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- ↑ Documentary Winners: 1989 Oscars
- ↑ Turner Classic Movies
- ↑ USC FILMMAKERS PAN FOR OSCAR GOLD - USC NEWS
- ↑ Turner Classic Movies
- ↑ "In the Wee Wee Hours..." International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam. Archived from the original on February 1, 2014. Retrieved March 7, 2012.
- ↑ "The 60th Academy Awards (1988) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved October 16, 2011.