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Judy soundtrack in the category of best traditional pop vocal album. The film follows the career of Judy Garland, a beloved and well-known queer icon of the 20th century. The film depicts Garland’s importance to gay fans in scenes featuring fictional gay couple Stan (Daniel Cerqueira) and Dan (Andy Nyman), who befriend the star at a time when she feels abandoned by everyone else in her life. These scenes allude to the deep and complex history of queer audiences that have grown around divas like Judy Garland. As explored by cultural commentator Louis Staples, there are many reasons why Garland came to be considered a gay icon. The connection of queer audiences to divas is a significant one. The film’s exploration of one face of this is well-done, yet limited.

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