The 79th Annual Academy Awards: The Official Oscars Thread

[bartleby]

Preshow starts now.

[Freeway]

What about the hour of arrivals I just watched? Is that the pre-pre-show?

[Scotty]

Bring on the show.

[bartleby]

To further enhance your Oscar viewing, David Spade is liveblogging the ceremony. "Enjoy."

http://www.theshowbizshow.com/

[bartleby]

Are Los Tres Amigos really that often compared to the filmmaking trio of Lucas, Coppola, and Ford?

[Vonn Hennigar]

Kate Winslet looks ssssmoking!

[Ray G.]

Any winners yet?

[bartleby]

Any winners yet?

The ceremony starts at 8:30, so we're still probably 15 minutes away from the first awards being handed out.

[Black Roman]

The ceremony starts at 8:30, so we're still probably 15 minutes away from the first awards being handed out.

And Here I am stuck at the library.

[Scotty]

Yay Randy Newman!

[Briomega]

Peter O'Toole frightens me.

[Scotty]

Is she wearing the suit from Napolean Dynamite?

[EasyE726]

Ellen has not been that funny..

[bartleby]

What's the deal with Jack?

[Freeway]

Get to the money!

[Scotty]

Ha ha ha Liberal humor

[TheGibson]

"3rd times a charm..."

Ellen is fucking funny.

[WillieLee]

Oh. So now it's safe to be against Bush?

[Briomega]

Ha ha ha Liberal humor

In Hollywood? Really? :o

[bartleby]

Oh. So now it's safe to be against Bush?

Yeah, I think when it got to the point where 75% of the country disapproved of the job he's doing, it became a little safer to be dissenting.

[Vonn Hennigar]

That opening was like being kicked in the balls for 10 minutes.

[Freeway]

Nicole Kidman & Daniel Craig present...ART DIRECTION? The hell?

The tradition has been for a supporting statue to go first.

[Freeway]

That opening was like being kicked in the balls for 10 minutes.

She alternated between balls and face for the first ten.

[Freeway]

Pan's Labyrinth is win.

[bartleby]

Best Art Direction
PAN'S LABYRINTH

[WillieLee]

Nicole Kidman & Daniel Craig present...ART DIRECTION? The hell?

The tradition has been for a supporting statue to go first.

They're shaking it up to make it hipper. Or something.

[John Drake]

I liked Ellen :(

[Daniel K.]

That opening was like being kicked in the balls for 10 minutes.

Has she ever been funny?

[John Drake]

They're shaking it up to make it hipper. Or something.

For the kids

[Scotty]

Best Art Direction
PAN'S LABYRINTH


Scotty's Predictions 1-0

[Freeway]

Maggie Gyllenhaal looks hot, but speaks SLOWLY.

[Vonn Hennigar]

That prick hogged the mic!

Por girl didn't get to say a word. Man i hate that

[TheGibson]

Wow. I can tell you guys are going to be fun tonight.

[WillieLee]

Why are actors such shitty presenters? You would think they'd be the best at it.

[bartleby]

Nicole Kidman & Daniel Craig present...ART DIRECTION? The hell?

The tradition has been for a supporting statue to go first.

They're supposedly moving all of the acting awards to later in the show to strengthen the ratings for the third and fourth hours.

[Briomega]

Why are actors such shitty presenters? You would think they'd be the best at it.

Because they don't know how to act like themselves?

[Freeway]

What was the point of the fucking tumblers?

[TheGibson]

That prick hogged the mic!

Por girl didn't get to say a word. Man i hate that

Did she look like she had stuff to say? Sometimes they let one person speak for duos or groups.

[LenNWallace]

For the kids

http://hip-hop.tut.by/rap/odb/odb.jpg

[Scotty]

That shadow Oscar is scary

[WillieLee]

For the kids

The kids are all about art direction these days.

[Freeway]

They're supposedly moving all of the acting awards to later in the show to strengthen the ratings for the third and fourth hours.

They'll also be...wait for it...AD-HEAVY.

[bartleby]

They got Trailer Voice Guy to do the announcing.

[John Drake]

The kids are all about art direction these days.

and film editing.

probably while using a Mac.

[Scotty]

Hey Dad's making dinner!

[WillieLee]

Because they don't know how to act like themselves?

Hmmmm.

[Freeway]

I do love how they always complain about how fucking long the show is, yet they pad it out with pointless shit.

[LenNWallace]

Shut up! This is great.

[Freeway]

They won me over with the Helen Mirren part.

But somewhere, Jim Carrey is crying.

[Your Pal, Carl]

They got Trailer Voice Guy to do the announcing.

Don LaFontaine! :rock:

[Freeway]

I rescind my comments, that segue was fucking fantastic.

[TheGibson]

Helen Mirren is coming home with me!!

[bartleby]

Makeup
PAN'S LABYRINTH

[Scotty]

Makeup
PAN'S LABYRINTH

Scotty's predictions

2-0

[bartleby]

PAN'S now has two Oscars to everybody's else's zero.

[Ray G.]

Pan's Labyrinth is cleaning up.

[WillieLee]

That dude loves the mike.

[Freeway]

Zounds! Young people!

[TheGibson]

You know these two are fucking.

[Scotty]

How many names do children get now?

[Vonn Hennigar]

2 For 2 on my predicts.

Pan's is going to clean up tonight.*

Except for the big categories obviously,since it wasn't even nominated.

[Ray G.]

Yeah, I think when it got to the point where 75% of the country disapproved of the job he's doing, it became a little safer to be dissenting.

58%, according to the last poll on Rasmussen.

[Daniel K.]

Abigail Breslin rocks.

[bartleby]

It's unfortunate that they made those two little kids do the forced banter thing...

[Freeway]

You Fucked Up! You Fucked Up!

[Briomega]

Awwwwwwwwww.

[bartleby]

Animated Short
THE DANISH POET



The night's first upset!

[Ray G.]

Animated Short
THE DANISH POET

Didn't see that coming.

I wanted Scrat to win. :(

[Scotty]

Animated Short
THE DANISH POET

Scotty's Predictions
2-1 (I picked the Little Matchgirl)

[Freeway]

Hey! Canada's Film Board won an award. Go Canada!

[Black Roman]

So what's up?

[JMP]

You Fucked Up! You Fucked Up!

Little Will Smith Jr. is gettin' an hour in the closet for that screw-up

[bartleby]

Live Action Short
WEST BANK STORY

[Freeway]

Good speech.

[Vonn Hennigar]

Which movie is this?

[Scotty]

It's unfortunate that they made those two little kids do the forced banter thing...

Yes this is sad.

[Vonn Hennigar]

Pepper Potts = Hawt!

[Scotty]

Live Action Short
WEST BANK STORY

Scotty's Predictions

2-2 (I picked Binta and the Great Idea...Binta was robbed!)

[Foolish Mortal]

Live Action Short
WEST BANK STORY
There was no way in hell that was going to lose. Nothing else in the category came close.

[Ray G.]

Of course West Bank Story won.

[bartleby]

The sound effects choir is pretty cool.

[Scotty]

Well that was bizzare

[Vonn Hennigar]

That was the very definition of polite applause.

[WillieLee]

Interest fading.

[Freeway]

Carell & Kinnear are great.

[TheGibson]

Interest fading.

You're in luck! VanHelsing is on TBS.

[bartleby]

Sound Editing
LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA

[Scotty]

Sound Editing
LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA

Scotty's Predictions

3-2

[Freeway]

Are we out of tech awards yet?

[WillieLee]

You're in luck! VanHelsing is on TBS.

I found the Trailer Park Boys instead.

[Freeway]

Pan's 2, Iwo Jima 1, Dreamgirls 1

[bartleby]

Sound Mixing
DREAMGIRLS

[Ray G.]

Poor, poor Kevin O'Connell. :no:

[Scotty]

4 Generation of Sound mixers?

[Scotty]

Sound Mixing
DREAMGIRLS

Scotty's Predictions

3-3 (I picked Blood Diamond)

[bartleby]

All right... play these guys off the stage already.

[Freeway]

And now...Supporting Actor?

[Freeway]

If Wahlberg takes it, Departed is sweeping.

[KingMob]

pretty boring show so far

[Freeway]

Arkin! Yeah!

[JMP]

Go Arkin!!

[bartleby]

Actor in a Supporting Role
ALAN ARKIN

[Daniel K.]

Alan Arkin!

[Scotty]

Actor in a Supporting Role
ALAN ARKIN

Scotty's Predictions

3-4 (I picked Eddie...damn it No Oscar for Pluto Nash)

[Georgie]

I wanted Walberg, but I'm ok with this. I knew it was coming, anyway.

[John Drake]

my predictions:
3-4

[Ray G.]

Think Eddie is regretting taking that "Norbit" paycheck now? :lol:

[kaptain]

wow, totally thought it was Wahlberg's

[Scotty]

Okay I'm real frightened.

[bartleby]

Glad to see Arkin win over Eddie Murphy, but the best performance nominated was Jackie Earl Haley's.

[kaptain]

the shadow people are totally going to give me nightmares

[bartleby]

Think Eddie is regretting taking that "Norbit" paycheck now? :lol:

Honestly, I don't think he regrets it one bit. Which is the big reason why he didn't win.

[Kirblar]

Someone's gotta explain the history behind "Norbit" and how it relates to this.

[bartleby]

I'm 5-2 with the predictions so far.

[Ray G.]

Someone's gotta explain the history behind "Norbit" and how it relates to this.

Just that Eddie Murphy may have damaged his Oscar chances by having what looks like one of the worst movies ever made released at the time he should have been campaigning for votes after a career performance.

[bartleby]

Someone's gotta explain the history behind "Norbit" and how it relates to this.

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/movies/la-wk-norbit8feb08,1,2603410.story?coll=la-headlines-entnews&ctrack=1&cset=true

[Ray G.]

As an aside, what's the last time a movie won Best Picture without getting a nod for Best Director? That doesn't bode too well for Little Miss Sunshine.

[Scotty]

the shadow people are totally going to give me nightmares

They're coming to get you Kaptain!

[bartleby]

As an aside, what's the last time a movie won Best Picture without getting a nod for Best Director? That doesn't bode too well for Little Miss Sunshine.

I believe it's 78 years.


But it's naive to believe that statistics like that are always going to hold true.



Edit: Nevermind. DRIVING MISS DAISY did it in 1990. But that's the only time it's ever happened.

[Simps]

Just that Eddie Murphy may have damaged his Oscar chances by having what looks like one of the worst movies ever made released at the time he should have been campaigning for votes after a career performance.
Exactly. It would have been like Halle Berry releasing Catwoman in the month before she won for Monster Ball.

[sonnylarue]

Honestly, I don't think he regrets it one bit. Which is the big reason why he didn't win.

maybe it has more to do with Alan Arkin's 50 year journey from improv comedy to oscar winner, as opposed to eddie's 25 years.

sorry but catch 22, the heart is a lonley hunter, the inlaws, etc...Arkin has had a much substantial acting career than Box Office Eddie.

[Ray G.]

Aww.....:(

No Al Gore announcement.

[Kirblar]

Gotcha, I was thinking you were talking about some behind the scenes drama or something.

[Gib Ikswobel]

Exactly. It would have been like Halle Berry releasing Catwoman in the month before she won for Monster Ball.

But Catwoman is an American Movie Classic

[bartleby]

maybe it has more to do with Alan Arkin's 50 year journey from improv comedy to oscar winner, as opposed to eddie's 25 years.

Or it could have something to do with Eddie Murphy being an asshole.

[Andrew j]

That was good.

[sonnylarue]

Al Gore is a funny man

[bartleby]

Okay... That was hilarious.

[Ray G.]

Okay, that was one of the funniest things ever. :lol:

[Scotty]

See even Hollywood hates Al Gore..they played him off could of changed our country forever but they had to play him off. Bad Academy.

[Briomega]

That was funny.

[Freeway]

Or it could have something to do with Eddie Murphy being an asshole.

The Academy never really forgets anything, do they Bart?

[Georgie]

A+ for Gore.


...I wish he really did announce what the joke was...

[JMP]

I loved that

[sonnylarue]

Or it could have something to do with Eddie Murphy being an asshole.

come on mr movies, you have to admit Arkin has had a career of amazing acting performances, as compared to Murphy, asshole or not.

[bartleby]

The Academy never really forgets anything, do they Bart?

It's not like Eddie Murphy has stopped being an asshole.

[King of Mars]

Exactly. It would have been like Halle Berry releasing Catwoman in the month before she won for Monster Ball.Who cares? They're completely separate pieces of work.

God, the Oscars are a fuckin' joke.

[Ray G.]

come on mr movies, you have to admit Arkin has had a career of amazing acting performances, as compared to Murphy, asshole or not.

Yeah, the "lifetime achievement award" feeling may have had something to do with it. But I still think Eddie Murphy's poor relationship with the Academy and the general lack of support for Dreamgirls had more to do with it.

[Scotty]

And what is up with Jack, I know someone asked that already but he's all bald and stuff.

[bartleby]

come on mr movies, you have to admit Arkin has had a career of amazing acting performances, as compared to Murphy, asshole or not.

I'm not denying that. But that's not reason enough for someone to win. Otherwise, Peter O'Toole would be a shoe-in.

[John Drake]

oh, poor Ellen :(

[John Drake]

Cameron Diaz is looking...hot?

[bartleby]

Animated Film
HAPPY FEET

[Simps]

Hahaha that Monster House reaction was so great.

[Georgie]

Cameron Diaz is looking...hot?

Like always...

[Ray G.]

Wish it had been Cars, but a very good movie won.

[Simps]

See even Hollywood hates Al Gore..they played him off could of changed our country forever but they had to play him off. Bad Academy.
Please tell me you're kidding and you really did get the joke.

[Andrew j]

Academy Award Winning Screen Writer Ben Affleck!!!

[Scotty]

Animated Film
HAPPY FEET

Scotty's Predictions

3-5 (I went with Cars)

[bartleby]

I'm 6-2 with my predictions so far.

[Evan Wiener]

I have yet to see Monster House. I need to go rent that.

Oh, and Affleck should have been nominated for Holywoodland.

[JamesV]

Hey, I'd like to give a thanks to you guys. This is the first time in like 13 years that I haven't been able to watch the oscars and this thread is definitely filling that hole.

Thanks guys.

[David Aspmo]

I like how Tom Hanks just had to go ahead and acknowlege that the joke written for him was horrible.

.
David Aspmo

[Ray G.]

The fact that Thank you for Smoking was not nominated in this award is an absolute travesty.

[Evan Wiener]

I need to know where I can rent West Bank Story. That 3 second clip earlier made me laugh out loud.

[bartleby]

Adapted Screenplay
THE DEPARTED

[sonnylarue]

I'm not denying that. But that's not reason enough for someone to win. Otherwise, Peter O'Toole would be a shoe-in.

I agree , but there's also the fact that (unlike in O'Toole case) , with the lone exception of Jackie Earle Haley's role/film, Arkins WAS the best performance of the nominees.

PS If anything Baldwin or Martin sheen should've been there for the departed before Wahlberg.

[bartleby]

The fact that Thank you for Smoking was not nominated in this award is an absolute travesty.


It might be if the five movies nominated weren't just as strong.

[John Drake]

I'm
4-5 in my predictions

[Scotty]

Adapted Screenplay
THE DEPARTED

3-6 (I picked Borat, I thought there was going to be an upset)

[TheGibson]

I need to know where I can rent West Bank Story. That 3 second clip earlier made me laugh out loud.

Check your local 2nd run theaters. They're playing it mostly.

There's one near here that shows short nominees (cartoon, documentaries, etc...)

[Ray G.]

Good for the Departed. It's now primed to win the big three.

[Freeway]

3-6 (I picked Borat, I thought there was going to be an upset)

No.

I'm sorry, but Cohen's nomination WAS his award.

[John Drake]

3-6 (I picked Borat, I thought there was going to be an upset)

I'm winning :p

[bartleby]

I need to know where I can rent West Bank Story. That 3 second clip earlier made me laugh out loud.

It seems like last year, all of the short films got put online. Though I don't remember for sure, so I obviously wouldn't be able to tell you where to look.

[Scotty]

No.

I'm sorry, but Cohen's nomination WAS his award.

Yeah I agree but you know I was thinking again.

[bartleby]

Good for the Departed. It's now primed to win the big three.

A loss in the category would have be a strong sign that it's not going to win Best Picture, but the win doesn't really tell us much that we didn't already know.


On the other hand, I do think that the Arkin upset over Murphy shows just how strong the support for LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE is.

[Freeway]

Costume Design? Bah, they should've presented Supporting Actress.

[TheGibson]

Glenn Close is awesome.

[TheGibson]

Don't dig the costume people.

[bartleby]

Costume Design
MARIE ANTOINETTE

[Scotty]

Costume Design
MARIE ANTOINETTE

3-7 (I went with the Queen, I just picked the wrong country )

[bartleby]

Glenn Close is awesome.

You mean Meryl Streep?

[David Aspmo]

Don't dig the costume people.
The presenters were nice to look at, though.

Never realized Anne Hathaway was so fair-skinned.

.
David Aspmo

[Freeway]

So far I'm 5-5.

Correct: Adapted Screenplay, Art Direction, Make-Up, Sound Editing, Sound Mixing
Not: Supporting Actor, Animated Feature, Costume Design, Live Action Short, Animated Short

[bartleby]

7-3

[Colin Boylan]

Sherry Lansing!

[TheGibson]

TOM: I'd like to invite you to my place after the show for a little "meeting."

[TheGibson]

You mean Meryl Streep?



(Always get those two mixed up.)

[bartleby]

Cinematography
PAN'S LABYRINTH

[Freeway]

6-5

[John Drake]

5-6

[Evan Wiener]

Ellen told Stephen Speilberg to take a photo of her and Clint Eastwood for her myspace.

[bartleby]

Can't believe it wasn't Emmanuel Lubezki.

[Scotty]

Cinematography
PAN'S LABYRINTH

Scotty's Predictions

4-7

(woot got one right it's been awhile)

[sonnylarue]

this guy is so getting played off

(fucking jerks)

[Ray G.]

So, Pan's Labyrinth is almost certain to win at least four awards tonight. It'll be hard for any film to top that.

[Foolish Mortal]

I thought it was funny how Sherry Lansing was talking about scientists curing diseases while the "Commander and Chief" of Scientology was standing behind her. :lol:

Oh and Clint Eastwood was totally upstaging Ellen DeGeneres. http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/8182/biglaughdd7.gif (http://imageshack.us)

[sonnylarue]

gee really gkad we're making time for the mummenchines dancers, rather than hearing a winner's speech.

these telecasts always piss me off.

[bartleby]

Oh and Clint Eastwood was totally upstaging Ellen DeGeneres. http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/8182/biglaughdd7.gif (http://imageshack.us)



He is Clint fuckin' Eastwood. He upstages just about anybody just by being there.

[Ryan F]

So, Pan's Labyrinth is almost certain to win at least four awards tonight. It'll be hard for any film to top that.

Plus, I've got them to upset in Best Score.

I would love it if Pan's walked away with the most Oscars tonight.

[bartleby]

Now that canned banter was actually pretty funny.

[Foolish Mortal]

Well they can just quit now 'cause Robert Downey Jr. just had the best line of the night. :lol:

[Freeway]

Best joke ever.

[TheGibson]

Downey is the shit.

[Simps]

Well they can just quit now 'cause Robert Downey Jr. just had the best line of the night. :lol:
Fuck, what was it?

[bartleby]

Visual Effects
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN

[Freeway]

Pirates! Yeah! 7-5

[Evan Wiener]

It's Tony Stark at the Oscars! Robert Downey jr had the line of the night. Fucking awesome.

[bartleby]

Fuck, what was it?

Talking about visual effects... Seeing aliens, giant spiders, something someting. Or in other words, a typical night for me in the mid-Ninities.

[Taxman]

Visual Effects
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEANThere was nothing original they could have nominated?

[TheGibson]

Ken Watanabe is also the shit.

[sonnylarue]

I like the "factoids" they read after each win...

they remind me of baseball card facts that topps used to put at the top of the card, before listing a player's stats.

Mickey's enjoy's fishing in the off season

Micheal's parents wanted him to be a doctor....

[Scotty]

Visual Effects
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN

5-7

[bartleby]

There was nothing original they could have nominated?

The work on Bill Nighy's character alone is enough to justify them winning.

[Lil Josh]

Is it just me, or does Ellen look hot?? I think it's just me

[Freeway]

Is it just me, or does Ellen look hot?? I think it's just me

Have you been drinking?

[Foolish Mortal]

Is it just me, or does Ellen look hot?? I think it's just me
Welcome to the board, and yeah it's just you. :p

Although I did think Helen Mirren looked hot tonight for some reason. :)

[Taxman]

The work on Bill Nighy's character alone is enough to justify them winning.Still, if the best visual effects are coming out of a sequel and two 70's remakes, it's probably not a sign that Hollywood creativity is nearing its peak.

[bartleby]

I need Giuseppe Tornatore to make another movie that gets distribution in this country.

[Ray G.]

Still, if the best visual effects are coming out of a sequel and two 70's remakes, it's probably not a sign that Hollywood creativity is nearing its peak.

The effects were really 100% different from the ones in the first, though. It wasn't like they were reusing skeletal pirates this time.

But yeah, the nominees weren't exactly awe-inspiring.

[Scotty]

I love Cate Blanchette

[Freeway]

Holy Upset.

[sonnylarue]

ahh well...

[Scotty]

Holy Upset.

Wow! I thought this one was in the bag.

[En Sabah Poo]

Bulllllshiiiiiiit

[Freeway]

7-6.

[bartleby]

Foreign Film
THE LIVES OF OTHERS

[David Aspmo]

Woah, what the fuck happened there?

.
David Aspmo

[Ray G.]

What the fucking FUCK?

[Your Pal, Carl]

I figured after three wins Pan's couldn't lose Foreign language but I was wrong.

[JMP]

I......uh......what happened there?

[Scotty]

Foreign Film
THE LIVES OF OTHERS

Scotty's Predictions
5-8

[Taxman]

The effects were really 100% different from the ones in the first, though. It wasn't like they were reusing skeletal pirates this time.

But yeah, the nominees weren't exactly awe-inspiring.If by awe-inspiring you mean "able to keep the viewer awake" then I'll have to say that Poseidon failed to deliver.

[Ryan F]

Everyone says this film is amazing...

[Adrian B AWESOME]

So I haven't watched a second of the Oscars until just now.

I'm not watching anymore.

Another prime example that the "academy" has no fucking clue what it's doing.

[Adrian B AWESOME]

Everyone says this film is amazing...

It's no Pan's Labrynth...

[bartleby]

Bulllllshiiiiiiit


Actually, this is one of the few categories where you can't call bullshit. Academy members can't vote in this category unless they've actually seen all the nominees. LIVES OF OTHERS won because the people that saw it legitimately thought it was better than the other nominees.

[Your Pal, Carl]

It's really not surprising that Lives of others won. "Pan's" had all the hype but a lot of critics thought Lives of Others was better. So I'm not shocked it won.

[WillieLee]

That dude is married? :mistrust:

[Freeway]

No doubt there, Hudson wins.

[bartleby]

Actress in a Supporting Role
JENNIFER HUDSON

[Ray G.]

Aaaaaand an Oscar for American Idol. :lol:

[Scotty]

Actress in a Supporting Role
JENNIFER HUDSON

Scotty's Predictions
6-8

[John Drake]

Aaaaaand an Oscar for American Idol. :lol:

:surrend:

[Daniel K.]

Dammit. I wanted Abigail Breslin to win. Knew it wasn't going to happen, but still.

[David Aspmo]

She sure was lucky God hated the other nominees.

.
David Aspmo

[bartleby]

And from here on out, Jennifer Hudson becomes known primarily as the answer to a trivia question.

[Foolish Mortal]

Hahaha that Monster House reaction was so great.
They should've fucking won! :furious:

[Taxman]

I'm hearing all about this Pan thingy from The Lemming.

[Ryan F]

It's no Pan's Labrynth...

Did you see it?

[Foolish Mortal]

Good for Hudson. :)

[Freeway]

8-6.

[bartleby]

Good for Hudson. :)

She's lucky that Cate Blanchett won just two years ago. Otherwise, she might have had competition.

[bartleby]

Is Eva Green auditioning to be Tim Burton's next muse?

[Ray G.]

I'm hearing all about this Pan thingy from The Lemming.

He displeased?

We finally have something to agree on, then. :)

[bartleby]

Documentary Short
THE BLOOD OF YINGZHOU DISTRICT

[Freeway]

9-6.

[Taxman]

He displeased?

We finally have something to agree on, then. :)The Lemming's on a rampage.

[Taxman]

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