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    Judy Garland

    Judy Garland

    Awards & Honours

    15

    Awards Won

    4

    Honours

    1

    Rankings

    2

    Records

    Garland's achievements are remarkable for their breadth and historic significance. She is one of the few entertainers to have won an Oscar, a Grammy, a Golden Globe, and a Tony. Her album Judy at Carnegie Hall won Album of the Year, a rare feat for a live recording. Her performances in The Wizard of Oz and A Star Is Born are considered among the finest in cinema. The American Film Institute ranked her the 8th-greatest star of classic Hollywood cinema. Six of her recordings have been inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. Her legacy as a gay icon and symbol of resilience endures.

    Awards

    Honours & Distinctions

    Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award

    Recording Academy·1997

    Posthumous lifetime achievement honor.

    AFI's Greatest Stars

    American Film Institute·1999

    Ranked 8th-greatest star of classic Hollywood cinema.

    Hollywood Walk of Fame

    Hollywood Chamber of Commerce·1960

    Star at 1715 Vine Street.

    Judy Garland Museum

    City of Grand Rapids·1975

    Her birthplace is now a museum.

    Rankings & Lists

    #8

    Greatest Stars of Classic Hollywood Cinema

    American Film Institute·1999

    Records & Feats

    Youngest recipient of the Academy Juvenile Award

    Awards·1940

    Garland was 17 when she received the special juvenile Oscar for The Wizard of Oz.

    First woman to win Album of the Year at the Grammys for a live album

    Chart Record·1962

    Judy at Carnegie Hall won Album of the Year in 1962, a first for a live recording by a female artist.