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    Motion Picture Academy Expels Bill Cosby And Roman Polanski

    Despite a statutory rape conviction, Polanski has been nominated for three Academy Awards. He won the best director award in 2003 for his film The Pianist.
    by Neda Ulaby May 03, 2018 1 minute
    French-Polish director Roman Polanski poses prior to a screening of one of his movies Oct. 30 during a retrospective of his work at the Cinematheque in Paris.

    Just a week after Bill Cosby was convicted of assaulting a woman, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences issued a statement.

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