Garland won or was nominated for awards for her work in motion pictures, television, music recording, and on stage.

She received a special Tony Award for her record-breaking concert run at New York City's Palace Theatre.

[1] The Golden Globe Awards are presented annually by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) to recognize outstanding achievements in the entertainment industry, both domestic and foreign, and to focus wide public attention upon the best in motion pictures and television.

[3] The Grammy Awards are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States for outstanding achievements in the music industry.

Judy at Carnegie Hall won two more Grammys: for Best Engineering Contribution – Popular Recording (Robert Arnold), and Best Album Cover - Non-Classical (Jim Silke).

Judy Garland won a Special Tony Award in 1952 for her contributions to the revival of Vaudeville with her record-breaking 19-week stand at the Palace Theatre in New York City.

[7] At the 2006 festival, Minnesota governor Tim Pawlenty and lieutenant governor Carol Molnau proclaimed June 22 to be "Judy Garland Day", recognizing and honoring Judy Garland for her dedication and exemplary achievements and to salute her as an outstanding citizen and patron of the Arts.

[11] The stamp depicts Garland as Vicki Lester from A Star Is Born, and was painted by illustrator Tim O'Brien.

The ceremony at New York's Carnegie Hall featured her daughter, Lorna Luft, Turner Classic Movies host Robert Osborne, Dick Cavett, Michael Feinstein, Rufus Wainwright, Terrence McNally, and Garland's MGM colleagues Jane Powell and Margaret O'Brien.

[14] Garland's rendition of "Over the Rainbow" was also honored as number one in the 2001 Songs of the Century project, by the Recording Industry Association of America and the National Endowment for the Arts.