Screwball comedies

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Best Picture:
Adam: SULLIVAN’S TRAVELS
Sam: THE LADY EVE

Best Director:
Adam: George Cukor, ADAM’S RIB
Sam: George Cukor, ADAM’S RIB

Best Actor:
Adam: Cary Grant, THE AWFUL TRUTH
Sam: William Powell, MY MAN GODFREY

Best Actress:
Adam: Barbara Stanwyck, THE LADY EVE
Sam: Barbara Stanwyck, THE LADY EVE

Supporting Actor:
Adam: David Wayne, ADAM’S RIB
Sam: Ralph Bellamy, THE AWFUL TRUTH

Supporting Actress:
Adam: Gail Patrick, MY MAN GODFREY
Sam: Judy Holliday, ADAM’S RIB

Comedic Moment:
Adam: Grant watching Dunne/Bellamy dance, THE AWFUL TRUTH
Sam: Carlo acts like an ape, MY MAN GODFREY

Comedic Duo:
Adam: Tracy/Hepburn, ADAM’S RIB
Sam: Tracy/Hepburn, ADAM’S RIB

Star ratings out of 5

THE THIN MAN (1934) - #114
Adam: ****
Sam: ***

MY MAN GODFREY (1936) - #116
Adam: **
Sam: *****

THE AWFUL TRUTH (1937) - #117
Adam: ***
Sam: **

BRINGING UP BABY (1938) - #117
Adam: **
Sam: **

SULLIVAN’S TRAVELS (1941) - #119
Adam: ****
Sam: ****

THE LADY EVE (1941) - #121
Adam: ***
Sam: *****

ADAM’S RIB (1949) - #122
Adam: ****
Sam: *****