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Jimmy Kimmel hosts the 2017 Academy Awards, airing at 7 p.m. tonight on ABC. Given Georgia's booming film industry, we're naturally on the lookout for local ties among the winners.
NEW: Our interview with Mahershala Ali, the first Oscar winner of the night
The AJC's Oscar Party team got some inside intel:
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Credit: Jennifer Brett
Credit: Jennifer Brett
PHOTOS: Check out Tom Hanks and Clint Eastwood hanging out at the Meehan's in downtown Atlanta
PAST COVERAGE: Our interview with Mahershala Ali
Credit: Jennifer Brett
Credit: Jennifer Brett
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