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"  Dakota Fanning is quite the overachiever. Aside from being your average sophomore at New York University, the 19-year-old actress is continually lauded for her silver screen success. Last night&amp;#039;s National Arts Awards in NYC bestowed Fanning with yet another honor: the Bell Family Foundation Young Artist Award. The 47th annual benefit, hosted by the Americans for the Arts organization, typically raises a cool $800,000 for nationwide cultural treasures and educational arts programs. The event was topped off with a performance by a YoungArts group and artwork by Will Cotton\u2014the creative force behind Katy Perry&amp;#039;s cotton candy Teenage Dream album cover. Dressed in a Vionnet confection, Fanning accepted her award, presented to those who&amp;#039;ve made career advancements at an early age. The actress is joining previous honorees Gabourey Sidibe and Rodarte&amp;#039;s Kate and Laura Mulleavy. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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