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This is a list of the 100 funniest American films of all time.
The list was unveiled by the American Film Institute on June 13, 2000.

According to the AFI, the criteria for nomination are:

• Feature-Length Fiction Film: The film must be in narrative format typically over 60 minutes in length;
• American Film: The film must be in the English language with significant creative and/or financial production elements from the United States;
• Funny: Regardless of genre, the total comedic impact of a film’s elements that creates an experience greater than the sum of the smiles;
• Legacy: Laughs that echo across time, enriching America’s film heritage and inspiring artists and audiences today.

https://www.afi.com/afis-100-years-100-laughs/

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Winners and nominees (Winners first)

1927/28: 1, 2, 3

1928/29: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

1929/30: 9, 10, 11, 12, 13

1930/31: 14, 15, 16, 17, 18

1931/32: 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26

1932/33: 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36

1934: 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48
1935: 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60

1936: 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70

1937: 71 ,72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80

1938:
 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90
1939:
 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100
1940:
 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110
1941:
 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120
1942:
 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130
1943:
 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140
1944:
 141, 142, 143, 144, 145
1945:
 146, 147, 148, 149, 150
1946:
151, 152, 153, 154, 155
1947:
 156, 157, 158, 159, 160
1948:
 161, 162, 163, 164, 165
1949:
 166, 167, 168, 169, 170
1950:
 171, 172, 173, 174, 175
1951:
 176, 177, 178, 179, 180
1952:
 181, 182, 183, 184, 185
1953:
 186, 187, 188, 189, 190
1954:
 191, 192, 193, 194, 195
1955:
 196, 197, 198, 199, 200
1956: 201, 202, 203, 204, 205
1957:
 206, 207, 208, 209, 210
1958:
 211, 212, 213, 214, 215
1959:
 216, 217, 218, 219, 220
1960:
 221, 222, 223, 224, 225
1961:
 226, 227, 228, 229, 230
1962:
 231, 232, 233 ,234, 235
1963:
 236, 237, 238, 239, 240
1964:
 241, 242, 243, 244, 245
1965:
 246, 247, 248, 249, 250
1966:
 251, 252, 253, 254, 255
1967:
 256, 257, 258, 259, 260
1968:
 261, 262, 263, 264, 265
1969:
 266, 267, 268, 269, 270
1970:
 271, 272, 273, 274, 275
1971:
 276, 277, 278, 279, 280
1972:
 281, 282, 283, 284, 285
1973:
 286, 287, 288, 289, 290
1974:
 291, 292, 293, 294, 295
1975:
 296, 297, 298, 299, 300
1976:
 301, 302, 303, 304, 305
1977:
 306 ,307, 308, 309, 310
1978:
 311, 312, 313, 314, 315
1979:
 316, 317, 318, 319, 320
1980:
 321, 322, 323, 324, 325
1981:
 326, 327, 328, 329, 330
1982:
 331, 332, 333, 334, 335
1983:
 336, 337, 338, 339, 340
1984:
 341, 342, 343, 344, 345
1985:
 346, 347, 348, 349, 350
1986:
 351, 352, 353, 354, 355
1987:
 356, 357, 358, 359, 360
1988:
 361, 362, 363, 364, 365
1989:
 366, 367, 368, 369, 370
1990:
 371, 372, 373, 374, 375
1991:
 376, 377, 378, 379, 380
1992:
 381, 382, 383, 384, 385
1993:
 386, 387, 388, 389, 390
1994:
 391, 392, 393, 394, 395
1995:
 396, 397, 398, 399, 400
1996:
 401, 402, 403, 404, 405
1997:
 406, 407, 408, 409, 410
1998:
 411, 412, 413, 414, 415
1999:
 416, 417, 418, 419, 420
2000:
 421, 422, 423, 424, 425

2001:
 426, 427, 428, 429, 430
2002: 431, 432, 433, 434, 435
2003:
 436, 437, 438, 439, 440
2004:
 442, 442, 443, 444, 445
2005: 446, 447, 448, 449, 450
2006:
 451, 452, 453, 454, 455
2007:
 456, 457, 458, 459, 460
2008:
 461, 462, 463, 464, 465
2009:
 466, 467, 468, 469, 470, 471, 472, 473, 474, 475
2010:
 476, 477, 478, 479, 480, 481, 482, 483, 484, 485
2011:
 486, 487, 488, 489, 490, 491, 492, 493, 494
2012:
 495, 496, 497, 498, 499, 500, 501, 502, 503
2013:
 504, 505, 506, 507, 508, 509, 510, 511, 512
2014:
 513, 514, 515, 516, 517, 518, 519, 520
2015: 521, 522, 523, 524, 525, 526, 527, 528
2016:
 529, 530, 531, 532, 533, 534, 535, 536, 537
2017:
 538, 539, 540, 541, 542, 543, 544, 545, 546
2018:
 547, 548, 549, 550, 551, 552, 553, 554
2019:
 555, 556, 557, 558, 559, 560, 561, 562, 563
2020/21: 564, 565, 566, 567, 568, 569, 570, 571
2022: 573, 572, 574, 575, 576, 577, 578, 579, 580, 581
2023: 586, 582, 583, 584, 585, 587, 588, 589, 590, 591
2024: 598, 592, 593, 594, 595, 596, 597, 599, 600, 601

Movies released during the 1950s to watch

Since their first ceremony in 1944, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association has bestowed their Golden Globe Awards to their choices for the best in motion pictures.

Source: https://www.goldenglobes.com/winners-nominees/

all the academy awards nominees for best picture since 1927

Todo el mejor cine de la historia

Contemporary Stage/Novel-to-Film

Since 1943, the Golden Globes have been celebrating the biggest, brightest, and starriest movies of the year. Now, we take every Golden Globe Best Motion Picture winner — including the categories for Drama, Comedy/Musical, and that brief period of unadulterated hedonism during the 1950s/1960s when Musical and Comedy were separate — and sort them all by Adjusted Tomatometer! And now we’re all caught up with Green Book and Bohemian Rhapsody taking home the big two in 2019!
Link: https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/guide/golden-globes-best-film-winners-by-tomatometer/

Movies from the 1920's to Today.

American Film Institute 100 funniest films

AFI's 100 Funniest American Movies Of All Time

Regardless of genre, the films on this list possess a total comedic impact that creates an experience greater than the sum of the smiles. These movies provide laughs that echo across time, enriching America's film heritage and inspiring artists and audiences today.

A wide array of funny films — from slapstick comedy to romantic comedy; from satire and black comedy to musical comedy; from comedy of manners to comedy of errors — were nominated for this distinction.

AFI distributed a ballot with 500 nominated films to a jury of 1800 leaders from the film community, including film artists (directors, screenwriters, actors, editors, cinematographers, etc.), critics, historians and film executives. The jurors were asked to consider the following criteria while making their selections:

• Feature-Length Fiction Film: The film must be in narrative format typically over 60 minutes in length;
• American Film: The film must be in the English language with significant creative and/or financial production elements from the United States;
• Funny: Regardless of genre, the total comedic impact of a film's elements that creates an experience greater than the sum of the smiles;
• Legacy: Laughs that echo across time, enriching America's film heritage and inspiring artists and audiences today.

Source: http://www.afi.com/100Years/laughs.aspx

Films that won the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture Drama or Musical/Comedy

List of Nominees and Winners

• ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

BURL IVES "The Big Country" - WINNER
THEODORE BIKEL "The Defiant Ones"
LEE J. COBB "The Brothers Karamazov"
ARTHUR KENNEDY "Some Came Running"
GIG YOUNG "Teacher's Pet"

• ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

WENDY HILLER "Separate Tables" - WINNERS
PEGGY CASS "Auntie Mame"
MARTHA HYER "Some Came Running"
MAUREEN STAPLETON "Lonelyhearts"
CARA WILLIAMS "The Defiant Ones"

• COSTUME DESIGN

"GIGI" Cecil Beaton - WINNER
"BELL, BOOK AND CANDLE" Jean Louis
"THE BUCCANEER" Ralph Jester, Edith Head, John Jensen
"A CERTAIN SMILE" Charles LeMaire, Mary Wills
"SOME CAME RUNNING" Walter Plunkett

• DIRECTING

"GIGI" Vincente Minnelli - WINNER
"CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF" Richard Brooks
"THE DEFIANT ONES" Stanley Kramer
"I WANT TO LIVE!" Robert Wise
"THE INN OF THE SIXTH HAPPINESS" Mark Robson

• FILM EDITING

"GIGI" Adrienne Fazan - WINNER
"AUNTIE MAME" William Ziegler
"COWBOY" William A. Lyon, Al Clark
"THE DEFIANT ONES" Frederic Knudtson
"I WANT TO LIVE!" William Hornbeck

• FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

"MY UNCLE" France - WINNER
"ARMS AND THE MAN" West Germany
"LA VENGANZA" Spain
"THE ROAD A YEAR LONG" Yugoslavia
"THE USUAL UNIDENTIFIED THIEVES" Italy

• ACTOR

DAVID NIVEN "Separate Tables" - WINNER
TONY CURTIS "The Defiant Ones"
PAUL NEWMAN "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof"
SIDNEY POITIER "The Defiant Ones"
SPENCER TRACY "The Old Man and the Sea"

• ACTRESS

SUSAN HAYWARD "I Want to Live!" - WINNER
DEBORAH KERR "Separate Tables"
SHIRLEY MACLAINE "Some Came Running"
ROSALIND RUSSELL "Auntie Mame"
ELIZABETH TAYLOR "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof"

• ART DIRECTION

"GIGI" Art Direction: William A. Horning, Preston Ames; Set Decoration: Henry Grace, Keogh Gleason - WINNER
"AUNTIE MAME" Art Direction: Malcolm Bert; Set Decoration: George James Hopkins
"BELL, BOOK AND CANDLE" Art Direction: Cary Odell; Set Decoration: Louis Diage
"A CERTAIN SMILE" Art Direction: Lyle R. Wheeler, John DeCuir; Set Decoration: Walter M. Scott, Paul S. Fox
"VERTIGO" Art Direction: Hal Pereira, Henry Bumstead; Set Decoration: Sam Comer, Frank McKelvy

• SHORT SUBJECT (CARTOON)

"KNIGHTY KNIGHT BUGS" John W. Burton, Producer - WINNER
"PAUL BUNYAN" Walt Disney, Producer
"SIDNEY'S FAMILY TREE" William M. Weiss, Producer

• MUSIC (SONG)

Gigi in "Gigi" Music by Frederick Loewe; Lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner - WINNER
Almost In Your Arms (Love Song From 'Houseboat') in "Houseboat" Music and Lyrics by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans
A Certain Smile in "A Certain Smile" Music by Sammy Fain; Lyrics by Paul Francis Webster
To Love And Be Loved in "Some Came Running" Music by James Van Heusen; Lyrics by Sammy Cahn
A Very Precious Love in "Marjorie Morningstar" Music by Sammy Fain; Lyrics by Paul Francis Webster

• IRVING G. THALBERG MEMORIAL AWARD

Jack L. Warner - WINNER

• CINEMATOGRAPHY (BLACK-AND-WHITE)

"THE DEFIANT ONES" Sam Leavitt - WINNER
"DESIRE UNDER THE ELMS" Daniel L. Fapp
"I WANT TO LIVE!" Lionel Lindon
"SEPARATE TABLES" Charles Lang, Jr.
"THE YOUNG LIONS" Joe MacDonald

• CINEMATOGRAPHY (COLOR)

"GIGI" Joseph Ruttenberg - WINNER
"AUNTIE MAME" Harry Stradling, Sr.
"CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF" William Daniels
"THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA" James Wong Howe
"SOUTH PACIFIC" Leon Shamroy

• SPECIAL EFFECTS

"TOM THUMB" Visual Effects by Tom Howard - WINNER
"TORPEDO RUN" Visual Effects by A. Arnold Gillespie; Audible Effects by Harold Humbrock

• DOCUMENTARY (SHORT SUBJECT)

"AMA GIRLS" Ben Sharpsteen, Producer - WINNER
"EMPLOYEES ONLY" Kenneth G. Brown, Producer
"JOURNEY INTO SPRING" Ian Ferguson, Producer
"THE LIVING STONE" Tom Daly, Producer
"OVERTURE" Thorold Dickinson, Producer

• MUSIC (SCORING OF A MUSICAL PICTURE)

"GIGI" Andre Previn - WINNER
"THE BOLSHOI BALLET" Yuri Faier, G. Rozhdestvensky
"DAMN YANKEES" Ray Heindorf
"MARDI GRAS" Lionel Newman
"SOUTH PACIFIC" Alfred Newman, Ken Darby

• MUSIC (MUSIC SCORE OF A DRAMATIC OR COMEDY PICTURE)

"THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA" Dimitri Tiomkin - WINNER
"THE BIG COUNTRY" Jerome Moross
"SEPARATE TABLES" David Raksin
"WHITE WILDERNESS" Oliver Wallace
"THE YOUNG LIONS" Hugo Friedhofer

• DOCUMENTARY (FEATURE)

"WHITE WILDERNESS" Ben Sharpsteen, Producer - WINNER
"ANTARCTIC CROSSING" James Carr, Producer
"THE HIDDEN WORLD" Robert Snyder, Producer
"PSYCHIATRIC NURSING" Nathan Zucker, Producer

• BEST MOTION PICTURE

"GIGI" Arthur Freed, Producer - WINNER
"AUNTIE MAME" Warner Bros.
"CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF" Lawrence Weingarten, Producer
"THE DEFIANT ONES" Stanley Kramer, Producer
"SEPARATE TABLES" Harold Hecht, Producer

• SHORT SUBJECT (LIVE ACTION)

"GRAND CANYON" Walt Disney, Producer - WINNER
"JOURNEY INTO SPRING" Ian Ferguson, Producer
"THE KISS" John Patrick Hayes, Producer
"SNOWS OF AORANGI" New Zealand Screen Board
"T IS FOR TUMBLEWEED" James A. Lebenthal, Producer

• WRITING (SCREENPLAY--BASED ON MATERIAL FROM ANOTHER MEDIUM)

"GIGI" Alan Jay Lerner - WINNER
"CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF" Richard Brooks, James Poe
"THE HORSE'S MOUTH" Alec Guinness
"I WANT TO LIVE!" Nelson Gidding, Don Mankiewicz
"SEPARATE TABLES" Terence Rattigan, John Gay

• WRITING (STORY AND SCREENPLAY--WRITTEN DIRECTLY FOR THE SCREEN)

"THE DEFIANT ONES" Nedrick Young, Harold Jacob Smith - WINNER
"THE GODDESS" Paddy Chayefsky
"HOUSEBOAT" Melville Shavelson, Jack Rose
"THE SHEEPMAN" Story by James Edward Grant; Screenplay by William Bowers, James Edward Grant
"TEACHER'S PET" Fay Kanin, Michael Kanin

• SOUND

"SOUTH PACIFIC" Todd-AO Sound Department, Fred Hynes, Sound Director - WINNER
"I WANT TO LIVE!" Samuel Goldwyn Studio Sound Department, Gordon E. Sawyer, Sound Director
"A TIME TO LOVE AND A TIME TO DIE" Universal-International Studio Sound Department, Leslie I. Carey, Sound Director
"VERTIGO" Paramount Studio Sound Department, George Dutton, Sound Director
"THE YOUNG LIONS" 20th Century-Fox Studio Sound Department, Carl Faulkner, Sound Director

Part of the AFI 100 Years… series, AFI's 100 Years…100 Laughs is a list of the top 100 funniest movies in American cinema. A wide variety of comedies were nominated for the distinction that included slapstick comedy, action comedy, screwball comedy, romantic comedy, satire, black comedy, musical comedy, comedy of manners and comedy of errors. The list was unveiled by the American Film Institute on June 13, 2000.

Source: http://www.afi.com/Docs/100Years/laughs100.pdf

This list contains all movies that have been nominated for Best Picture in the Academy Awards.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Picture#Winners_and_nominees