| Year | Film | Writer(s) |
|---|
| 1960[14] | The Apartment | Billy Wilder, and I.A.L. Diamond |
| North to Alaska | Martin Rackin, John Lee Mahin, and Claude Binyon |
| Ocean's 11 | Harry Brown, and Charles Lederer |
| Please Don't Eat the Daisies | Isobel Lennart |
| The Facts of Life | Norman Panama, and Melvin Frank |
| 1961[15] | Breakfast at Tiffany's | George Axelrod |
| A Majority of One, | Leonard Spigelgass |
| One, Two, Three | Billy Wilder, and I.A.L. Diamond |
| The Absent Minded Professor | Bill Walsh |
| The Parent Trap | David Swift |
| 1962[16] | That Touch of Mink | Nate Monaster and Stanley Shapiro |
| Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation | Nunnally Johnson |
| The Notorious Landlady | Blake Edwards, and Larry Gelbart |
| Period of Adjustment | Isobel Lennart |
| The Pigeon That Took Rome | Melville Shavelson |
| 1963[17] | Lilies of the Field | James Poe |
| Charade | Peter Stone |
| Irma la Douce | I.A.L. Diamond, and Billy Wilder |
| Love with the Proper Stranger | Arnold Schulman |
| The Thrill of It All | Carl Reiner |
| 1964[18] | Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb | Stanley Kubrick, Peter George, and Terry Southern |
| Father Goose, | Peter Stone, and Frank Tarloff |
| The Pink Panther | Maurice Richlin, and Blake Edwards |
| The World of Henry Orient | Nora Johnson, and Nunnally Johnson |
| Topkapi | Monja Danischewsky |
| 1965[19] | A Thousand Clowns | Herb Gardner |
| Cat Ballou | Walter Newman, and Frank Pierson |
| That Darn Cat! | Mildred Gordon, Gordon Gordon, and Bill Walsh |
| The Great Race | Arthur A. Ross |
| What's New Pussycat | Woody Allen |
| 1966[20] | The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming | William Rose |
| How to Steal a Million | Harry Kurnitz |
| Our Man Flint | Hal Fimberg, and Ben Starr |
| The Fortune Cookie | Billy Wilder, and I.A.L. Diamond |
| You're a Big Boy Now | Francis Ford Coppola |
| 1967[21] | The Graduate | Buck Henry, and Calder Willingham |
| Barefoot in the Park | Neil Simon |
| Divorce American Style | Norman Lear |
| The Flim-Flam Man | William Rose |
| A Guide for the Married Man | Frank Tarloff |
| 1968[22] | The Odd Couple | Neil Simon |
| Hot Millions | Ira Wallach, and Peter Ustinov |
| I Love You, Alice B. Toklas! | Paul Mazursky, and Larry Tucker |
| The Producers | Mel Brooks |
| Yours, Mine and Ours | Melville Shavelson, and Mort Lachman |
1969
[23] | Best Comedy Adapted from Another Medium |
|---|
| Goodbye, Columbus ‡ | Arnold Schulman |
| Cactus Flower | I.A.L. Diamond |
| Gaily, Gaily | Abram S. Ginnes |
| John and Marty | John Mortimer |
| The Reivers | Irving Ravetch, and Harriet Frank Jr. |
| Best Comedy Written Directly for the Screen |
|---|
| Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice ‡ | Paul Mazursky and Larry Tucker |
| If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium | David Shaw |
| Popi | Tina Pine, and Lester Pine |
| Support Your Local Sheriff | William Bowers |
| Take the Money and Run | Woody Allen, and Mickey Rose |
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| Year | Film | Writer(s) |
|---|
1970
[24] | Best Comedy Adapted from Another Medium |
|---|
| M*A*S*H † | Ring Lardner Jr. |
| Lovers and Other Strangers | Renée Taylor, Joseph Bologna, David Zelag Goodman |
| The Owl and the Pussycat | Buck Henry |
| The Twelve Chairs | Mel Brooks |
| Where's Poppa | Robert Klane |
| Best Comedy Written Directly for the Screen |
|---|
| The Out-of-Towners | Neil Simon |
| The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes | Billy Wilder, and I.A.L. Diamond |
| Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronk | Gabriel Walsh |
| Start the Revolution Without Me | Fred Freeman, and Lawrence J. Cohen |
| The Cheyenne Social Club | James Lee Barrett |
1971
[25] | Best Comedy Adapted from Another Medium |
|---|
| Kotch | John Paxton |
| A New Leaf | Elaine May |
| Fiddler on the Roof | Joseph Stein |
| Little Murders | Jules Feiffer |
| The Boy Friend | Ken Russell |
| Best Comedy Written Directly for the Screen |
|---|
| The Hospital | Paddy Chayefsky |
| Bananas | Woody Allen, and Mickey Rose |
| Carnal Knowledge | Jules Feiffer |
| Made for Each Other | Renée Taylor, and Joseph Bologna |
| Taking Off | Miloṡ Forman, Jean-Claude Carrière, John Guare, and Jon Klein |
1972
[26] | Best Comedy Adapted from Another Medium |
|---|
| Cabaret ‡ | Jay Presson Allen |
| Avanti! | Billy Wilder, and I.A.L. Diamond |
| Butterflies Are Free | Leonard Gershe |
| The Heartbreak Kid | Neil Simon |
| Travels with My Aunt | Jay Presson Allen, and Hugh Wheeler |
| Best Comedy Written Directly for the Screen |
|---|
| What's Up, Doc? | Peter Bogdanovich, Buck Henry, David Newman, and Robert Benton |
| Get to Know Your Rabbit | Jordan Crittenden |
| Hammersmith Is Out | Stanford Whitmore |
| Minnie and Moskowitz | John Cassavetes |
| The War Between Men and Women | Melville Shavelson, and Danny Arnold |
1973
[27] | Best Comedy Adapted from Another Medium |
|---|
| Paper Moon ‡ | Alvin Sargent |
| 40 Carats | Leonard Gershe |
| Godspell | David Greenne, and John-Michael Tebelak |
| Best Comedy Written Directly for the Screen |
|---|
| A Touch of Class‡ | Melvin Frank and Jack Rose |
| American Graffiti ‡ | George Lucas, Gloria Katz, and Willard Huyck |
| Blume in Love | Paul Mazursky |
| Sleeper | Woody Allen, and Marshall Brickman |
| Slither | W.D. Richter |
1974
[28] | Best Comedy Adapted from Another Medium |
|---|
| The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz ‡ | Mordecai Richler, and Lionel Chetwynd |
| The Front Page | Billy Wilder, and I.A.L. Diamond |
| Young Frankenstein ‡ | Gene Wilder, and Mel Brooks |
| Best Comedy Written Directly for the Screen |
|---|
| Blazing Saddles | Mel Brooks, Norman Steinberg, Andrew Bergman, Richard Pryor, and Alan Uger |
| California Split | Joseph Walsh |
| Claudine | Tina Pine, and Lester Pine |
| Phantom of the Paradise | Brian de Palma |
| The Sugarland Express | Hal Barwood, Matthew Robbins, and Steven Spielberg |
1975
[29] | Best Comedy Adapted from Another Medium |
|---|
| The Sunshine Boys ‡ | Neil Simon |
| Hester Street | Joan Micklin Silver |
| The Prisoner of Second Avenue | Neil Simon |
| Best Comedy Written Directly for the Screen |
|---|
| Shampoo ‡ | Robert Towne and Warren Beatty |
| Heats of the West | Rob Thompson |
| Smile | Jerry Belson |
| The Return of the Pink Panther | Frank Waldman, and Blake Edwards |
1976
[30] | Best Comedy Adapted from Another Medium |
|---|
| The Pink Panther Strikes Again | Frank Waldman, and Blake Edwards |
| Family Plot | Ernest Lehman |
| Stay Hungry | Charles Gaines, and Bob Rafelson |
| The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings | Hal Barwood, and Matthew Robbins |
| The Ritz | Terrence McNally |
| Best Comedy Written Directly for the Screen |
|---|
| The Bad News Bears | Bill Lancaster |
| Murder by Death | Neil Simon |
| Next Stop, Greenwich Village | Paul Mazursky |
| Silent Movie | Mel Brooks, Ron Clark, Rudy De Luca, and Barry Levinson |
| Silver Streak | Colin Higgins |
1977
[31] | Best Comedy Adapted from Another Medium |
|---|
| Oh, God! ‡ | Larry Gelbart |
| The Spy Who Loved Me | Christopher Wood, and Richard Maibaum |
| Semi-Tough | Walter Bernstein |
| Best Comedy Written Directly for the Screen |
|---|
| Annie Hall | Woody Allen and Marshall Brickman |
| Star Wars | George Lucas |
| Slap Shot | Nancy Dowd |
| The Goodbye Girl | Neil Simon |
1978
[32] | Best Comedy Adapted from Another Medium |
|---|
| Heaven Can Wait ‡ | Elaine May, and Warren Beatty |
| California Suite ‡ | Neil Simon |
| Same Time, Next Year ‡ | Bernard Slade |
| Superman | Mario Puzo, David Newman, Leslie Newman, and Robert Benton |
| Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? | Peter Stone |
| Best Comedy Written Directly for the Screen |
|---|
| Movie Movie | Larry Gelbart and Sheldon Keller |
| A Wedding | John Considine, Patricia Resnick, Allan F. Nicholls, and Robert Altman |
| Animal House | Harold Ramis, Douglas Kenney, and Chris Miller |
| House Calls | Max Shulman, Julius J. Epstein, Alan Mandel, and Charles Shyer |
| Once in Paris... | Frank D. Gilroy |
1979
[33] | Best Comedy Adapted from Another Medium |
|---|
| Being There | Jerzy Kosinski |
| Starting Over | James L. Brooks |
| A Little Romance ‡ | Allan Burns |
| Best Comedy Written Directly for the Screen |
|---|
| Breaking Away † | Steve Tesich |
| 10 | Blake Edwards |
| Manhattan ‡ | Woody Allen, and Marshall Brickman |
|
| Year | Nominees | Writer(s) |
|---|
1980
[34] | Best Comedy Adapted from Other Another Medium |
|---|
| Airplane! | Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, and Jerry Zucker |
| Hopscotch | Brian Garfield, and Bryan Forbes |
| Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back | Leigh Brackett, and Lawrence Kasdan |
| Best Comedy Written Directly for the Screen |
|---|
| Private Benjamin † | Nancy Meyers, Harvey Miller, and Charles Shyer |
| Nine to Five | Colin Higgins, and Patricia Resnick |
| Return of the Secaucus | John Sayles |
| Stardust Memories | Woody Allen |
1981
[35] | Best Comedy Adapted from Other Another Medium |
|---|
| Rich and Famous | Gerald Ayres |
| For Your Eyes Only' | Richard Maibaum, and Michael G. Wilson |
| First Monday in October | Jerome Lawrence, and Robert E. Lee |
| Best Comedy Written Directly for the Screen |
|---|
| Arthur ‡ | Steve Gordon |
| Raiders of the Lost Ark | Lawrence Kasdan, George Lucas, and Philip Kaufman |
| S.O.B. | Blake Edwards |
| The Four Seasons | Alan Alda |
1982
[36] | Best Comedy Adapted from Other Another Medium |
|---|
| Victor Victoria ‡ | Blake Edwards |
| Fast Times at Ridgemont High | Cameron Crowe |
| Best Comedy Written Directly for the Screen |
|---|
| Tootsie ‡ | Don McGuire, Larry Gelbart, and Murray Schisgal |
| Diner | Barry Levinson |
| My Favorite Year | Norman Steinberg, and Dennis Palumbo |
1983
[37] | Best Comedy Adapted from Other Another Medium |
|---|
| Terms of Endearment † | James L. Brooks |
| A Christmas Story | Jean Shepherd, Leigh Brown, and Bob Clark |
| To Be or Not to Be | Thomas Meehan, and Ronny Graham |
| Best Comedy Written Directly for the Screen |
|---|
| The Big Chill ‡ | Lawrence Kasdan, and Barbara Benedek |
| Risky Business | Paul Brickman |
| Zelig | Woody Allen |
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