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6th Annual 2008 NOMINEE GIFT BAG FOLLOW-UP PACKET Recipient List WHO WENT HOME WITH YOUR GIFT: BEST ACTOR: BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: BEST DIRECTOR: George Clooney Casey Affleck Jason Reitman Johnny Depp Philip Seymour Hoffman Paul Thomas Anderson Tommy Lee Jones Hal Holbrook Julian Schnabel Viggo Mortensen Tom Wilkinson Tony Gilroy BEST ACTRESS: BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: HOST: * Cate Blanchett Ruby Dee Jon Stewart Julie Christie Saoirse Ronan * Marion Cotillard Amy Ryan Ellen Page * Cate Blanchett Laura Linney * Cate Blanchett lost in both Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress categories. Rather than giving Ms. Blanchett two gifts bags, we have chosen to also gift Best Actress winner Marion Cotillard. Gift Bag Photo Photo Taken: February 14, 2008 Signature Enclosure Inclusion Deadline: February 20, 2008 Front of Enclosure Inside of Enclosure Boulevard Magazine March/April 2008 Circulation 100,000 Country Weekly March 24, 2008 Circulation 446,129 CybeleSays.com March 19, 2008 Visitors Per Day 1,000 EntertainmentToday.net (PG.1) February 28, 2008 Visitors Per Month 100,000 EntertainmentToday.net (PG.2) February 28, 2008 Visitors Per Month 100,000 FimMarketing.com February 25, 2008 HollywoodToday.com February 23, 2008 Visitors Per Month 16,722 LAsThePlace.com February 18, 2008 Visitors Per Month 180,000 MomLogic.com February 25, 2008 SplashMagazinesWorldwide.com (PG. 1) March 7, 2008 Visitors Per Month 202,386 SplashMagazinesWorldwide.com (PG. 2) March 7, 2008 Visitors Per Month 202,386 SplashMagazinesWorldwide.com (PG. 3) March 7, 2008 Visitors Per Month 202,386 SplashMagazinesWorldwide.com (PG. 4) March 7, 2008 Visitors Per Month 202,386 SplashMagazinesWorldwide.com (PG. 5) March 7, 2008 Visitors Per Month 202,386 SplashMagazinesWorldwide.com (PG. 6) March 7, 2008 Visitors Per Month 202,386 SplashMagazinesWorldwide.com (PG. 7) March 7, 2008 Visitors Per Month 202,386 SplashMagazinesWorldwide.com (PG. 8) March 7, 2008 Visitors Per Month 202,386 SplashMagazinesWorldwide.com (PG. 9) March 7, 2008 Visitors Per Month 202,386 SplashMagazinesWorldwide.com (PG. 10) March 7, 2008 Visitors Per Month 202,386 SplashMagazinesWorldwide.com (PG. 11) March 7, 2008 Visitors Per Month 202,386 SplashMagazinesWorldwide.com (PG. 12) March 7, 2008 Visitors Per Month 202,386 SplashMagazinesWorldwide.com (PG. 13) March 7, 2008 Visitors Per Month 202,386 Thank you for your participation. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact your sales representative. Circulations and Visitors Per Month came from Cision.com. There are a few pending press pieces (including Life & Style and the National Enquirer) that will be sent to applicable clients under separate cover once the articles run..

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