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LOS ANGELES, UNITED STATES: Italian director Roberto Benigni stands in his chair and celebrates after winning an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film for his movie "Life is Beautiful" during the 71st Academy Awards 21 March 1999 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion . (ELECTRONIC IMAGE) AFP PHOTO Timothy A. Clary (Photo credit should read TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty Images)

LOS ANGELES, UNITED STATES:  Italian director Roberto Benigni stands in his chair and celebrates after winning an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film for his movie "Life is Beautiful" during the 71st Academy Awards 21 March 1999 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion . (ELECTRONIC IMAGE)  AFP PHOTO    Timothy A. Clary (Photo credit should read TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty Images)