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TIL in 1955, Judy Garland was the favourite to win the Oscar for Best Actress for A Star is Born. She could not attend the ceremony due to having just had her third child, so cameras were set up in her room so she could express her thanks when she won. In an upset, Grace Kelly won the award.

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