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- ↑ "The 67th Academy Awards (1995) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2014-03-15.
- ↑ "Film Achievement in Special Visual Effects in 1995". awards.bafta.org/. Retrieved 2014-03-15.
