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- ↑ "2006 Awards (10th Annual)". Online Film Critics Society. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
- ↑ OFCS Awards 2011 at ofcs.org, retrieved December 12, 2012
- ↑ "The 75 Best Edited Films". Editors Guild Magazine. 1 (3). May 2012.
