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Diane Keaton (Best Actress)

Richard Dreyfuss (Best Actor)

Vanessa Redgrave (Best Supporting Actress)

Jason Robards (Best Supporting Actor) not present

1978

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Comedy Oscar Winners

The Academy has long preferred dramatic performances. Sometimes, however, an actor squeezes by with a comedic role. Here's a look at the most notable Oscar Winners who've nabbed a statue for a funny performance.

Jean Dujardin

"The Artist"

Best Actor

2012

Penelope Cruz

"Vicki Cristina Barcelona"

Best Supporting Actress

2009

Alan Arkin
"Little Miss Sunshine"
Best Supporting Actor
2007

Roberto Benigni

"Life is Beautiful"

Best Actor

1999

Cuba Gooding, Jr.

"Jerry Maguire"

Best Supporting Actor

1997

Mira Sorvino

"Mighty Aphrodite"

Best Supporting Actress

1996

Dianne Wiest
"Bullets Over Broadway:
Best Supporting Actor
1995

Marisa Tomei

"My Cousin Vinny"

Best Supporting Actress

1993

Whoopi Goldberg
"Ghost"
Best Supporting Actress"
1991

Kevin Kline
"A Fish Called Wanda"
Best Supporting Actor
1989

Diane Keaton

"Annie Hall"

Best Actress

1978

Richard Dreyfuss

"The Goodbye Girl"

Best Actor
1978

Tatum O'Neal
"Paper Moon"
Best Supporting Actor
1974

Lee Marvin

"Cat Ballou"
Best Actor
1966

James Stewart

"The Philadelphia Story"
Best Actor
1941

Claudette Colbert
"It Happened One Night"
Best Actress
1935 

Clark Gable

"It Happened One Night"
Best Actor
1935

20 Best Horror Flicks

8) Jaws

Director: Steven Spielberg

Actors: Richard Dreyfuss, Roy Scheider,  Robert Shaw,
Lorainne Gray, Murray Hamilton, Chris Rebello, Jay Mello

Year: 1975

There's really only one movie responsible for invoking massive fear in all beach-goers... Jaws. Steven Spielberg brought this terrifying tale to the big screen and, honestly, it's one of the main reason I prefer the pool.

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Did You Know...

... Steve McQueen, Dustin Hoffman, Al Pacino, Gene Hackman, and Jack Nicholson all turned down the role of 'Roy' in "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" in 1977. The part was snagged by lucky Richard Dreyfuss.

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