. The top ten of
| Month
| Day
| Event |
| January
| 7
| Due to the 2007-2008 Writers Guild of America Strike, NBC and the Hollywood Foreign Press Association scrap plans to hold its 65th Golden Globe Awards ceremony and instead hold a press conference announcing the winners |
| 13
| The 65th Golden Globe Awards winners were announced: Drama
Musical or Comedy |
| 16
| The 61st BAFTA Awards nominations were announced with Atonement the leading film with 14 nominations closely followed by No Country for Old Men and There Will Be Blood, both with 7 nominations |
| 17 - 27
| The 26th Sundance Film Festival is opened with the world premiere of Martin McDonagh's In Bruges and screens over 120 films. The Grand Jury and Audience Award prizes are awarded to Frozen River and The Wackness respectively. The festival is closed by the world premiere of Bernard Shakey's CSNY Déjà Vu |
| 22
| The 80th Academy Awards nominations were announced with No Country for Old Men and There Will Be Blood the leading films with 8 nominations each, closely followed by Atonement and Michael Clayton, both with 7
The Oscar nominated actor Heath Ledger, 28, is found dead at his home in Manhattan, New York City, from an accidental prescription pills overdose
|
| 23 - 3
| The 37th Rotterdam International Film Festival is opened with the world premiere of Lucía Cedrón’s narrative feature-film debut Lamb of God. |
| 26
| The 60th Directors Guild of America Award dinner is held in the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza, Los Angeles. The Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film prize is awarded to Joel and Ethan Coen |
| 27
| The 14th Screen Actors Guild Awards ceremony is held in the Shrine Exposition Center, Los Angeles. Major winners announced include: |
| February
| 7 - 17
| The 58th Berlin International Film Festival is opened with the world premiere of Martin Scorsese's Shine A Light and screens over 350 films. The Golden Bear prize is awarded to The Elite Squad. The Silver Bear prizes are awarded to Paul Thomas Anderson, Best Director, Reza Naji, Best Actor and Sally Hawkins, Best Actress. The festival is closed by the international premiere of Michel Gondry's Be Kind Rewind |
| 8
| The 35th Annie Awards ceremony is held in the UCLA's Royce Hall, Los Angeles. The Best Animated Feature prize is awarded to Ratatouille |
| 9
| The 60th Writers Guild of America Awards are announced in a brief statement. The Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Original Screenplay prizes are awarded to Joel and Ethan Coen (No Country for Old Men) and Diablo Cody (Juno), respectively |
| 10
| The 61st BAFTA Awards ceremony is held in the Royal Opera House, London. Sir Anthony Hopkins is honoured with the Academy Fellowship. Major winners include: |
| 12
| The members of the WGA agree a three-year deal with the AMPTP and vote to end the 3-month 2007-2008 Writers Guild of America Strike |
| 23
| The 28th Golden Raspberry Awards ceremony is held in Santa Monica, California. The Worst Picture award is given to I Know Who Killed Me. The Worst Actor and Worst Actress awards are given to Eddie Murphy and Lindsay Lohan, respectively
The 23rd Independent Spirit Awards ceremony is broadcast. The Best Film award is given to Juno. The Best Actor and Best Actress awards are given to Philip Seymour Hoffman and Ellen Page respectively
|
| 24
| The 80th Academy Awards ceremony is held in the Kodak Theater, Hollywood. Major winners include: |
| March
| 3
| 28th Genie Awards |
| 13 - 21
| 7th Tiburon International Film Festival |
| April
| 4 - 13
| 10th Sarasota Film Festival |
| 23 - 4
| 7th Tribeca Film Festival |
| 24 - 8
| 51st San Francisco International Film Festival |
| May
| ? - ?
| 8th Silver Lake Film Festival |
| 14 - 25
| Entre les murs wins the Palme d'Or while Gomorra receives the Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival. |
| 22 - 15
| 34th Seattle International Film Festival |
| 26
| Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull earns $126 million in the United States and Canada, becoming the highest grossing debut of 2008 an the second highest for a Memorial Day weekend debut behind Pirates of the Carribean: At Worlds End. |
| June
| 1
| 17th MTV Movie Awards -----
A massive fire destroys portions of facilities at Universal Studios in Universal City near Los Angeles, California.
|
| 14 - 22
| 11th Shanghai International Film Festival |
| 18
| Iron Man becomes the first movie of 2008 to earn $300 million in the United States and Canada. |
| 18 - 29
| 62nd Edinburgh International Film Festival |
| August
| 6 - 16
| 61st Locarno International Film Festival |
| 21 - 1
| 32nd Montreal World Film Festival |
| 27 - 6
| 65th Venice International Film Festival |
| September
| 4 - 13
| 33rd Toronto International Film Festival |
| 18 - 27
| 56th San Sebastián International Film Festival |
| October
| 1 - 12
| 16th Raindance Film Festival |
| 15 - 30
| 52nd London Film Festival |
| 18 - 26
| 21st Tokyo International Film Festival |
| November
| 18 - 28
| 32nd Cairo International Film Festival |
| December
| 4 - 14
| 23rd Mar del Plata International Film Festival |
‡ Films that achieved wide-release status after initial release
| Opening
| Title
| Studio
| Cast & Crew |
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| 2
| L
| The Killing of John Lennon
| IFC Films
| Jonas Ball, Robert Kirk, Richard Sherman
|
| 4
| W
| One Missed Call
| Warner Bros. Pictures
| Shannyn Sossamon, Edward Burns, Ana Talancón, Azura Skye, Ray Wise
|
| 11
| W
| First Sunday
| Sony (Screen Gems)
| Ice Cube, Katt Williams, Tracy Morgan, Loretta Devine, Michael Beach, Keith David, Regina Hall, Mal Williams, Chi McBride
|
| In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale
| Freestyle Releasing
| Jason Statham, Leelee Sobieski, Ron Perlman, John Rhys-Davies, Claire Forlani, Matt Lillard, Kristanna Loken, Tania Saulnier, Brian White, Ray Liotta, Burt Reynolds
|
| The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything: A VeggieTales Movie
| Universal Pictures
| Mike Nawrocki, Phil Vischer, Cam Clarke, Yuri Lowenthal
|
| 18
| W
| 27 Dresses
| 20th Century Fox
| Katherine Heigl, James Marsden, Malin Åkerman, Judy Greer, Ed Burns
|
| Cloverfield
| Paramount Pictures
| Michael Stahl-David, Mike Vogel, Odette Yustman, Lizzy Caplan, Jessica Lucas
|
| Mad Money
| Yari Film Group
| Diane Keaton, Queen Latifah, Katie Holmes, Ted Danson, Stephen Root, Christopher McDonald, Roger Cross
|
| L
| Cassandra's Dream
| MGM (Weinstein)
| Hayley Atwell, Colin Farrell, Sally Hawkins, Ewan McGregor, Tom Wilkinson
|
| Day Zero
| First Look Pictures
| Elijah Wood, Chris Klein, Jon Bernthal, Ginnifer Goodwin, Elisabeth Moss, Ally Sheedy, Sofia Vassilieva
|
| Teeth
| Roadside Attractions
| Jess Weixler, John Hensley, Josh Pais, Hale Appleman
|
| 23
| L
| U2 3D ‡
| National Geographic Entertainment
| Bono, Adam Clayton, The Edge, Larry Mullen Jr.
|
| 25
| W
| How She Move
| Paramount Vantage
| Kevin Duhaney, Shawn Desman, Dan Morrison, Kardinal Offishall, Djanet Sears, Mya
|
| Meet the Spartans
| 20th Century Fox
| Sean Maguire, Ken Davitian, Carmen Electra, Kevin Sorbo, Jareb Dauplaise, Travis Van Winkle, Diedrich Bader
|
| Rambo
| Lions Gate Films
| Sylvester Stallone, Julie Benz, Paul Schulze, Matthew Marsden, Graham McTavish, Ken Howard, Jake La Botz
|
| Untraceable
| Sony (Screen Gems)
| Diane Lane, Colin Hanks, Billy Burke, Joseph Cross, Mary Beth Hurt
|
| L
| 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days
| IFC Films
| Anamaria Marinca
|
| The Air I Breathe
| THINKFilm
| Sarah Michelle Gellar, Kevin Bacon, Brendan Fraser, Forest Whitaker, Andy Garcia, Emile Hirsch, Julie Delpy
|
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| 1
| W
| Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert
| Walt Disney Pictures
| Miley Cyrus, Jonas Brothers, Kenny Ortega, Billy Ray Cyrus
|
| Over Her Dead Body
| New Line Cinema
| Eva Longoria Parker, Paul Rudd, Lake Bell, Lindsay Sloane, Jason Biggs
|
| Strange Wilderness
| Paramount Pictures
| Steve Zahn, Allen Covert, Jonah Hill, Kevin Heffernan, Ashley Scott, Peter Dante, Harry Hamlin, Robert Patrick, Joe Don Baker, Justin Long, Jeff Garlin, Ernest Borgnine
|
| The Eye
| Lions Gate Films
| Jessica Alba, Alessandro Nivola, Parker Posey, Rade Serbedzija
|
| L
| Caramel
| Roadside Attractions
| Nadine Labaki
|
| 8
| W
| Fool's Gold
| Warner Bros. Pictures
| Kate Hudson, Matthew McConaughey, Donald Sutherland, Tiffany Grant
|
| Welcome Home, Roscoe Jenkins
| Universal Pictures
| Martin Lawrence, Margaret Avery, Joy Bryant, Louis C.K., Michael Clarke Duncan, Mike Epps, Mo'Nique, Nicole Ari Parker, Cedric the Entertainer, James Earl Jones |
| L
| How to Rob a Bank
| IFC Films
| Nick Stahl, Erika Christensen
|
| In Bruges
| Universal (Focus Features)
| Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Ralph Fiennes, Clémence Poésy
|
| Shrooms
| Magnolia Pictures
| Lindsey Haun, Jack Huston, Max Kasch, Alice Greczyn
|
| The Band's Visit
| Sony Pictures Classics
| Ronit Elkabetz
|
| The Hottie and the Nottie
| Regent Releasing
| Paris Hilton, Joel David Moore, Christine Lakin
|
| 14
| W
| Definitely, Maybe
| Universal Pictures
| Ryan Reynolds, Isla Fisher, Derek Luke, Abigail Breslin, Elizabeth Banks, Rachel Weisz
|
| Jumper
| 20th Century Fox
| Hayden Christensen, Samuel L. Jackson, Rachel Bilson, Jamie Bell
|
| Step Up 2 the Streets
| Touchstone Pictures
| Robert Hoffman, Briana Evigan, Channing Tatum, Cassie
|
| The Spiderwick Chronicles
| Paramount Pictures
| Freddie Highmore, Mary-Louise Parker, Nick Nolte, Joan Plowright, David Strathairn
|
| 15
| L
| Diary of the Dead
| MGM (Weinstein)
| Joshua Close, Michelle Morgan, Joe Dinicol, Scott Wentworth
|
| 22
| W
| Be Kind Rewind
| New Line Cinema
| Jack Black, Mos Def, Danny Glover, Mia Farrow, Melonie Diaz
|
| Charlie Bartlett
| MGM
| Robert Downey, Jr., Hope Davis, Anton Yelchin, Kat Dennings
|
| Vantage Point
| Sony (Columbia Pictures)
| Dennis Quaid, Matthew Fox, Forest Whitaker, Sigourney Weaver, William Hurt
|
| Witless Protection
| Lions Gate Films
| Larry the Cable Guy, Ivana Milicevic, Peter Stormare, Eric Roberts, Jenny McCarthy
|
| L
| The Counterfeiters
| Sony Pictures Classics
| Karl Markovics, August Diehl, Dolores Chaplin
|
| The Signal
| Magnolia Pictures
| AJ Bowen, Chad McKnight
|
| 29
| W
| Penelope
| Summit Entertainment
| Christina Ricci, James McAvoy, Catherine O'Hara, Reese Witherspoon, Richard E. Grant
|
| Semi-Pro
| New Line Cinema
| Will Ferrell, Woody Harrelson, Andre Benjamin, Maura Tierney, Will Arnett, David Koechner
|
| The Other Boleyn Girl
| Sony (Columbia Pictures)
| Natalie Portman, Scarlet Johannson, Eric Bana, Jim Sturgess, Kristin Scott Thomas
|
| L
| City of Men
| Buena Vista
(Miramax Films)
| Darlan Cunha, Douglas Silva
|
| Chicago 10
| Roadside Attractions
| voices of Hank Azaria, Dylan Baker, David Dellinger
|
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| 7
| W
| 10,000 BC
| Warner Bros. Pictures
| Steven Strait, Camilla Belle, Cliff Curtis
|
| College Road Trip
| Walt Disney Pictures
| Raven-Symoné, Martin Lawrence, Brenda Song, Donny Osmond
|
| The Bank Job
| Lions Gate Films
| Jason Statham, Saffron Burrows
|
| L
| CJ7
| Sony Pictures Classics
| Stephen Chow,
|
| Married Life
| Sony Pictures Classics
| Pierce Brosnan, Chris Cooper, Patricia Clarkson, Rachel McAdams, David Wenham
|
| Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
| Universal (Focus Features)
| Frances McDormand, Amy Adams, Shirley Henderson
|
| Paranoid Park
| IFC Films
| Gabe Nevins, Taylor Momsen, Scott Patrick Green
|
| Snow Angels
| Warner Independent
| Kate Beckinsale, Sam Rockwell, Amy Sedaris
|
| 14
| W
| Horton Hears a Who!
| Universal Studios
| Jim Carrey, Steve Carell, Carol Burnett, Seth Rogen, Josh Flitter, Jesse McCartney, Amy Poehler, Isla Fisher, Will Arnett, Dan Fogler, Jamie Pressly, Jonah Hill, Laura Ortiz, Joey King
|
| Doomsday
| Universal Studios
| Malcom McDowell, Bob Hoskins, Rhona Mitra, Neil Marshall
|
| Never Back Down
| Summit Entertainment
| Sean Faris, Amber Heard, Djimon Hounsou, Cam Gigandet, Evan Peters
|
| L
| Funny Games
| Warner Independent
| Naomi Watts, Tim Roth, Brady Corbet, Siobhan Fallon, Devon Gearhart, Michael Pitt |
| Sleepwalking
| Overture Films
| Nick Stahl, AnnaSophia Robb, Charlize Theron, Dennis Hopper, Woody Harrelson
|
| 21
| W
| Drillbit Taylor
| Paramount Pictures
| Owen Wilson, Troy Gentile, Nate Hartley, David Dorfman, Alex Frost, Josh Peck
|
| Meet the Browns
| Lions Gate Films
| Tyler Perry, Angela Bassett, Sofia Vergara, David Mann, Tamela Mann
|
| Shutter
| 20th Century Fox
| Joshua Jackson, Rachael Taylor
|
| 28
| W
| 21
| Sony (Columbia Pictures)
| Jim Sturgess, Kate Bosworth, Kevin Spacey, Laurence Fishburne
|
| Run, Fat Boy, Run
| Material Entertainment
| Simon Pegg, Thandie Newton, Dylan Moran, Hank Azaria
|
| Stop-Loss
| Paramount Pictures
| Ryan Phillippe, Channing Tatum, Abbie Cornish, Joseph Gordon-Levitt
|
| Superhero Movie
| Dimension Films
| Drake Bell, Sara Paxton, Leslie Nielsen, Kevin Hart, Christopher McDonald
|
‡ Films that achieved wide-release status after initial release
| Opening
| Title
| Studio
| Cast & Crew |
APR
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| 4
| W
| Leatherheads
| Universal Pictures
| George Clooney, Renée Zellweger, John Krasinski
|
| Nim's Island
| 20th Century Fox
| Abigail Breslin, Jodie Foster, Gerard Butler
|
| The Ruins
| DreamWorks
| Jonathan Tucker, Jena Malone, Shawn Ashmore, Laura Ramsey, Joe Anderson
|
| L
| Shine a Light
| Paramount Vantage
| Martin Scorsese, The Rolling Stones, Buddy Guy, Jack White, Christina Aguilera
|
| My Blueberry Nights
| Weinstein Company
| Jude Law, Norah Jones, Rachel Weisz, Natalie Portman, David Strathairn
|
| 8
| W
| Day of the Dead
| Millennium Films
| Ving Rhames, Mena Suvari, Nick Cannon, Christa Campbell, Michael Welch, AnnaLynne McCord, Stark Sands, Matt Rippy, Ian McNeice, Linda Marlowe
|
| 11
| W
| Prom Night
| Sony (Screen Gems)
| Brittany Snow, Scott Porter, Jonathan Schaech, Idris Elba
|
| Smart People
| Miramax Films
| Dennis Quaid, Sarah Jessica Parker, Thomas Haden Church, Ellen Page
|
| Street Kings
| Fox Searchlight
| Keanu Reeves, Forest Whitaker, Hugh Laurie, Chris Evans, Naomie Harris
|
| L
| Never Forever
| Arts Alliance America
| Vera Farmiga |
| Chaos Theory
| Warner Independent Pictures
| Ryan Reynolds, Emily Mortimer, Stuart Townsend, Sarah Chalke |
| 18
| W
| 88 Minutes
| Sony (Columbia Pictures)
| Al Pacino, Alicia Witt, Benjamin McKenzie, Leelee Sobieski, Deborah Kara Unger, Amy Brenneman, Neal McDonough
|
| The Forbidden Kingdom
| Lionsgate
| Jet Li, Jackie Chan, Michael Angarano
|
| Forgetting Sarah Marshall
| Universal Pictures
| Jason Segel, Kristen Bell, Mila Kunis, Russell Brand
|
| L
| Kiss the Bride
| Regent Releasing
| Tori Spelling
|
| Pathology
| Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
| Milo Ventimiglia, Alyssa Milano, Rutger Hauer, Lauren Lee Smith, Johnny Whitworth
|
| Where in the World is Osama Bin Laden?
| The Weinstein Company
| Morgan Spurlock
|
| Anamorph
| IFC
| Willem Dafoe, Scott Speedman, Peter Stormare, Clea DuVall |
| The Life Before Her Eyes
| Magnolia Pictures
| Uma Thurman, Evan Rachel Wood |
| 25
| W
| Baby Mama
| Universal
| Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Greg Kinnear
|
| Deception
| 20th Century Fox
| Ewan McGregor, Hugh Jackman, Michelle Williams, Maggie Q
|
| Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay
| Warner Bros. Pictures (New Line Cinema)
| Kal Penn, John Cho, Rob Corddry, Paula Garces, Neil Patrick Harris
|
| L
| Deal
| Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
| Bret Harrison, Burt Reynolds, Shannon Elizabeth
|
| A Plumm Summer
| Freestyle Releasing
| William Baldwin, Henry Winkler, Brenda Strong
|
| Rogue
| Dimension Films
| Radha Mitchell, Michael Vartan, Sam Worthington
|
| Then She Found Me
| ThinkFilm
| Helen Hunt, Colin Firth, Bette Midler, Matthew Broderick
|
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| 2
| W
| Iron Man
| Paramount Pictures (Marvel Studios)
| Robert Downey, Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Terrence Howard, Jeff Bridges
|
| Made of Honor
| Sony (Columbia Pictures)
| Michelle Monaghan, Patrick Dempsey
|
| L
| Mister Lonely
| IFC
| Diego Luna, Samantha Morton, Werner Herzog
|
| Redbelt ‡
| Sony Classics
| Chiwetel Ejiofor, Emily Mortimer, Tim Allen, Alice Braga
|
| Fugitive Pieces
| Samuel Goldwyn
| Stephen Dillane, Rosamund Pike, Rade Serbedzija, Ayelet Zurer
|
| 9
| W
| Speed Racer
| Warner Bros. Pictures
| Emile Hirsch, John Goodman, Susan Sarandon, Christina Ricci, Matthew Fox
|
| What Happens in Vegas...
| 20th Century Fox
| Ashton Kutcher, Cameron Diaz
|
| L
| The Fall
| Roadside Attractions
| Lee Pace, Justine Waddell |
| 16
| W
| The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
| Walt Disney Pictures
| Georgie Henley, William Moseley, Skandar Keynes, Anna Popplewell, Ben Barnes
|
| 22
| Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
| Paramount Pictures
| Harrison Ford, Shia LaBeouf, Cate Blanchett, Karen Allen, Ray Winstone, John Hurt
|
| 23
| L
| Postal
| Freestyle Releasing
| Zack Ward, Dave Foley, Jackie Tohn, Ralf Moeller, J.K. Simmons, Michael Paré, Verne Troyer, Chris Spencer, Rick Hoffman, David Huddleston, Seymour Cassel
|
| The Children of Huang Shi
| Sony Classics
| Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, Radha Mitchell, Michelle Yeoh, Chow Yun-Fat, David Wenham |
| War, Inc.
| First Look Pictures
| John Cusack, Hilary Duff, Marisa Tomei
|
| 30
| W
| Sex and the City
| Warner Bros. Pictures (New Line Cinema)
| Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis, Cynthia Nixon, Chris Noth, Mario Cantone, Jennifer Hudson
|
| The Strangers
| Rogue Pictures
| Liv Tyler, Scott Speedman |
| L
| Savage Grace
| IFC
| Julianne Moore, Stephen Dillane, Eddie Redmayne, Hugh Dancy, Elena Anaya |
| Stuck
| ThinkFilm
| Mena Suvari, Stephen Rea |
J
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E
| 6
| W
| Kung Fu Panda
| Paramount (DreamWorks)
| voices of Jack Black, Dustin Hoffman, Jackie Chan, Angelina Jolie, Lucy Liu, Ian McShane, David Cross, Seth Rogen, Michael Clarke Duncan, James Hong, Dan Fogler, Randall Duk Kim
|
| You Don't Mess with the Zohan
| Sony Pictures (Columbia Pictures)
| Adam Sandler, John Turturro, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Nick Swardson |
| L
| And When Did You Last See Your Father?
| Sony Classics
| Colin Firth, Jim Broadbent, Juliet Stevenson |
| The Promotion
| Dimension Films
| John C. Reilly, Sean William Scott, Gil Bellows |
| The Mother of Tears
| Mitropoulos Films
| Asia Argento, Udo Kier, Daria Nicolodi, Moran Atias, Coralina Cataldi-Tassoni |
| 13
| W
| The Happening
| 20th Century Fox
| Mark Wahlberg, Zooey Deschanel |
| The Incredible Hulk
| Universal Pictures (Marvel Studios)
| Edward Norton, Liv Tyler, Tim Roth, William Hurt
|
| L
| Quid Pro Quo
| Magnolia Pictures
| Vera Farmiga, Nick Stahl |
| My Winnipeg
| IFC
| Ann Savage, Darcy Fehr |
| 20
| W
| Get Smart
| Warner Bros.
| Steve Carell, Anne Hathaway, Alan Arkin, Ken Davitian, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Terence Stamp, David Koechner, Terry Crews, Masi Oka, Nate Torrence, Dalip Singh |
| The Love Guru
| Paramount Pictures
| Mike Myers, Jessica Alba, Justin Timberlake, Ben Kingsley, John Oliver, Verne Troyer, Romany Malco, Meagan Good, Telma Hopkins |
| L
| Kit Kittredge: An American Girl ‡
| Picturehouse
| Abigail Breslin, Chris O'Donnell, Julia Ormond, Joan Cusack, Stanley Tucci |
| 27
| W
| WALL-E
| Walt Disney Pictures (Pixar Animation Studios)
| voices of Ben Burtt (sound designer), Elissa Knight, Sigourney Weaver, Jeff Garlin, Fred Willard, |
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