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- ↑ "Critic's Vote 'Prizzi's Honor' Best Film". The New York Times. 19 December 1985. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
- ↑ Lyman, Rick (4 January 1986). "Critics Are Split On Awards To Films". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2017.