76-year-old filmmaker could face extradition to the United States for charges of having sex with a minor in the late 1970s.
Polanski, who was in Switzerland to receive a lifetime achievement award at the Zurich Film Festival, was apparently arrested at the behest of the U.S. Justice Department, following a lead from the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office. He would be held until a decision was made regarding his extradition to the US.
In 1977, Polanski was accused of using champagne and a Quaalude tablet to have sex with a 13-year-old [...]

by Andre Soares | September 27, 2009   
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DGA vs. Academy Winners

DGA vs. Academy Winners

Catherine Zeta Jones in Chicago (top); Adrien Brody in The Pianist (bottom)

Since its inception in 1948, 51 out of 59 winners of the Directors Guild Award have gone on to win the best director Academy Award.
The eight exceptions are:
 
1948
DGA – Joseph L. Mankiewicz for A Letter to Three Wives*
AA – John Huston for The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
* Mankiewicz won the 1948 DGA for A Letter to Three Wives, as the award period extended into early 1949. He went on to win a 1949 Oscar for that film.
 
1949
DGA – Robert Rossen for All the King’s Men
AA – Joseph L. Mankiewicz for A Letter to Three Wives (see above)
 
1968
DGA – Anthony Harvey [...]

by Andre Soares | December 30, 2006   
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