Why did it win? Because the Academy finally realized that “The Departed” is just “The Untouchables” with more swearing and better accents.
Part of the 41 Oscars Jokes: The 2007 “Scorsese’s Redemption, Ellen’s Vacuum & The Departed’s Victory” Edition archive. Historically Verified
🔥 Top 10: The Oscars Joke Archive: 1995–2025
2024 Vintage: The Best Film Editing
Why did the bomb movie win? Because cutting together three differ...read more »
39 Oscars Jokes: The 2001 “Gladiator, Julia’s Laugh & Björk’s Swan Dive” Edition
In 2001, the 73rd Academy Awards took us from the Roman Colosseum...read more »
2024 Classic: The Best Sound Win
Why did The Zone of Interest win? Because the sound of what you d...read more »
39 Oscars Jokes: The 2010 “Hurt Locker, Avatar & Kathryn’s History” Edition
In 2010, the 82nd Academy Awards were a classic David vs. Goliath...read more »
2024 Legacy: The Arnold Schwarzenegger & Danny DeVito Bit
Why were they there? To remind the "Batman" in the front row (Mic...read more »
2024 Classic: The Best Costume Design
Why did Poor Things win? Because puffy sleeves and Victorian-punk...read more »
2024 Classic: The Best International Feature
Why did The Zone of Interest win? Because the Academy loves a mov...read more »
2024 Archive: The Best Director Win
Why did Christopher Nolan win? For proving that you can make a th...read more »
2025 Classic: The Conan O’Brien "Red Carpet" Skit
Why was it so funny? Because he treated the A-listers like they w...read more »
2024 Classic: The Kate McKinnon "Dinosaur" Bit
Why did she talk about Steven Spielberg? To remind him that she’s...read more »
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2025 Archive: The Best Film Editing
Why did Gladiator II take home five? Because cutting a sea battle...read more »
2025 Archive: The Best Supporting Actor Race
Why did Samuel L. Jackson lose? Because the Academy decided that ...read more »
2025 Classic: The Best Sound Editing
Why was Civil War technical? Because the sound of a camera shutte...read more »
40 Oscars Jokes: The 2009 “Slumdog, Wolverine & Heath’s Legacy” Edition
In 2009, the 81st Academy Awards decided to put on a show that wa...read more »
⏳ Time Capsule: This is how we rolled in the first two decades of the internet
So you’re telling me there’s a chance... to laugh?
The power of three... laughs!
The future is laughing at us.
In the end, it doesn’t even matter... how hard I laugh!
My goal is to not smile. I failed. This is funny.
I feel the need... the need for comedy!
We’re going streaking! Through the jokes!
Ah-ha-ha-ha-ha! Ho-ho-ho-ho-ho!
Not sure if joke is funny... or just very funny.