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491:Best Sound
485:Nominated
470:Nominated
457:Nominated
434:Nominated
424:Nominated
391:Nominated
381:Nominated
334:Cinephilia
309:Production
296:Sam Newman
214:Melancholy
202:drama film
157:1995-07-14
58:Written by
1578:Psycho II
1570:Roadgames
1461:Babyteeth
1330:Sam Petty
1262:Nick Cave
1120:The Piano
1089:Phil Judd
1072:Dead Calm
939:Brian May
883:1975–2000
372:Best Film
351:Category
341:Accolades
181:Australia
117:Edited by
74:(play) by
1642:Visitors
1217:The Dish
986:Phar Lap
723:Archived
601:See also
354:Subject
265:as Edwin
210:Sorrento
186:Language
125:Music by
91:Starring
68:Based on
1562:Patrick
1554:Fantasm
1366:Jono Ma
1194:Bootmen
934:Mad Max
357:Result
189:English
178:Country
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981:(1982)
969:(1981)
953:(1980)
941:(1979)
929:(1978)
917:(1977)
902:(1975)
718:Signet
348:Award
1409:Tanna
1146:Shine
1131:Traps
1096:Dingo
1013:Rebel
808:9 May
776:(PDF)
769:(PDF)
1602:F/X2
1594:Link
1428:and
1421:Lion
1364:and
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1328:and
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1103:and
1039:and
1005:and
965:and
894:and
832:IMDb
810:2013
784:2010
748:2010
690:2010
663:2010
641:2010
551:Won
538:Won
449:Won
409:Won
401:Won
227:Cast
830:at
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