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- ↑ "The 59th Academy Awards (1987) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved March 16, 2014.
- ↑ "The 63rd Academy Awards (1991) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved March 16, 2014.
