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- ↑ "News Of The World and TFS Re-recording Mixer Will Miller nominated for Best Sound Oscar". Twickenham Film Studios . 15 March 2021. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
- ↑ "The 93rd Academy Awards (2021) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences . Retrieved 24 November 2021.
- ↑ Giardina, Carolyn (15 March 2021). "As Oscars' Sound Editing and Mixing Are Combined, Noms Include 'News of the World' and 'Sound of Metal'". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 24 December 2021.
