In 1965 , Judy Garland performed a medley of Porter 's songs at the 37th Academy Awards shortly after Porter 's death . In 1980 , Porter 's music was used for the score of '' Happy New Year '' , based on the Philip Barry play '' Holiday '' . The cast of '' The Carol Burnett Show '' paid a tribute to Porter in a humorous sketch in their CBS television series . '' You 're the Top : The Cole Porter Story '' , a video of archival material and interviews , and '' Red , Hot and Blue '' , a video of artists performing Porter 's music , were released in 1990 to celebrate the one hundredth anniversary of Porter 's birth . In contrast to the highly embellished 1946 screen biography '' Night and Day '' , Porter 's life was chronicled more realistically in '' De-Lovely '' , a 2004 Irwin Winkler film starring Kevin Kline as Porter and Ashley Judd as Linda . The soundtrack to '' De-Lovely '' includes Porter songs sung by Alanis Morissette , Sheryl Crow , Elvis Costello , Diana Krall and Natalie Cole , among others . Porter also appears as a character in Woody Allen 's 2011 film '' Midnight in Paris ''
37th Academy Awards
37th Academy Awards
Cole Porter