The Oscars are notorious for ignoring comedies, so we took to Twitter to find the comedic performances that were worthy of nominations.
Dying is easy, comedy is hard. However, in the eyes of the Oscars, comedy isn't equal. Comedies are rarely taken seriously and when they are they are rarely broad comedies.
With Olivia Colman taking home the Oscar for Best Actress for her performance in comedy The Favourite, I took to #FilmTwitter to find other comedic performances that should have been nominated for Oscars. Here are some of those answers.
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