Question: What movie, directed by Ron Howard, was nominated for an award "based on the book by Dr. Seuss?"?
Answer(s):
answer: Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas

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?y ns:film.performance.film ?x .
?x ns:film.film.directed_by ns:m.0g2lq .
?x ns:award.award_nominated_work.award_nominations ?c .
?c ns:award.award_nomination.notes_description "Based on the book by Dr. Seuss"@en . 
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