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Why Can't Comedies Win Best Picture?

Good One: A Podcast About Jokes by Vox Media Podcast Network

Feb 5, 202698:56Comedy

Griffin Newman and Allison Willmore take a look at the Academy's complicated relationship with comedy, specifically why they never seem to want to give them awards. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices....

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Why Can't Comedies Win Best Picture? is an episode from Good One: A Podcast About Jokes by Vox Media Podcast Network. Griffin Newman and Allison Willmore take a look at the Academy's complicated relationship with comedy, specifically why th...

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Published Feb 5, 2026, 98:56 long, audio available.

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Griffin Newman and Allison Willmore take a look at the Academy's complicated relationship with comedy, specifically why they never seem to want to give them awards. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Published Feb 5, 2026 and 98:56 long