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Comedic Performances That Were So Good They Even Won an Oscar (24/7 Wall Street)

"It took awhile for the motion picture industry to take comedy seriously enough to give it the Oscar respect that it deserved. It wasn't until James Stewart won the Best Actor Oscar for "The Philadelphia Story" in 1941 that Hollywood finally gave some official love to a comedic performance. Even after Stewart's Oscar, the entertainment industry was slow to award the golden statue for comedic star turns. That began to change in the late 1960s. To determine the comedic performances that won Oscars, 24/7 Tempo reviewed data on Oscars history from the Academy Awards Database of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, considering movies tagged as "comedy" on IMDb. Performances are in chronological order." - 247wallst.com
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James Stewart as Mike Connor (The Philadelphia Story) (1940)
James Stewart as Mike Connor (The Philadelphia Story) (1940)
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Judy Holliday as Billie Dawn (Born Yesterday) (1950)
Judy Holliday as Billie Dawn (Born Yesterday) (1950)
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Jack Lemmon as Ensign Pulver (Mister Roberts) (1955)
Jack Lemmon as Ensign Pulver (Mister Roberts) (1955)
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Walter Matthau as Willie Gingrich (The Fortune Cookie) (1966)
Walter Matthau as Willie Gingrich (The Fortune Cookie) (1966)
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Goldie Hawn as Toni Simmons (Cactus Flower) (1969)
Goldie Hawn as Toni Simmons (Cactus Flower) (1969)
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Tatum O'Neal as Addie Loggins (Paper Moon) (1973)
Tatum O'Neal as Addie Loggins (Paper Moon) (1973)
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George Burns as Al Lewis (The Sunshine Boys) (1975)
George Burns as Al Lewis (The Sunshine Boys) (1975)
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Diane Keaton as Annie Hall (Annie Hall) (1977)
Diane Keaton as Annie Hall (Annie Hall) (1977)
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Richard Dreyfuss as Elliot Garfield (The Goodbye Girl) (1977)
Richard Dreyfuss as Elliot Garfield (The Goodbye Girl) (1977)
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Maggie Smith as Diana Barrie (California Suite) (1978)
Maggie Smith as Diana Barrie (California Suite) (1978)
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Mary Steenburgen as Lynda Dummar (Melvin & Howard) (1980)
Mary Steenburgen as Lynda Dummar (Melvin & Howard) (1980)
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John Gielgud as Hobson (Arthur) (1981)
John Gielgud as Hobson (Arthur) (1981)
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Michael Caine as Elliot (Hannah and Her Sisters) (1986)
Michael Caine as Elliot (Hannah and Her Sisters) (1986)
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Dianne Wiest as Holly (Hannah and Her Sisters) (1986)
Dianne Wiest as Holly (Hannah and Her Sisters) (1986)
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Olympia Dukakis as Rose Castorini (Moonstruck) (1987)
Olympia Dukakis as Rose Castorini (Moonstruck) (1987)
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Cher as Loretta Castorini (Moonstruck) (1987)
Cher as Loretta Castorini (Moonstruck) (1987)
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Kevin Kline as Otto (A Fish Called Wanda) (1988)
Kevin Kline as Otto (A Fish Called Wanda) (1988)
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Jack Palance as Curly (City Slickers) (1991)
Jack Palance as Curly (City Slickers) (1991)
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Marisa Tomei as Mona Lisa Vito (My Cousin Vinny) (1992)
Marisa Tomei as Mona Lisa Vito (My Cousin Vinny) (1992)
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Martin Landau as Bela Lugosi (Ed Wood) (1994)
Martin Landau as Bela Lugosi (Ed Wood) (1994)
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Dianne Wiest as Helen Sinclair (Bullets Over Broadway) (1994)
Dianne Wiest as Helen Sinclair (Bullets Over Broadway) (1994)
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Mira Sorvino as Linda (Mighty Aphrodite) (1995)
Mira Sorvino as Linda (Mighty Aphrodite) (1995)
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Alan Arkin as Grandpa (Little Miss Sunshine) (2006)
Alan Arkin as Grandpa (Little Miss Sunshine) (2006)
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