According to 86-year-old Hefner, he met with Peter Morgan earlier this week.

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Director Stephen Frears, Dame Helen and screenwriter Peter Morgan are all guaranteed nominations, while the film will take one of the best picture slots.

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It was recently announced that the 67-year-old star would revisit her Oscar-winning role as Queen Elizabeth II in writer Peter Morgan's new play The Audience.

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The recovery was "likely to be relatively short-lived as exports start to fall next year, " said Peter Morgan, chief economist at HSBC Securities in Tokyo.

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Written by Peter Morgan, who also wrote The Queen, The Audience examines the monarch's relationship with the Prime Ministers who served during her reign.

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Before the meeting, Peter Morgan, who was due to chair the session, said residents did not think that the 28-day consultation period gave them enough time to counter the proposals.

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Olly Morgan opened the scoring before Peter Buxton twice went over to claim his first try double for Gloucester.

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The documents say former Welsh secretary Peter Hain and ex-first minister Rhodri Morgan made representations to the Prime Minister to consider the Holtham Commission's findings.

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Peter Churchouse, Hong Kong-based managing director of investment bank Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Asia, reckons that after the Crisis, fund managers will threaten recalcitrant companies with "the ultimate weapon": withdrawing investment.

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