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- ↑ Axelrod, Joshua (March 25, 2021). "'Ma Rainey' work earns Pittsburgh's Diana Stoughton her first Oscar nomination". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . Retrieved December 20, 2021.
- ↑ "Cinema Arts Instructor Diana Stoughton Receives Oscar Nomination for Her Work on "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom"". Point Park University . April 2, 2021. Retrieved December 24, 2021.
- ↑ Sciullo, Maria (April 23, 2021). "Oscars pit 2 Pittsburgh natives in production design race". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review . Retrieved December 24, 2021.
- ↑ "The 93rd Academy Awards (2021) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences . Retrieved December 20, 2021.
