Movies recognized by major awards & festivals, 2021–2026

72 movies

Best Comedies from Major Awards & Festivals 2021–2026

Comedies with an Oscar Best Picture or BAFTA Best Film nomination, or Cannes, Venice or Berlin main competition selection, including winners in 2021–2026. Ranked by audience ratings, critics’ scores and award recognition.

2021–2026 refers to ceremony and festival years, not necessarily release dates. 72 films in this collection.

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1
OB
Paul Thomas Anderson · United States
202596.377.195.396.6
🏆BAFTA 2026🏆OSCAR 2026
Comedy, Crime, Thriller161 min
2
A
Sean Baker · United States
202496.075.192.497.4
🏆CANNES 2024●BAFTA 2025🏆OSCAR 2025
Comedy, Drama, Romance139 min
3
PT
Yorgos Lanthimos · Ireland; United Kingdom; United States
202395.879.090.195.7
🏆VENICE 2023●BAFTA 2024●OSCAR 2024
Comedy, Drama, Romance141 min
4
EE
Daniel Kwan; Daniel Scheinert · United States
202295.679.485.696.2
●BAFTA 2023🏆OSCAR 2023
Action, Adventure, Comedy139 min
5
C
Sian Heder · France; United States
202195.181.579.895.1
🏆OSCAR 2022
Comedy, Drama, Music111 min
6
SV
Joachim Trier · Norway; Germany; Denmark; France; Sweden; United Kingdom; Türkiye
202594.978.089.492.3
◆CANNES 2025●BAFTA 2026●OSCAR 2026
Comedy, Drama135 min
7
TB
Martin McDonagh · United Kingdom; United States
202294.677.890.390.8
●VENICE 2022●BAFTA 2023●OSCAR 2023
Comedy, Drama114 min
8
TH
Alexander Payne · United States
202394.279.887.289.3
●BAFTA 2024●OSCAR 2024
Comedy, Drama133 min
9
LP
Paul Thomas Anderson · United States
202193.773.291.089.3
●BAFTA 2022●OSCAR 2022
Comedy, Drama, Romance133 min
10
D
Dag Johan Haugerud · Norway
202493.773.684.991.2
🏆BERLIN 2025
Comedy, Drama, Romance110 min
11
TO
Ruben Östlund · Sweden; Germany; France; United Kingdom
202293.273.968.795.1
🏆CANNES 2022●OSCAR 2023
Comedy, Drama147 min
12
AF
Cord Jefferson · United States
202392.776.485.685.3
●OSCAR 2024
Comedy, Drama117 min
13
FM
Jim Jarmusch · United States; Ireland; France; Italy; Japan
202592.768.179.591.9
🏆VENICE 2025
Comedy, Drama110 min
14
BL
Radu Jude · Romania; Luxembourg; Czech Republic; Croatia; Switzerland; United Kingdom
202192.668.180.291.2
🏆BERLIN 2021
Comedy, Drama106 min
15
B
Yorgos Lanthimos · Ireland; United Kingdom; Canada; South Korea; United States
202592.575.778.287.5
●VENICE 2025●OSCAR 2026
Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi118 min
16
FL
Aki Kaurismäki · Finland; Germany
202392.474.489.983.3
◆CANNES 2023
Comedy, Drama, Romance81 min
17
B
Greta Gerwig · United States; United Kingdom
202392.071.783.885.3
●OSCAR 2024
Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy114 min
18
A
Christian Petzold · Germany
202391.172.185.880.6
◆BERLIN 2023
Comedy, Drama, Romance102 min
19
DL
Adam McKay · United States
202190.673.955.789.3
●BAFTA 2022●OSCAR 2022
Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi138 min
20
TW
Joachim Trier · Norway; France; Denmark; Sweden
202190.478.093.071.6
●CANNES 2021
Comedy, Drama, Romance128 min
21
LC
Alice Rohrwacher · Italy; France; Switzerland
202390.175.792.871.6
●CANNES 2023
Adventure, Comedy, Drama131 min
22
WH
Martin McDonagh · United Kingdom; United States; Chile
202690.1~83.484.370.8
●VENICE 2026
Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller118 min
23
NO
Park Chan-wook · South Korea
202589.977.589.970.8
●VENICE 2025
Comedy, Crime, Drama139 min
24
D
Matthias Glasner · Germany
202489.578.086.570.0
●BERLIN 2024
Comedy, Drama180 min
25
TL
Tizza Covi; Rainer Frimmel · Austria
202689.3~76.286.770.0
●BERLIN 2026
Biography, Comedy, Documentary, Drama, Music86 min
26
MF
Maryam Moghadam; Behtash Sanaeeha · Iran; France; Sweden; Germany
202489.276.086.570.0
●BERLIN 2024
Comedy, Drama, Romance97 min
27
L
Dag Johan Haugerud · Norway
202489.172.687.670.8
●VENICE 2024
Comedy, Drama, Romance120 min
28
NV
Richard Linklater · France; United States
202589.175.382.071.6
●CANNES 2025
Biography, Comedy, Drama106 min
29
B
Hirokazu Koreeda · South Korea
202289.073.983.171.6
●CANNES 2022
Comedy, Crime, Drama129 min
30
MD
Todd Haynes · United States
202389.069.888.571.6
●CANNES 2023
Comedy, Drama117 min
31
B
Matt Johnson · Canada
202389.075.184.570.0
●BERLIN 2023
Biography, Comedy, Drama120 min
32
RR
Sean Baker · United States
202188.872.681.671.6
●CANNES 2021
Comedy, Drama, Romance130 min
33
F
Fernando Eimbcke · Mexico
202688.7~76.6~80.070.0
●BERLIN 2026
Comedy, Drama102 min
34
OC
Mariano Cohn; Gastón Duprat · Spain; Argentina
202188.771.384.970.8
●VENICE 2021
Comedy, Drama115 min
35
OP
Rebecca Zlotowski · France
202288.670.884.570.8
●VENICE 2022
Comedy, Drama, Romance103 min
36
IY
Maria Schrader · Germany
202188.672.384.070.0
●BERLIN 2021
Comedy, Drama, Romance108 min
37
P1
Jacques Audiard · France
202188.672.479.871.6
●CANNES 2021
Comedy, Drama, Romance105 min
38
WD
Hong Sang-soo · South Korea
202588.673.082.970.0
●BERLIN 2025
Comedy, Drama, Romance108 min
39
WD
Aleksandre Koberidze · Germany; Georgia
202188.670.985.670.0
●BERLIN 2021
Comedy, Drama, Romance150 min
40
R
Ulrich Seidl · Austria; France; Germany
202288.569.487.270.0
●BERLIN 2022
Comedy, Drama, Music114 min
41
TF
Wes Anderson · United States
202188.573.577.571.6
●CANNES 2021
Comedy, Drama, Romance107 min
42
SU
Kelly Reichardt · United States
202288.464.588.171.6
●CANNES 2022
Comedy, Drama107 min
43
BI
Mia Hansen-Løve · France; Mexico; Brazil; Germany; Sweden
202188.367.982.771.6
●CANNES 2021
Comedy, Drama, Romance112 min
44
TF
Emmanuel Mouret · France
202488.3~67.684.970.8
●VENICE 2024
Comedy, Drama, Romance117 min
45
BM
Richard Linklater · United States
202588.270.382.970.0
●BERLIN 2025
Biography, Comedy, Drama100 min
46
WA
Anthony Chen · Singapore
202688.1~75.375.070.0
●BERLIN 2026
Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance157 min
47
K'
Radu Jude · Romania; Brazil; Switzerland; United Kingdom; Luxembourg
202588.169.083.470.0
●BERLIN 2025
Comedy, Drama109 min
48
LC
Alonso Ruizpalacios · Mexico; United States
202487.972.476.870.0
●BERLIN 2024
Comedy, Drama, Romance139 min
49
AC
Wes Anderson · United States
202387.967.878.471.6
●CANNES 2023
Comedy, Drama, Romance105 min
50
TP
Wes Anderson · United States; Germany
202587.769.074.671.6
●CANNES 2025
Action, Comedy, Crime101 min
51
AW
Charline Bourgeois-Tacquet · France; Belgium
202687.769.074.471.6
●CANNES 2026
Comedy, Drama98 min
52
AC
Jian Liu · China
202387.565.880.270.0
●BERLIN 2023
Animation, Comedy, Drama118 min
53
EC
Pablo Larraín · Chile
202387.465.877.370.8
●VENICE 2023
Comedy, Fantasy, History110 min
54
E
Ari Aster · United States; United Kingdom; Finland
202587.268.769.471.6
●CANNES 2025
Comedy, Drama, Western148 min
55
TD
Catherine Corsini · France
202187.169.068.171.6
●CANNES 2021
Comedy, Drama99 min
56
KO
Yorgos Lanthimos · Ireland; United Kingdom; United States
202487.168.069.271.6
●CANNES 2024
Comedy, Drama, Horror164 min
57
JK
Noah Baumbach · United Kingdom; United States
202587.167.172.170.8
●VENICE 2025
Comedy, Drama132 min
58
TS
Lionel Baier · Switzerland; Luxembourg; France
202587.0~61.8~80.070.0
●BERLIN 2025
Comedy, Drama90 min
59
TE
Bruno Dumont · France; Germany; Italy; Belgium; Portugal
202486.755.059.580.6
◆BERLIN 2024
Adventure, Comedy, Drama110 min
60
BF
Alejandro G. Iñárritu · Mexico
202286.470.660.670.8
●VENICE 2022
Comedy, Drama159 min
61
BH
Gilles Lellouche · France; Belgium
202486.473.853.771.6
●CANNES 2024
Comedy, Crime, Drama161 min
62
UP
Nicolas Pariser · France
202686.2~53.7~80.070.8
●VENICE 2026
Comedy, Drama107 min
63
ND
Daniel Brühl · Germany; United States
202186.169.960.270.0
●BERLIN 2021
Comedy, Drama92 min
64
AB
Nanni Moretti · Italy; France
202386.171.453.971.6
●CANNES 2023
Comedy, Drama95 min
65
WN
Noah Baumbach · United Kingdom; United States
202286.060.869.070.8
●VENICE 2022
Comedy, Drama, Horror136 min
66
CZ
Jessica Hausner · Austria; United Kingdom; Germany; France; Denmark
202385.762.761.371.6
●CANNES 2023
Comedy, Drama, Thriller110 min
67
F
Bruno Dumont · France; Italy; Germany; Belgium
202185.660.063.671.6
●CANNES 2021
Comedy, Drama133 min
68
ST
Olivier Assayas · France
202485.658.269.470.0
●BERLIN 2024
Comedy, Drama105 min
69
FY
Valeria Bruni Tedeschi · France; Italy
202285.568.151.071.6
●CANNES 2022
Comedy, Drama126 min
70
AE
Nicolette Krebitz · Germany; France
202285.4~60.464.270.0
●BERLIN 2022
Comedy, Drama, Romance105 min
71
RK
Andreas Dresen · Germany
202285.0~68.548.970.0
●BERLIN 2022
Biography, Comedy, Crime119 min
72
MM
Christophe Honoré · France; Italy
202484.962.252.371.6
●CANNES 2024
Comedy120 min
#1
OB
2025 · Paul Thomas Anderson · 161 min
Comedy · Crime · Thriller
🏆BAFTA 2026🏆OSCAR 2026
#2
A
2024 · Sean Baker · 139 min
Comedy · Drama · Romance
🏆CANNES 2024●BAFTA 2025🏆OSCAR 2025
#3
PT
2023 · Yorgos Lanthimos · 141 min
Comedy · Drama · Romance
🏆VENICE 2023●BAFTA 2024●OSCAR 2024
#4
EE
2022 · Daniel Kwan; Daniel Scheinert · 139 min
Action · Adventure · Comedy
●BAFTA 2023🏆OSCAR 2023
#5
C
2021 · Sian Heder · 111 min
Comedy · Drama · Music
🏆OSCAR 2022
#6
SV
2025 · Joachim Trier · 135 min
Comedy · Drama
◆CANNES 2025●BAFTA 2026●OSCAR 2026
#8
TH
2023 · Alexander Payne · 133 min
Comedy · Drama
●BAFTA 2024●OSCAR 2024
#9
LP
2021 · Paul Thomas Anderson · 133 min
Comedy · Drama · Romance
●BAFTA 2022●OSCAR 2022
#10
D
2024 · Dag Johan Haugerud · 110 min
Comedy · Drama · Romance
🏆BERLIN 2025
#11
TO
2022 · Ruben Östlund · 147 min
Comedy · Drama
🏆CANNES 2022●OSCAR 2023
#12
AF
2023 · Cord Jefferson · 117 min
Comedy · Drama
●OSCAR 2024
#15
B
2025 · Yorgos Lanthimos · 118 min
Comedy · Drama · Sci-Fi
●VENICE 2025●OSCAR 2026
#16
FL
2023 · Aki Kaurismäki · 81 min
Comedy · Drama · Romance
◆CANNES 2023
#17
B
2023 · Greta Gerwig · 114 min
Adventure · Comedy · Fantasy
●OSCAR 2024
#18
A
2023 · Christian Petzold · 102 min
Comedy · Drama · Romance
◆BERLIN 2023
#19
DL
2021 · Adam McKay · 138 min
Comedy · Drama · Sci-Fi
●BAFTA 2022●OSCAR 2022
#20
TW
2021 · Joachim Trier · 128 min
Comedy · Drama · Romance
●CANNES 2021
#21
LC
2023 · Alice Rohrwacher · 131 min
Adventure · Comedy · Drama
●CANNES 2023
#22
WH
2026 · Martin McDonagh · 118 min
Action · Comedy · Crime · Drama · Thriller
●VENICE 2026
#24
D
2024 · Matthias Glasner · 180 min
Comedy · Drama
●BERLIN 2024
#25
TL
2026 · Tizza Covi; Rainer Frimmel · 86 min
Biography · Comedy · Documentary · Drama · Music
●BERLIN 2026
#26
MF
2024 · Maryam Moghadam; Behtash Sanaeeha · 97 min
Comedy · Drama · Romance
●BERLIN 2024
#27
L
2024 · Dag Johan Haugerud · 120 min
Comedy · Drama · Romance
●VENICE 2024
#28
NV
2025 · Richard Linklater · 106 min
Biography · Comedy · Drama
●CANNES 2025
#29
B
2022 · Hirokazu Koreeda · 129 min
Comedy · Crime · Drama
●CANNES 2022
#30
MD
2023 · Todd Haynes · 117 min
Comedy · Drama
●CANNES 2023
#31
B
2023 · Matt Johnson · 120 min
Biography · Comedy · Drama
●BERLIN 2023
#32
RR
2021 · Sean Baker · 130 min
Comedy · Drama · Romance
●CANNES 2021
#33
F
2026 · Fernando Eimbcke · 102 min
Comedy · Drama
●BERLIN 2026
#36
IY
2021 · Maria Schrader · 108 min
Comedy · Drama · Romance
●BERLIN 2021
#37
P1
2021 · Jacques Audiard · 105 min
Comedy · Drama · Romance
●CANNES 2021
#40
R
2022 · Ulrich Seidl · 114 min
Comedy · Drama · Music
●BERLIN 2022
#41
TF
2021 · Wes Anderson · 107 min
Comedy · Drama · Romance
●CANNES 2021
#44
TF
2024 · Emmanuel Mouret · 117 min
Comedy · Drama · Romance
●VENICE 2024
#45
BM
2025 · Richard Linklater · 100 min
Biography · Comedy · Drama
●BERLIN 2025
#46
WA
2026 · Anthony Chen · 157 min
Comedy · Drama · Family · Romance
●BERLIN 2026
#48
LC
2024 · Alonso Ruizpalacios · 139 min
Comedy · Drama · Romance
●BERLIN 2024
#49
AC
2023 · Wes Anderson · 105 min
Comedy · Drama · Romance
●CANNES 2023
#50
TP
2025 · Wes Anderson · 101 min
Action · Comedy · Crime
●CANNES 2025
#51
AW
2026 · Charline Bourgeois-Tacquet · 98 min
Comedy · Drama
●CANNES 2026
#52
AC
2023 · Jian Liu · 118 min
Animation · Comedy · Drama
●BERLIN 2023
#53
EC
2023 · Pablo Larraín · 110 min
Comedy · Fantasy · History
●VENICE 2023
#54
E
2025 · Ari Aster · 148 min
Comedy · Drama · Western
●CANNES 2025
#55
TD
2021 · Catherine Corsini · 99 min
Comedy · Drama
●CANNES 2021
#56
KO
2024 · Yorgos Lanthimos · 164 min
Comedy · Drama · Horror
●CANNES 2024
#57
JK
2025 · Noah Baumbach · 132 min
Comedy · Drama
●VENICE 2025
#59
TE
2024 · Bruno Dumont · 110 min
Adventure · Comedy · Drama
◆BERLIN 2024
#62
UP
2026 · Nicolas Pariser · 107 min
Comedy · Drama
●VENICE 2026
#63
ND
2021 · Daniel Brühl · 92 min
Comedy · Drama
●BERLIN 2021
#65
WN
2022 · Noah Baumbach · 136 min
Comedy · Drama · Horror
●VENICE 2022
#66
CZ
2023 · Jessica Hausner · 110 min
Comedy · Drama · Thriller
●CANNES 2023
#67
F
2021 · Bruno Dumont · 133 min
Comedy · Drama
●CANNES 2021
#72
MM
2024 · Christophe Honoré · 120 min
Comedy
●CANNES 2024

How to choose from this collection

This collection contains 72 comedies with an Oscar Best Picture or BAFTA Best Film nomination, or Cannes, Venice or Berlin main competition selection, including winners during 2021–2026. The Comedy label comes from the catalogue genres; a film can belong to more than one genre.

One Battle After Another leads this Total Score ranking with 96.3. Wild Horse Nine has one of the highest Audience scores in the selection (83.4). One Battle After Another has one of the highest known Critics scores (95.3). Comparing these separate scores can help you choose between the films.

  1. 1. One Battle After Another

    Paul Thomas Anderson · 2025 · 161 min

    Audience 77.1 · Critics 95.3 · Total 96.3

    BAFTA 2026: Winner (Best Film)
    Oscar 2026: Winner (Best Picture)

  2. 2. Anora

    Sean Baker · 2024 · 139 min

    Audience 75.1 · Critics 92.4 · Total 96.0

    Cannes 2024: Palme d'Or
    BAFTA 2025: Nominee (Best Film)
    Oscar 2025: Winner (Best Picture)

  3. 3. Poor Things

    Yorgos Lanthimos · 2023 · 141 min

    Audience 79.0 · Critics 90.1 · Total 95.8

    Venice 2023: Golden Lion
    BAFTA 2024: Nominee (Best Film)
    Oscar 2024: Nominee (Best Picture)

How the ranking works

Total combines 40% audience ratings, 30% critic ratings and 30% original award points, with a bonus for recognition by additional institutions. Scores shown to one decimal place can be tied while their unrounded ranking differs. A Critics score marked ~ is estimated from the catalogue median; its Total is provisional. Recognition years refer to ceremonies and festival editions, not necessarily release dates.