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- ↑ "The 54th Academy Awards (1982) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2014-03-12.
- ↑ "The 55th Academy Awards (1983) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2014-03-12.
- ↑ "The 69th Academy Awards (1997) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2014-03-12.
