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- ↑ "NY Times: Chicks in White Satin". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . 2012. Archived from the original on October 16, 2012. Retrieved December 6, 2008.
- ↑ Not the Typical Wedding Video: Two Women Exchange Vows : 'Chicks in White Satin' could receive an Oscar for best short documentary at Monday's Academy Awards.-LA Times
- ↑ A Glance at Some Other Nominees-NY Times
- ↑ Calendar's Big Oscars Issue: 'CHICKS IN WHITE SATIN': Ultimate Wedding Present: A Statuette-LA Times
- ↑ Documentary Short Subject and Feature Winners in 1994-Oscars on YouTube