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- ↑ "The 86th Academy Awards (2013) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. AMPAS. Archived from the original on October 1, 2014. Retrieved August 30, 2014.
- ↑ "2018 Oscars.org Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences".
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