You will be given a trivia clue, and the category it belongs to. You should answer with the best answer that belongs in the category and is described by the clue. For simplicity, answers should be in all lower cased letters.

Q: Category: OSCAR WORTHY? 
Clue: Diedrich Bader voiced Oscar, a saber-tooth in this 2002 animated film

A: ice age
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Q: Category: NOTED BLACK AMERICANS 
Clue: This big band leader won 3 Grammys for his work on the 1959 courtroom drama "Anatomy of a Murder"

A: duke ellington
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Q: Category: PLAYWRIGHTS 
Clue: In 1935 this dramatist stopped "Waiting for Lefty" & in 1937 he married actress Luise Rainer

A:
clifford odets
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