The Pianist, Edi, and The Cathedral nominated for an Oscar

Roman Polanski's movie The Pianist, has received seven nominations for an Oscar, in categories including best film and best director. The film has already been awarded the Golden Palm during the Cannes film festival last year and received the main prize of the American Association of Movie Critics for the best film of the year. However, the main threat that may block Polanski from receiving an Oscar is the fact that 25 years ago he fled from the USA to Europe following accusations of raping a teenage girl. Other Polish movies, which have been nominated for an Oscar were Piotr Trzaskalski 's, Edi and Tomasz Baginski's animated short film, The Cathedral. (Rzeczpospolita, pp. A1, A9) M.M.