Judy Garland Oscar monologue from "A Star is Born"

[@ShanaiCollins]

She really was robbed of that Oscar, she should’ve won

[@drewdeflon4497]

People never realized that this woman was also a great dramatic actress. She could do it all. Here, she proves that she really is,The Worlds Greatest Entertainer.

[@melisagalvalizi6982]

Why do you think that is?

[@melisagalvalizi6982]

Yes, she could do it all but people needed to find flaws because she couldn't just be a triple threat, it was impossible for people to understand that. People rarely talked about her as a dramatic actress for this very reason.

[@Broadwaybuff-pi1qg]

Her abilities as an actress were also what made her a great singer. She was interpreting the words of songs and the emotion the way an actress does.

[@poshmum]

Possibly the most authentic self profergetic speeches on film. Garland was a brilliant actor the rest doesn't need words.

[@usetjvegec]

God this scene breaks me, it’s just so amazing and she’s so good. When she says that she hates him I break a little every time. She could so easily be talking about herself

[@drewdeflon4497]

This woman was a brilliant actress. She was robbed of an Oscar for this role. I watch her scenes in this & she is a revelation. And that Voice- Pure Perfection

[@Seb61709]

I recently watched a video about this. How in reality no one truly won. Everyone was devastated for Judy and so no one was happy for Grace. What a shame they did this to dear Judy at no fault of Graces either. Such a heart breaking story. May Judy rest in the arms of angels

[@melisagalvalizi6982]

A revelation? She always was a brilliant actress!!!

[@buyunostore]

This makes me cry every time I watch this scene. The level of depth and emotion. At the time she filmed this movie she was going thru her own battle with addiction to pills. I'm sure much of this monologue she pulled from her own personal stuggles at the time. Only reason she lost the oscar was because she was acting out and the studio heads wanted to punish her for missing days on set. This movie was one of her best dramatic and comedic roles. Personally I thought she deserved to win and was cheated out of her oscar because studio heads wanted to control her and make a point. You can still make this right hollywood and give her an honorary oscar now. He children would appreciate it. The fans like me would appreciate it. This is a heart wrenching scene for sure. Another moment was when she sang The Man That got Away. That destroys me every time I hear her sing it. This version no disrespect to GaGA and Barbara is my favorite A Star is Born movie.

[@toosexytobeabot662]

One minute, soul-tearing anguish and the next, soaring and smiling and she simply must be the greatest actress the world has ever known.

[@ALJarman1]

I think she was exactly that: the greatest movie actress the world has ever known. And the amazing thing is that she was also the greatest singer of songs the world has ever known. And, as Lucille Ball so graciously pointed out, she was the funniest woman in America. I just don't know how it could all come together like that in one person. Doesn''t seem fair, does it?

[@davidmintz5333]

Amazing at 4:36 how she goes from a despondent scowl to a Hollywood smile as she goes into the final take of the song. She was so terribly underrated as an actress. If this scene was the only thing she ever did, she would still be one of the best actresses we have ever had.

[@eamonndeane587]

It's deeply Unfortunate that Hollywood studios treated Judy as a Disposable comodity.

[@melisagalvalizi6982]

She was a brilliant actress

[@ceciliastarsnatch8718]

that "I hate me too" just makes my heart drop

[@franklinajohnson]

No disrespect to Grace Kelly, but even her father said, "There should've been two statues awarded." Judy was robbed.

[@levieenrose7646]

Judy's performance was electrifying in this scene. I get chills everytime I see it!

[@khfan4life365]

My stepdad is an alcoholic. He struggles to get well. She is right. Sometimes, love isn’t enough. They have to want to get clean. No one can force them into sobriety. They have to do it themselves. This scene is really heart-wrenching. Judy was amazing.

[@samiramarley]

Oh Judy,... you commanded, you dominated, your star will never fade.

[@melissaking6019]

Judy tears the heart out of the viewer in this scene. Despair, rage, love, fear, empathy, and then some. She should have gotten the Oscar just for this scene. Grace Kelly for The Country Girl? Ridiculous!

[@Larry2463]

Grace who? Judy, Judy, Judy, FOREVERMORE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@deletedaccount1990]

I couldn't help crying with her as she performed that part. You could feel so much of how her pain was deep it was absolutely heartbreaking.

[@nevinhedley1797]

One take from when she's pouring coffee to the knock on the door. Extraordinary. No matter how many times I see this, it breaks my heart.

[@deaded5040]

The director pulled her aside before shooting this and simply said (you know what this is about! YOU really know)

[@melisagalvalizi6982]

Cukor went full method

[@Buckboy2024]

True.

[@leobewley375]

It’s hard not to use expletives because she was so f*cking brilliant and exceptional

[@drewdeflon4497]

And lost the Oscar. That was BS.

[@MrEberry4blkmn]

i cant imagine what judy was thinking when she was having to perform this scene

[@archieolmstead6688]

Hopefully she was having some insight into her own addictions and her inability to get "clean".

[@markschildberg1667]

Director George Cukor said to her “You know what this is about” when they shot the scene.

[@suealder4421]

She was amazing.

[@nickgreatpwrful5754]

Isn't it quite ironic that in one of her most celebrated roles, she was essentially cast to play out the complete opposite end of her life and problems? It's almost as if through this role, Judy confronted and fought her own demons on screen. Maybe this is what makes this performance so brilliant.

[@mrfester42]

If you can't imagine what she was thinking then you're blind.

[@abhcoat]

Ironic that when she was playing this scene she could literally be talking about herself. Beautiful lady outstanding talent.

[@sarahchastain2993]

God. This scene broke my heart. I have issues with sobriety. I've watched loved ones with the same issue and had similar responses. I just think about what my wife must think of me. I try, but God, it is hard. The line " love isn't enough " really sticks with me. I always thought that if I found my soul mate, I'd get over my alcohol issues. I found my soul mate. I love my wife so much. I can't imagine a life without her, but I can't stop drinking. I'd do absolutely anything for her, but I can't stop drinking. I've been in therapy for some time. Hopefully, I will get to the point where I can stop.

[@deuxjournalistes2993]

As cliche as it sounds: one day at a time. Wishing you all the best.

[@ghiberti]

Iconic, loved, remembered, celebrated: Judy Garland!

[@jacobhall5927]

Before filming this scene, director George Cukor pulled her aside and gently said “you know what this is about. You really know this.” Judy was struggling terribly with alcoholism at this point, which makes this scene so much harder to watch. She was incredible.

[@Yeldarb4]

Truly great acting. What an amazing performance.

[@JamesJones-zq7pc]

This scene alone is an oscar winner but robbed

[@ARVIND7066]

‘Bright future predicted’ on the stacks of paper behind. This is a great great movie

[@jl3322]

She was also speaking oh herself when she says” I hate me too for failing” the tears started to come down her face.

[@martyrrt]

This performance is gut wrenching and stunning. Her acting was genius and she could sing. diva #Judy ❤

[@chgem.2658]

What an actress!

[@toplaycool21]

This scene should be required for acting classes.

[@519forestmonk9]

Jeez Loueez what a performance!!!!!!!

[@Reticence9zen924]

She really looks like her daughter Liza in this.

[@ElizaDolittle]

I was going to write the same

[@Meltdown555]

Liza looks like her you mean

[@vava8545]

I thought the same thing!

[@Broadwaybuff-pi1qg]

@@Meltdown555 No, she means Judy looks like Liza here, because her hair in this scene is dark and spiky. Judy's hair wasn't usually like that. They both had large eyes, though.

[@hebneh]

The edited version of the film removed all the lead-up to this emotional scene when she’d been cheerfully running through the entire upbeat and perky “Lose That Long Face” musical number. Losing all that reduces the poignancy of her return to the stage at the end to force herself back into fake happiness again.

[@neilbruce123]

Robbed at the Academy Awards.This was her life!

[@jimmyl324]

Fantastic actress

[@bricklayerpayne]

It's amazing to see this era of moviemaking when stars were expected to deliver Oscar-worthy monologues in fully unbroken minutes-long shots. I mean this is mostly just a shot of her talking for nearly three minutes. No cuts, no stitches. And she really nails it. Today there would be 40 cuts minimum in this scene.

[@kareemclyne5803]

I’m watching this movie right now BRILLIANT!!!

[@jlasf]

This and the hospital scene in “I Could Go on Singing” are her best dramatic moments. Interestingly, they are both self-referential. Here, about her own addictions and the other about the pressures of performing.

[@MegaWicked89]

She probably didn't act much in this scene! That's how raw of an entertainer she was! Dorothy in "The Wizard of Oz" may be her most iconic role, but Vicki Lester in "A Star is Born" showed off her acting abilities in a way that her MGM films never did!

[@JamesJones-zq7pc]

Oscar worthy and Oscar robbed

[@harrihaffi2713]

Powerful stuff!!

[@hebneh]

Interesting that they chose to use the take where she accidentally knocked her hat off. There were others where this mistake didn’t happen, but I guess this looked lighthearted and more fun, to contrast more starkly with all the trauma that had just occurred.

[@purezafleming876]

this scene breaks me

[@lepetitchat123]

OMG she's talking about herself........

[@aeron0828]

I never thought that Judy cosplayed Luffy way back before.. kidding aside, what a performance!!!

[@joanienoeldechen4133]

She was 1 vote short of tying with Grace Kelly for an Oscar.

[@allanbarros5835]

How do you know the number of votes? The academy doesn’t disclose that information as far as I know

[@thatguy20861]

I believe it was 6 votes.

[@allanbarros5835]

@@thatguy20861 why do you think that?

[@markwhitman9029]

@@allanbarros5835 Either Hedda Hopper or Luella Parsons said "Judy lost by 7 votes and you know who those votes came from: Those 7 bas...ds" in the front office " Thos gossip columnists knew the score!

[@LorisBenedict]

Judy and Liza are more like twins than mother and daughter ❤

[@donatellaaltari6649]

❤

[@salacioussummers]

Grace Kelly was great, Dorothy was as well...but that Oscar should've went home with Judy. If her campaigning was better and her personal troubles hadn't overshadowed her performance, it would've. Grace had blockbuster after blockbuster that year and sacrificed her vanity and Oscar voters eat that up.

[@selectedshipper8282]

2:20-3:36

[@tmm2938]

This scene is Autobiographical.

[@peteralfano4278]

All done in one take...look at the range here in just this one scene...not to mention what happens when she goes back to the set to finish the song (thanks to the found footage). And Grace Kelly won for scowling with a toothache for a whole movie? Judy was robbed and cheated.

[@TheTsar1918]

Makes me hate Grace Kelly and the academy all that much more...

[@soulovelee_2433]

The lack of facial expression is ruining it for me.. Only the eyes and mouth move.. Like a nutcracker.. You don't see the strong emotions that you hear in her voice on her face..

[@dyip-vb1wl]

Loofy