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France's Antoine Griezmann arrives on the green carpet prior during the The Best FIFA Football Awards 2016 ceremony held at the Swiss TV studio in Zurich, Switzerland, Monday, Jan. 9, 2017. (Walter Bieri/Keystone via AP)
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This Friday, Jan. 6, 2017, photo provided by Clark County Detention Center shows Terrance Davis. Police say Davis was returned in custody to Las Vegas following his arrest in December in Lakeland, Fla. Davis is due to face a judge in Las Vegas on murder and weapon charges in the killing of his girlfriend’s ex-boyfriend during what police had thought was a random shooting in an apartment complex parking lot. (Clark County Detention Center via AP)
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Maryland U.S. Attorney Rod Rosenstein announces the guilty pleas of former Prince George's County Councilman and Del. William Alberto Campos-Escobar on conspiracy and bribery charges during a news conference Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017, in Greenbelt, Maryland. Prosecutors said the 42-year-old Campos-Escobar, who goes by Campos, conspired to solicit and accept bribes in exchange for favorable actions. The FBI Baltimore's Assistant Special Agent in Charge Scott Hinckley stands at left. (AP Photo/Brian Witte)
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Calif., Gov. Jerry Brown, right, urges lawmakers to approve Rep. Xavier Becerra, D-Calf., left his nominee, for Attorney General, during a confirmation hearing before the Assembly Special Committee on the Office of the Attorney General, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017, in Sacramento, Calif. Becerra was nominated by Brown to fill the vacancy left by Kamala Harris who was elected to the U.S. Senate in November. By a 6-3 vote Becerra's nomination was approved.(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
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Rep. Xavier Becerra, D-Calif., makes an opening statement concerning his nomination for Attorney General, as Gov. Jerry Brown, right, looks on during a confirmation hearing before the Assembly Special Committee on the Office of the Attorney General, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017, in Sacramento, Calif. Becerra was nominated by Brown to fill the vacancy left by Kamala Harris who was elected to the U.S. Senate in November. By a 6-3 vote Becerra's nomination was approved.(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
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Gov. Jerry Brown, right, shakes hands with Rep. Xavier Becerra, D-Calif., Brown's nominee for Attorney General, during a confirmation hearing before the Assembly Special Committee on the Office of the Attorney General, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017, in Sacramento, Calif. Becerra was nominated by Brown to fill the vacancy left by Kamala Harris who was elected to the U.S. Senate in November. By a 6-3 vote Becerra's nomination was approved.(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
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Rep. Xavier Becerra, D-Calif., Gov. Jerry Brown's nominee for Attorney General, responds to a lawmakers question during during his confirmation hearing before the Assembly Special Committee on the Office of the Attorney General, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017, in Sacramento, Calif. Becerra was nominated by Brown to fill the vacancy left by Kamala Harris who was elected to the U.S. Senate in November. By a 6-3 vote Becerra's nomination was approved.(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
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U.S. Rep. Xavier Becerra, D-Calif., left, laughs as at comment by Gov. Jerry Brown during his confirmation hearing for Attorney General before the Assembly Special Committee on the Office of the Attorney General, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017, in Sacramento, Calif. Becerra was nominated by Brown to fill the vacancy left by Kamala Harris who was elected to the U.S. Senate in November. By a 6-3 vote Becerra's nomination was approved.(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
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President Barack Obama greets members of Air Force One crew before boarding the plane with first lady Michelle Obama, left, at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017. Obama is traveling to Chicago to give his presidential farewell address, continuing a tradition established by the nation's first president more than two centuries ago. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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Courtney Gelinas, left, is hugged by her mother Kim Lariviere, center, after being reunited with her stuffed bear Rufus, at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Gelinas, of Windsor, Ontario, Canada, was traveling home with her family after a Caribbean cruise. They became separated from their belongings as they fled during last week's shooting at the airport in which five people were killed. At right is Kim's sister Kacie Galinas. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
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Vice President Joe Biden gestures while speaking at a ceremony honoring 15 Detroit entrepreneurs, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
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Miguel Deniz looks up at a hillside above a slide that blocked Highway 1, just south of Fernwood in Big Sur on Monday, Jan. 9, 2017, after a storm passed through Monterey County. (David Royal/The Monterey County Herald via AP)
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FILE - In this Jan. 9, 2017 file photo, President-elect Donald Trump talks with reporters at Trump Tower in New York. As a businessman, Trump has kept the courts busy. That is not likely to end when he enters the Oval Office, creating an unusual and potentially looming problem for a sitting president. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
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Leonardo DiCaprio, What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993) directed by Lasse Hallström and starring Johnny Depp, Juliette Lewis, Darlene Cates and Leonardo DiCaprio. The film follows 24-year-old Gilbert (Depp), a grocery store clerk caring for his morbidly obese mother and mentally impaired younger brother in a sleepy Midwestern town. Peter Hedges wrote the screenplay, adapted from his 1991 novel of the same name. The film was well-received; DiCaprio received his first Academy Award nomination for his role, the Best Supporting Actor Oscar went to Tommy Lee Jones for the The Fugitive.
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Dustin Hoffman,Tootsie (1982) tells the story of a talented but volatile actor whose reputation for being difficult forces him to adopt a new identity as a woman to land a job. The movie stars Dustin Hoffman, with a supporting cast that includes Bill Murray, Jessica Lange, Teri Garr, Dabney Coleman, Charles Durning, Geena Davis (in her acting debut), Doris Belack and producer/director Sydney Pollack. In 1998, the Library of Congress deemed the film "culturally significant" and selected it for preservation in the National Film Registry Hoffman earned a nomination for Best Actor but the award went to Ben Kingsley for Gandhi.
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Christian Bale, The Machinist (2004) directed by Brad Anderson and written by Scott Kosar. The film stars Christian Bale and features Jennifer Jason Leigh, John Sharian, Aitana Sánchez-Gijón, and Michael Ironside in supporting roles. The film is about Trevor Reznik (Bale), a machinist whose insomnia and psychological problems lead to a serious workplace accident involving a co-worker (Ironside). After Reznik is fired, he goes into a downward spiral of paranoia and delusion. Bale was not nominated for an Oscar, the Best Actor Award went to Jaime Foxx for Ray
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Leonardo DiCaprio, The Aviator (2004) American biographical drama film directed by Martin Scorsese, written by John Logan. It stars Leonardo DiCaprio as Howard Hughes, Cate Blanchett as Katharine Hepburn and Kate Beckinsale as Ava Gardner. The supporting cast features Ian Holm, John C. Reilly, Alec Baldwin, Jude Law as Errol Flynn, Gwen Stefani as Jean Harlow, Kelli Garner as Faith Domergue, Willem Dafoe, Alan Alda, and Edward Herrmann. Based on the 1993 non-fiction book Howard Hughes: The Secret Life by Charles Higham, the film depicts the life of Howard Hughes, an aviation pioneer and director of Hell's Angels. The film portrays his life from 19271947 during which time Hughes became a successful film producer and an aviation magnate while simultaneously growing more unstable due to severe obsessivecompulsive disorder. The film was nominated for 11 Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, Best Actor in a Leading Role for DiCaprio. The Best Actor Oscar was awarded to Jamie Foxx for Ray
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The Shining (1980) produced and directed by Stanley Kubrick, co-written with novelist Diane Johnson, and starring Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Danny Lloyd, and Scatman Crothers. The film is based on Stephen King's 1977 novel The Shining. Although contemporary responses from critics were mixed, assessment became more favorable in following decades, and it is now widely regarded as one of the greatest horror films ever made. The Oscar for best actor was awarded Dustin Hoffman for Kramer vs. Kramer, Jack Nicholson did not recieve a nomination
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Robert, De Niro, Taxi Driver (1976) directed by Martin Scorsese and written by Paul Schrader. Set in New York City following the Vietnam War, the film stars Robert De Niro, and features Jodie Foster, Harvey Keitel, Cybill Shepherd, Peter Boyle, and Albert Brooks. The film is regularly cited by critics, film directors, and audiences alike as one of the greatest films of all time. De Niro was nominated for best actor but lost the Oscar to Peter Finch for the Network
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Sally Field, Steel Magnolias (1989) directed by Herbert Ross. It is the film adaptation of Robert Harling's 1987 play of the same name. The play and film are about the bond a group of women share in a small-town southern community, and how they cope with the death of one of their own. This film truly emphasizes the importance of female friendships, and has remained a classic since its release. Sally Field did not receive a nomination for her performance. Brenda Fricker, My Left Foot won for Best Supporting Actress
