The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has taken measures in recent years to right a number of various wrongs. After years of fan and industry lobbying, the Oscars will finally debut a brand new Stunt Design category for the 2027 telecast. They also took many steps to improve the body's diversity after the #OscarsSoWhite controversy.

There are areas of the film realm that many have felt underrepresented or just plain slighted entirely, the biggest area being comedy. Actress and comedy legend Amy Poehler welcomed Oscar winner Olivia Colman on her Good Hang podcast , saying it was, "some hot bulls--t" that comedy performances were snubbed.

While it seems unlikely that the esteemed Academy will reverse their current course on comedy (or horror, for that matter), it's worth expl

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