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Actresses Dame Judy Dench (L) and Ellen Burstyn arrive at the 73rd annual Academy Awards at the Shrine Auditorium March 25, 2001 in Los Angeles, California. Dench is nominated for Best Supporting
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TIFF on Twitter: "REQUIEM FOR A DREAM: 🎬 Featured 150 special effects 🎉 Had its North American premiere at TIFF in 2000 🏆 Earned @BurstynEllen an @TheAcademy Award nomination #TIFF20… https://t.co/eAb5nRghx1"
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Actress Ellen Burstyn accepts the Best Actress Spirit Award at the 15th annual Independent Spirit Awards show in Santa Monica, California, March 24, 2001. Burstyn won the award for her role in "
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