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Matei Horvath/FilmMagic/Getty Images Tig Notaro, 54 The actress and stand-up comedian, a first-time nominee as a producer for the best documentary feature, Come See Me in the Good Light , about her longtime friend, poet Andrea Gibsons terminal cancer, went old-school in a classic tuxedo with a white bow tie and jacket, paired with black pants