Overview
- Poehler said on her podcast that comedy performers get “blanked” at the Oscars each year, calling the pattern “some hot bulls—t” and arguing that comedy is difficult craft.
- Benedict Cumberbatch, who phoned into the episode promoting Olivia Colman’s film The Roses, backed her up, saying, “If you can do comedy, you can do anything.”
- Coverage notes that recent Best Picture winners with humor, such as Everything Everywhere All at Once and Anora, blend genres, while the last clear straight comedy many cite as a winner is 2014’s Birdman.
- Reporters point out that traditional comedies more often show up in supporting or screenplay slots, citing examples like Bridesmaids and the Knives Out films, and recalling Barbie’s high nominations without Best Director or Best Actress recognition for Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie.
- Early awards chatter again favors drama‑leaning titles like Yorgos Lanthimos’s Bugonia and Noah Baumbach’s Jay Kelly, while more conventional comedies including Friendship, Good Fortune, and The Naked Gun are viewed as long shots, and there has been no response from the Academy.