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- ↑ "The 71st Academy Awards (1999) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved November 19, 2011.
- ↑ "The 78th Academy Awards (2006) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved November 20, 2011.
- ↑ "Oscars 2013: Full list of nominees". BBC News. Retrieved January 10, 2013.
