Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - magazini ye"Time" yakati kuti "kunyange zvazvo katuni yacho isingaiti kuti chimiro chitsva chakapfupika chisina chinhu chive chakajeka zvikuru, inobudisa mashoko ayo okushambadzira nechikomborero chinonyaradza chokuseka nokuseka kukuru. Sefirimu, The New Spirit ibasa rinobudirira zvikuru". Rakawedzera, norurimi runonyadzisa, kuti "Bachelor Duck akanyunyuta pamusoro pezvinhu zvakawanda, asi muhoro wake ($2,501) hausi chimwe chazvo. Kuzivisa kwaro rudo rwokuzvarwa narwo rwechokwadi rutivi rwake". Pa15th Academy Awards
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