Then Julie Andrews walked on stage. The crowd cheered as Andrews and Gaga hugged.

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"Dear Lady Gaga, thank you for that wonderful tribute," Andrews said.

Andrews is the epitome of all things graceful, and the audience chuckled there because hearing her say "Lady Gaga" was kind of bizarre, but still more elegant than anything anyone else had ever said.

Ben Affleck was almost crying.

"I think I do speak for everyone connected with the movie when I say we all felt blessed to have been a part of it."

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Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney — pictured during a hearing Monday, Dec. 15, 2025 — has cleared the way for Georgia's State Election Board to obtain Fulton ballots and other documents from the 2020 election. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)

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