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- ↑ "Rule Nineteen: Special Rules for the Short Film Awards" (PDF). 92nd Academy Awards of Merit: Rules. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
- ↑ "88TH 88th Academy Awards - Special Rules for the Documentary Awards" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-02-26. Retrieved 2015-03-08.
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- ↑ "Academy Awards 2017: Complete list of Oscar winners and nominees". Los Angeles Times . February 26, 2017. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
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