Roman Polanski was honoured as best director at the European Film Awards on Saturday in the Estonian capital for his political thriller, The Ghostwriter, which was also named best European film, dpa reported.
Ghostwriter star Ewan McGregor was named best actor. The French- Polish production also picked up awards for best film music, best screenplay and best set design.
Sylvie Testud was named best actress for Lourdes.
The audience prize went to Mr Nobody, a Belgian film by Jaco Van Dormael.
Swiss actor Bruno Ganz was honoured for lifetime achievement, and Gabriel Yared for European contributions to world cinema.
Based on the best-selling novel by Richard Harris, The Ghostwriter is about a former British premier being investigated for war crimes and torture of terrorist suspects. Harris and Polanski shared the best-screenplay honours.
The French-Polish director was unable to come to Tallinn to pick up his award personally but thanked the jurors and his team in a video message.
The 76-year-old still faces a prison term in the United States, having fled the country after his conviction for having sex with a 13-year-old girl in 1977.
The Ghostwriter won Polanski a Silver Bear prize for best director in February at the Berlin International Film Festival.
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