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- ↑ "2017 Three Empire Awards Nominations Announced". July 2, 2017.
- ↑ Travis, Ben (March 19, 2018). "Star Wars: The Last Jedi Wins Big at Rakuten TV Empire Awards 2018". Empire . Retrieved March 24, 2018.