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February 13, 2013

Oscar Photos


Christian Bale (Best Supporting Actor)
Natalie Portman (Best Actress)
Melissa Leo (Best Supporting Actress)
Colin Firth (Best Actor)
2011

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May 2, 2012

Fun Shoots

For the past few years, Newsweek has done various interviews with possible Oscar nominees. Here are some of the shots from past Oscars Actors Roundtables. The Roundtables took place before Oscar nominations were announced for that particular year. These actors were asked to participate because they were all front-runners.


2007: Brad Pitt (Babel), Forest Whitaker (The Last King of Scotland), Leonardo DiCaprio (Blood Diamond), Helen Mirren (The Queen), Penelope Cruz (Volver), and Cate Blanchett (Notes on a Scandal)

*Pitt did not receive a nomination that year
*Whitaker and Mirren won Oscars that year


2008: Daniel Day-Lewis (There Will Be Blood), Ellen Page (Juno), Marion Cotillard (La Vie en Rose), Angelina Jolie (A Mighty Heart), James McAvoy (Atonement), and George Clooney (Michael Clayton)

*McAvoy and Jolie did not receive nominations that year
*Day-Lewis and Cotillard won Oscars that year



2009: Mickey Rourke (The Wrestler), Brad Pitt (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button), and Frank Langella (Frost/Nixon)

Not pictured: Robert Downey, Jr.(Tropic Thunder), and Sally Hawkins (Happy-Go-Lucky)

*Hawkins did not receive a nomination that year


2010: Woody Harrelson (The Messanger), Morgan Freeman (Invictus), Gaboruey Sidibe (Precious), Jeff Bridges (Crazy Heart), Carey Mulligan (An Education), and Sandra Bullock (The Blind Side)

*Bridges and Bullock won Oscars that year


2011: James Franco (127 Hours), Nicole Kidman (Rabbit Hole), Michelle Williams (Blue Valentine), Colin Firth (The King's Speech), Annette Bening (The Kids Are All Right), and Natalie Portman (Black Swan)

*Firth and Portman won Oscars that year


2012: Michael Fassbender (Shame), Charlize Theron (Young Adult), Christopher Plummer (Beginners), Tilda Swinton (We Need to Talk About Kevin), George Clooney (The Descendants), and Viola Davis (The Help)

*Fassbender, Theron, and Swinton did not receive nominations that year
*Plummer won an Oscar that year

December 25, 2011

25 Best Christmas Films

5) Bridget Jones' Diary


Director: Sharon Maguire
Actors: Renee Zellweger, Hugh Grant, Colin Firth, 
Jim Broadbent, Shirley Henderson, Gemma Jones
Year: 2001


A pleasantly plump (and much more attractive) Renee Zellweger takes on the best role of her career in Bridget Jones. I laugh every single time I see this film (and I've seen it like 30 times). I highly recommend it. One of the best scenes: Bridget runs through the snow in nothing but a pair of gym shoes, a cardigan, and some undies.



25 Best Christmas Films

3) LOVE ACTUALLY


Director: Richard Curtis
Actors: Bill Nighy, Laura Linney, Alan Rickman, Rodrigo Santoro,
Keira Knightley, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Andrew Lincoln, Emma Thompson,
Liam Neeson, Colin Firth, Hugh Grant, Martine McCutcheon,
Martin Freeman, Gregor Fisher, Thomas Brodie-Sangster
Year: 2003


Love Actually revolves around an array of people dealing with... well, love around Christmas. It's funny, sad, heart-warming, and heart-wrenching. I especially love the Hugh Grant storyline.

August 18, 2011

Brit of the Week

Benedict Cumberbatch (July 19, 1976) was born in London to actors Wanda Ventham and Timothy Carlton. He attended Brambletye School and then Harrow School. Before studying drama at the University of Manchester, he took a year off to teach English in a Tibetan monastery. After graduating from U of M, he trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. Benedict began his career on the stage, even being nominated for an Olivier Award. From there he did a lot of television ("Heartbeat", "Tipping the Velvet", and "The Ends of the Earth") and several films ("Amazing Grace", "Atonement", "The Other Boleyn Girl", and "Creation"). In 2010, it was his performance in the mini-series "Sherlock" that really put him on the map. Up next: Steven Spielberg's "War Horse" (with Emily Watson and David Thewlis), "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy" (with Gary Oldman, Tom Hardy, Colin Firth, and Mark Strong), and the highly anticipated "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" (with Ian McKellen, Andy Serkis, and his "Sherlock" costar Martin Freeman).

February 27, 2011

Academy Awards (2010 films) WINNERS

*(my pick)
+(my guess)


Best Picture
"Black Swan"
"The Fighter"
"Inception"
"The Kids Are All Right"
+*"The King’s Speech"
"127 Hours"
"The Social Network"
"Toy Story 3"
"True Grit"
"Winter’s Bone"

Actor
Javier Bardem, "Biutiful"
*Jeff Bridges, "True Grit"
Jesse Eisenberg, "The Social Network"
+Colin Firth, "The King's Speech"
James Franco, "127 Hours"

Actress
Annette Bening, "The Kids Are All Right"
Nicole Kidman, "Rabbit Hole"
Jennifer Lawrence, "Winter's Bone"
+*Natalie Portman, "Black Swan"
Michelle Williams, "Blue Valentine"

Supporting Actor
+Christian Bale, "The Fighter"
John Hawkes, "Winter's Bone"
*Jeremy Renner, "The Town"
Mark Ruffalo, "The Kids Are All Right"
Geoffrey Rush, "The King's Speech"

Supporting Actress
Amy Adams, "The Fighter"
Helena Bonham Carter, "The King's Speech"
+*Melissa Leo, "The Fighter"
Hailee Steinfeld, "True Grit"
Jacki Weaver, "Animal Kingdom"

Director
*Darren Aronofsky, "Black Swan"
David O. Russell, "The Fighter"
+Tom Hooper, "The King's Speech"
David Fincher, "The Social Network"
Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, "True Grit"

Animated Feature
"How to Train Your Dragon"
*"The Illusionist"
+"Toy Story 3"

Adapted Screenplay
"127 Hours"
+*"The Social Network"
"Toy Story 3"
"True Grit"
"Winter’s Bone"

Original Screenplay
"Another Year"
"The Fighter"
"Inception"
*"The Kids Are All Right"
+"The King’s Speech"

Foreign Language Film
+"Biutiful"
"Dogtooth"
"In a Better world"
"Incendies"
"Outside the Law"

Art Direction
*"Alice in Wonderland"
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I"
+"Inception"
"The King's Speech"
"True Grit"

Cinematography
“Black Swan”
+*“Inception”
“The King's Speech”
“The Social Network”
“True Grit”

Costume Design
*"Alice in Wonderland"
"I Am Love"
+"The King's Speech"
"The Tempest"
"True Grit"

Documentary Feature
*"Exit Through the Gift Shop"
"Gasland"
"Inside Job"
"Restrepo"
+"Waste Land"

Documentary Short
"Killing in the Name"
"Poster Girl"
"Strangers No More"
"Sun Come Up"
+"The Warriors of Qiugang"

Film Editing
*"Black Swan"
"The Fighter"
"The King's Speech"
"127 Hours"
+"The Social Network"

Makeup
+*“Barney's Version”
“The Way Back”
“The Wolfman”

Sound Mixing
+*“Inception” (congrats Gary)
“The King's Speech”
“Salt”
“The Social Network”
“True Grit”

Original Score
“How to Train Your Dragon”
“Inception”
+*“The King's Speech”
“127 Hours”
“The Social Network”

Visual Effects
“Alice in Wonderland”
“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1”
“Hereafter”
+*“Inception”
“Iron Man 2”

Original Song
“Coming Home” from “Country Strong”
“I See the Light” from “Tangled”
*“If I Rise” from “127 Hours”
+“We Belong Together” from “Toy Story 3"

Sound Editing
+*"Inception"
"Toy Story 3"
"Tron: Legacy"
"True Grit"
"Unstoppable"

Animated Short Film
"Day & Night"
"The Gruffalo"
+"Let's Pollute"
"The Lost Thing"
"Madagascar, carnet de voyage" ("Madagascar, a Journey Diary")

Live Action Short Film
"The Confession"
"The Crush"
+"God of Love"
"Na Wewe"
"Wish 143"

February 14, 2011

BAFTA winners (2010 films)


BEST FILM
BLACK SWAN - Mike Medavoy, Brian Oliver, Scott Franklin
INCEPTION - Emma Thomas, Christopher Nolan
THE KING'S SPEECH - Iain Canning, Emile Sherman, Gareth Unwin
THE SOCIAL NETWORK - Scott Rudin, Dana Brunetti, Michael De Luca, Céan Chaffin
TRUE GRIT - Scott Rudin, Ethan Coen, Joel Coen

OUTSTANDING BRITISH FILM
127 HOURS - Danny Boyle, Simon Beaufoy, Christian Colson, John Smithson
ANOTHER YEAR - Mike Leigh, Georgina Lowe
FOUR LIONS - Chris Morris, Jesse Armstrong, Sam Bain, Mark Herbert, Derrin Schlesinger
THE KING'S SPEECH - Tom Hooper, David Seidler, Iain Canning, Emile Sherman, Gareth Unwin
MADE IN DAGENHAM - Nigel Cole, William Ivory, Elizabeth Karlsen, Stephen Woolley

DIRECTOR
127 HOURS - Danny Boyle
BLACK SWAN - Darren Aronofsky
INCEPTION - Christopher Nolan
THE KING'S SPEECH - Tom Hooper
THE SOCIAL NETWORK - David Fincher

LEADING ACTOR
JAVIER BARDEM - Biutiful
JEFF BRIDGES - True Grit
JESSE EISENBERG - The Social Network
COLIN FIRTH - The King's Speech
JAMES FRANCO - 127 Hours

LEADING ACTRESS
ANNETTE BENING - The Kids Are All Right
JULIANNE MOORE - The Kids Are All Right
NATALIE PORTMAN - Black Swan
NOOMI RAPACE - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
HAILEE STEINFELD - True Grit

SUPPORTING ACTOR
CHRISTIAN BALE - The Fighter
ANDREW GARFIELD - The Social Network
PETE POSTLETHWAITE - The Town
MARK RUFFALO - The Kids Are All Right
GEOFFREY RUSH - The King's Speech

SUPPORTING ACTRESS
AMY ADAMS - The Fighter
HELENA BONHAM CARTER - The King's Speech
BARBARA HERSHEY - Black Swan
LESLEY MANVILLE - Another Year
MIRANDA RICHARDSON - Made in Dagenham

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
BLACK SWAN - Mark Heyman, Andrés Heinz, John McLaughlin
THE FIGHTER - Scott Silver, Paul Tamasy, Eric Johnson
INCEPTION - Christopher Nolan
THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT - Lisa Cholodenko, Stuart Blumberg
THE KING'S SPEECH - David Seidler

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
127 HOURS - Danny Boyle, Simon Beaufoy
THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO - Rasmus Heisterberg, Nikolaj Arcel
THE SOCIAL NETWORK - Aaron Sorkin
TOY STORY 3 - Michael Arndt
TRUE GRIT - Joel Coen, Ethan Coen

FILM NOT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
BIUTIFUL - Alejandro González Iñárritu, Jon Kilik, Fernando Bovaira
THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO - Søren Stærmose, Niels Arden Oplev
I AM LOVE - Luca Guadagnino, Francesco Melzi D'Eril, Marco Morabito, Massimiliano Violante
OF GODS AND MEN - Xavier Beauvois
THE SECRET IN THEIR EYES - Mariela Besuievsky, Juan José Campanella

ANIMATED FILM
DESPICABLE ME - Chris Renaud, Pierre Coffin
HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON - Chris Sanders, Dean DeBlois
TOY STORY 3 - Lee Unkrich

ORIGINAL MUSIC
127 HOURS - AR Rahman
ALICE IN WONDERLAND - Danny Elfman
HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON - John Powell
INCEPTION - Hans Zimmer
THE KING'S SPEECH - Alexandre Desplat

CINEMATOGRAPHY
127 HOURS - Anthony Dod Mantle, Enrique Chediak
BLACK SWAN - Matthew Libatique
INCEPTION - Wally Pfister
THE KING'S SPEECH - Danny Cohen
TRUE GRIT - Roger Deakins

EDITING
127 HOURS - Jon Harris
BLACK SWAN - Andrew Weisblum
INCEPTION - Lee Smith
THE KING'S SPEECH - Tariq Anwar
THE SOCIAL NETWORK - Angus Wall, Kirk Baxter

PRODUCTION DESIGN
ALICE IN WONDERLAND - Robert Stromberg, Karen O'Hara
BLACK SWAN - Thérèse DePrez, Tora Peterson
INCEPTION Guy - Hendrix Dyas, Larry Dias, Doug Mowat
THE KING'S SPEECH - Eve Stewart, Judy Farr
TRUE GRIT - Jess Gonchor, Nancy Haigh

COSTUME DESIGN
ALICE IN WONDERLAND - Colleen Atwood
BLACK SWAN - Amy Westcott
THE KING'S SPEECH - Jenny Beavan
MADE IN DAGENHAM - Louise Stjernsward
TRUE GRIT - Mary Zophres

SOUND
127 HOURS - Glenn Freemantle, Ian Tapp, Richard Pryke, Steven C Laneri, Douglas Cameron
BLACK SWAN - Ken Ishii, Craig Henighan, Dominick Tavella
INCEPTION - Richard King, Lora Hirschberg, Gary A Rizzo, Ed Novick
THE KING'S SPEECH - John Midgley, Lee Walpole, Paul Hamblin
TRUE GRIT - Skip Lievsay, Craig Berkey, Greg Orloff, Peter F Kurland, Douglas Axtell

SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS
ALICE IN WONDERLAND
BLACK SWAN - Dan Schrecker
HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS PART 1 - Tim Burke, John Richardson, Nicolas Ait'Hadi, Christian Manz
INCEPTION - Chris Corbould, Paul Franklin, Andrew Lockley, Peter Bebb
TOY STORY 3

MAKE UP & HAIR
ALICE IN WONDERLAND
BLACK SWAN - Judy Chin, Geordie Sheffer
HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS PART 1 - Amanda Knight, Lisa Tomblin
THE KING'S SPEECH - Frances Hannon
MADE IN DAGENHAM - Lizzie Yianni Georgiou

THE ORANGE WEDNESDAYS RISING STAR AWARD (voted for by the public)
GEMMA ARTERTON
ANDREW GARFIELD
TOM HARDY
AARON JOHNSON
EMMA STONE

January 30, 2011

SAG (2010 films) WINNERS


(*my favorites)
(+my guess)


Male Actor, Leading


+Colin Firth, The King's Speech
*Jeff Bridges, True Grit
Robert Duvall, Get Low
Jesse Eisenberg, The Social Network
*James Franco, 127 hours


Female Actor, Leading

+*Natalie Portman, Black Swan
Annette Bening, The Kids Are All Right
Nicole Kidman, Rabbit Hole
*Jennifer Lawrence, Winter's Bone
*Hilary Swank, Conviction


Male Actor, Supporting
+Christian Bale, The Fighter
(Happy 37th Birthday, Christian Bale)
Jon Hawkes, Winter's Bone
*Jeremy Renner, The Town
*Mark Ruffalo, The Kids Are All Right
Geoffrey Rush, The King's Speech


Female Actor, Supporting

+*Melissa Leo, The Fighter
Amy Adams, The Fighter
*Helena Bonham Carter, The King's Speech
Mila Kunis, Black Swan
Hailey Steinfeld, True Grit


Cast in a Motion Picture

The King's Speech
Black Swan
+*The Fighter
The Kids Are All Right
*The Social Network


Male Actor, TV Movie or Miniseries

+Al Pacino, You Don't Know Jack
*John Goodman, You Don't Know Jack
Dennis Quaid, The Special Relationship
Edgar Ramirez, Carlos
Patrick Stewart, Macbeth: Great Performances


Female Actor, TV Movie or Miniseries
+*Claire Danes, Temple Grandin
Catherine O'Hara, Temple Grandin
Julia Ormond, Temple Grandin
Winona Ryder, When Love Is Not Enough
Susan Sarandon, You Don't Know Jack


Male Actor, Drama Series
+Steve Buscemi, Boardwalk Empire
Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad
*Michael C. Hall, Dexter
Jon Hamm, Mad Men
Hugh Laurie, House


Female Actor, Drama Series

+Julianna Marguiles, The Good Wife
*Glenn Close, Damages
Mariska Hargitay, Law & Order: SVU
Elisabeth Moss, Mad Men
*Kyra Sedgwick, The Closer


Male Actor, Comedy Series
Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock
+*Ty Burrell, Modern Family
Steve Carell, The Office
Chris Colfer, Glee
Ed O'Neill, Modern Family


Female Actor, Comedy Series

Betty White, Hot in Cleveland
*Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie
Tina Fey, 30 Rock
+Jane Lynch, Glee
*Sofia Vergara, Modern Family


Ensemble, Drama Series
+Boardwalk Empire
*The Closer
*Dexter
The Good Wife
Mad Men


Ensemble, Comedy Series

+*Modern Family
30 Rock
Glee
Hot in Cleveland
*The Office

January 16, 2011

Golden Globes Winners (2010 films)



*my favorites
+who I believe will win

Best Motion Picture - Drama
+Black Swan
The Fighter
*Inception
The King's Speech
The Social Network

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
Halle Berry – Frankie and Alice
Nicole Kidman – Rabbit Hole
Jennifer Lawrence – Winter's Bone
+Natalie Portman – Black Swan
*Michelle Williams – Blue Valentine

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
Jesse Eisenberg – The Social Network
Colin Firth – The King's Speech
+James Franco – 127 Hours
*Ryan Gosling – Blue Valentine
Mark Wahlberg – The Fighter

Best Motion Picture - Comedy Or Musical
*Alice in Wonderland
Burlesque
+*The Kids Are All Right
Red
The Tourist

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy Or Musical
+*Annette Bening – The Kids Are All Right
Anne Hathaway – Love And Other Drugs
Angelina Jolie – The Tourist
Julianne Moore – The Kids Are All Right
Emma Stone – Easy A

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy Or Musical
+*Johnny Depp – Alice in Wonderland
Johnny Depp – The Tourist
Paul Giamatti – Barney's Version
Jake Gyllenhaal – Love And Other Drugs
Kevin Spacey – Casino Jack

Best Performance by an Actress In A Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
+Amy Adams – The Fighter
Helena Bonham Carter – The King's Speech
Mila Kunis – Black Swan
*Melissa Leo – The Fighter
Jacki Weaver – Animal Kingdom

Best Performance by an Actor In A Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
+*Christian Bale – The Fighter
Michael Douglas – Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
Andrew Garfield – The Social Network
Jeremy Renner – The Town
Geoffrey Rush – The King's Speech

Best Animated Feature Film
*Despicable Me
How To Train Your Dragon
The Illusionist
Tangled
+Toy Story 3


Best Foreign Language Film
+Biutiful (Mexico, Spain)
The Concert (France)
The Edge (Russia)
*I Am Love (Italy)
In A Better World (Denmark)

Best Director - Motion Picture
Darren Aronofsky – Black Swan
+David Fincher – The Social Network
Tom Hooper – The King's Speech
*Christopher Nolan – Inception
David O. Russell – The Fighter

Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
Simon Beaufoy, Danny Boyle - 127 Hours
*Christopher Nolan - Inception
Stuart Blumberg, Lisa Cholodenko - The Kids Are All Right
David Seidler - The King's Speech
+*Aaron Sorkin - The Social Network

Best Original Score - Motion Picture
+Alexandre Desplat - The King's Speech
Danny Elfman - Alice in Wonderland
A. R. Rahman - 127 Hours
Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross - The Social Network
Hans Zimmer - Inception

Best Original Song - Motion Picture
"You Haven't Seen the Last of Me" - Burlesque Music By: Diane Warren
"Bound To You" – Burlesque
Music By: Samuel Dixon
Lyrics By: Christina Aguilera and Sia Furler
+"Coming Home" – Country Strong
Music & Lyrics By: Bob DiPiero, Tom Douglas, Hillary Lindsey and Troy Verges
"I See The Light" – Tangled
Music By: Alan Menken
Lyrics By: Glenn Slater
"There's A Place For Us" – Chronicles Of Narnia: The Voyage Of The Dawn Treader
Music & Lyrics By: Hillary Lindsey, Carrie Underwood and David Hodges

Best Television Series - Drama
*Boardwalk Empire (HBO)
*Dexter (SHOWTIME)
The Good Wife (CBS)
+Mad Men (AMC)
The Walking Dead (AMC)

Best Performance by an Actress In A Television Series - Drama
+Julianna Margulies – The Good Wife (CBS)
Elisabeth Moss – Mad Men (AMC)
Piper Perabo – Covert Affairs
Katey Sagal – Sons Of Anarchy
*Kyra Sedgwick – The Closer (TNT)

Best Performance by an Actor In A Television Series - Drama
Steve Buscemi – Boardwalk Empire (HBO)
Bryan Cranston – Breaking Bad
+*Michael C. Hall – Dexter (SHOWTIME)
Jon Hamm – Mad Men (AMC)
Hugh Laurie – House (FOX)

Best Television Series - Comedy Or Musical
30 Rock (NBC)
The Big Bang Theory (CBS)
The Big C (Showtime)
Glee (FOX)
+*Modern Family (ABC)
*Nurse Jackie (SHOWTIME)


Best Performance by an Actress In A Television Series - Comedy Or Musical
*Toni Collette – United States Of Tara (SHOWTIME)
*Edie Falco – Nurse Jackie (SHOWTIME)
Tina Fey – 30 Rock (NBC)
+Laura Linney – The Big C (Showtime)
Lea Michele – Glee (FOX)

Best Performance by an Actor In A Television Series - Comedy Or Musical
Alec Baldwin – 30 Rock (NBC)
*Steve Carell – The Office (NBC)
Thomas Jane – Hung (HBO)
Matthew Morrison – Glee (FOX)
+*Jim Parsons – The Big Bang Theory (CBS)

Best Mini-Series Or Motion Picture Made for Television
Carlos (Sundance C)
The Pacific (HBO)
Pillars Of The Earth (STARZ)
*Temple Grandin (HBO)
+You Don't Know Jack (HBO)


Best Performance by an Actress In A Mini-series or
Motion Picture Made for Television
Hayley Atwell – Pillars Of The Earth (STARZ)
+*Claire Danes – Temple Grandin (HBO)
Judi Dench – Return To Cranford
*Romola Garai – Emma
Jennifer Love Hewitt – The Client List

Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or
Motion Picture Made for Television
*Idris Elba – Luther Ian McShane – Pillars Of The Earth (STARZ)
+Al Pacino – You Don't Know Jack (HBO)
Dennis Quaid – The Special Relationship
Edgar Ramirez – Carlos (Sundance C)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series,
Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Hope Davis – The Special Relationship
+Jane Lynch – Glee (FOX)
Kelly MacDonald – Boardwalk Empire (HBO)
*Julia Stiles – Dexter (SHOWTIME)
*Sofia Vergara – Modern Family (ABC)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series,
Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Scott Caan – Hawaii Five-O
Chris Colfer – Glee (FOX)
Chris Noth – The Good Wife (CBS)
+*Eric Stonestreet – Modern Family (ABC)
David Strathairn – Temple Grandin (HBO)

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