France's equivalent of the Oscars -- the Cesars -- was thrown into turmoil Friday after director Roman Polanski won top awards, prompting walkouts from actresses and protests outside the venue.
The 86-year-old Franco-Polish director's film, "An Officer and a Spy," captured the awards for best director and best adapted screenplay, a deeply controversial choice for the French film industry in the #MeToo era.
Polanski, who was absent from the ceremony, pleaded guilty to having sex with a 13-year-old girl in the US in 1977 but fled before sentencing. He has been a fugitive from justice ever since
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