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"The fashion world has no shortage of awards, and come to think of it, neither does the world of film. But the Gucci Group Award, presented annually to an artist who's made a contribution to film, celebrates both domains, so we're naturally in favor. The nominees for the 2009 award were announced this week: aerial photographer Yann Arthus-Bertrand; Playboy writer-at-large Mark Boal, whose investigative reporting became the basis for In the Valley of Elah and The Hurt Locker; Iranian photographer and filmmaker Shirin Neshat; and video artist Pipilotti Rist, whose recent MoMA installation earned her rave reviews. The winner will be announced at this year's Venice Film Festival, where he or she will go on to join a winner's circle we might say deserves an award of its own: People You'd Most Like at Your Party. Since its inception in 2006, the Gucci award has gone to Nick Cave, Julian Schnabel, and British video artist Steve McQueen. No word on whether it comes with a Gucci discount."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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