Judy Garland’s Oscar legacy was not redeemed by Renée Zellweger (Opinion)
On Sunday night , Zellweger claimed her Oscar as a victory for Garland. “Though Judy Garland did not receive this honor in her time, I am certain that this moment is an extension of the celebration of her legacy that began on our film set,” she proclaimed. “Her legacy of unique exceptionalism and inclusivity and generosity of spirit, it transcends any one artistic achievement. Miss Garland, you are certainly among the heroes who unite and define us. This is certainly for you.
Even some of Garland’s former costars felt Zellweger’s likely victory was a step towards righting the Academy’s long-ago wrong., “People realize today that was sort of a travesty that [Garland] did not get the award. So I’m hoping that it does not happen to Renée Zellweger and that she gets the award this time to make up a little bit for Judy not getting it.”
But let’s be clear: Hollywood took more from Garland than it ever gave. Putting her on a steady diet of pills as a child and pairing it with a strict diet, MGM warped her young sense of self and set her up for a lifelong struggle with addiction that ultimately took her life. In exchange, she gave them her whole heart, constantly delivering performances that were utterly raw and moving — the reason her star persists is because of her vulnerability.
She gave everything to Hollywood, and it was too much for them to give her a gold-plated statue in return. Garland’s legend is one of comeback after comeback, but would an Oscar victory not have been the ultimate triumph in the Sisyphean trial of her life? There’s no undoing that. It will always be a black mark on the Academy’s legacy that they failed to recognize Garland’s otherworldly, irreplaceable genius. Zellweger’s win proves that Judy still means so much to so many. But what it doesn’t do is right this wrong.
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