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All 20 Comedy Movies That Won Best Picture at the Oscars, Ranked

All 20 Comedy Movies That Won Best Picture at the Oscars, Ranked
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Even though lots of people think the Oscars always go for serious movies, there have actually been a bunch of comedy movies that snagged the Best Picture award over the years.

These movies manage to make us laugh while sometimes also making us think or feel a bit emotional.

It's true, not every comedy that won Best Picture is just jokes from start to finish – many mix the funny moments with serious stuff or fit into other types of movie categories too, but there are still 20 of them that we can say really brought the humor and walked away with that top Oscar honor.

This list is all about those movies, putting them in order from the ones that are pretty good to the ones that are absolutely hilarious, showing that even the folks who decide on the Oscars like to have a good laugh now and then.

So, if you're curious about which comedy movies impressed both the audience and the Oscar voters with their clever jokes, quirky characters, and sometimes heartwarming stories, this is the perfect list to check out; it's a reminder that even in the middle of all the fancy awards stuff, there's always room for a movie that just wants to make us smile.