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- ↑ Maslin, Janet (15 December 1995). "Leaving Las Vegas' Is Voted Best Film by Critics Circle". The New York Times. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
- ↑ Bernard, Jami (15 December 1995). "'Vegas' hits the N.Y. jackpot; Nicolas Cage, Jennifer Jason Leigh and even 'Babe' the pig are the best of '95, say film critics". NY Daily News. Retrieved 25 December 2017.