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- ↑ "The 71st Academy Awards (1999) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences . AMPAS. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
- ↑ Johnson, Tina (7 October 1999). "Rage Against The Machine Lands Oscar Winner For "Guerilla Radio" Video". MTV. Archived from the original on 19 November 2017. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
- ↑ "Partizan - Music Videos". Partizan. Archived from the original on 6 May 2006. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
