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- 1 2 "Nominees & Winners for the 68th Academy Awards". The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
- ↑ "Production Notes : Happy Feet". Robin Williams fansite. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
- ↑ "Nominees & Winners for the 79th Academy Awards". The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on 6 August 2011. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
