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- ↑ "The 51st Academy Awards (1979) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). Archived from the original on January 20, 2020. Retrieved October 31, 2011.
- ↑ "Preserved Projects". Academy Film Archive.
