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60th annual Directors Guild of America Awards in Los Angeles

Gil Cates (L), producer of the Oscar telecast and his wife Dr. Judith Reichman attend the 60th annual Directors Guild of America Awards in Los Angeles on January 26, 2008.(UPI Photo/Jim Ruymen)

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