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- ↑ "The 80th Academy Awards (2008) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. AMPAS. Archived from the original on October 12, 2013. Retrieved March 19, 2014.
- ↑ "The 85th Academy Awards (2013)" . Retrieved March 19, 2014.
