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- ↑ "The 57th Academy Awards (1985) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
- ↑ "The 67th Academy Awards (1995) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
