Best Action Comedy movies that are award winners or nominees

Actors : Graham Greene, Mel Gibson, Jodie Foster, James Garner,
Directors : Richard Donner,

Bret Maverick, needing money for a poker tournament, faces various comic mishaps and challenges, including a charming woman thief.

Actors : Charles Bronson, Ernest Borgnine, Lee Marvin, John Cassavetes,
Directors : Robert Aldrich,

During World War II, a rebellious U.S. Army Major is assigned a dozen convicted murderers to train and lead them into a mass assassination mission of German officers.

Actors : Ronny Cox, Judge Reinhold, Eddie Murphy, Jürgen Prochnow,
Directors : Tony Scott,

Axel Foley returns to Beverly Hills to help Taggart and Rosewood investigate Chief Bogomil's near-fatal shooting and the series of "alphabet crimes" associated with it.

Actors : Moses Gunn, Clint Eastwood, Everett McGill, Marsha Mason,
Directors : Clint Eastwood,

A hard-nosed, hard-living Marine gunnery sergeant clashes with his superiors and his ex-wife as he takes command of a spoiled recon platoon with a bad attitude.

Actors : Tony Curtis, Natalie Wood, Jack Lemmon, Peter Falk,
Directors : Blake Edwards,

A grand adventurous race takes place between the heroic Leslie and the despicable Professor Fate across three continents.

Actors : Barbara Hershey, Steve Railsback, Peter O'Toole, Allen Garfield,
Directors : Richard Rush,

A fugitive stumbles on a movie set just when they need a new stunt man, takes the job as a way to hide out, and falls for the leading lady.

Actors : Al Pacino, Warren Beatty, Charlie Korsmo, Madonna,
Directors : Warren Beatty,

The comic strip detective finds his life vastly complicated when Breathless Mahoney makes advances towards him while he is trying to battle Big Boy Caprice's united mob.

Actors : Benny Hill, Raf Vallone, Noël Coward, Michael Caine,
Directors : Peter Collinson,

Comic caper movie about a plan to steal a gold shipment from the streets of Turin by creating a traffic jam.

Actors : Geraldine Page, Mickey Rourke, Daryl Hannah, Eric Roberts,
Directors : Stuart Rosenberg,

Two cousins unknowingly rob the mob and face the dangerous consequences.

Actors : Joel Grey, Fred Ward, J.A. Preston, Wilford Brimley,
Directors : Guy Hamilton,

An officially "dead" cop is trained to become an extraordinarily unique assassin in service of the US president.

Actors : Robert Redford, Ron Leibman, Paul Sand, George Segal,
Directors : Peter Yates,

Dortmunder and his pals plan to steal a huge diamond from a museum. But this turns out to be only the first time they have to steal it...

Actors : Jill Clayburgh, Gene Wilder, Richard Pryor, Patrick McGoohan,
Directors : Arthur Hiller,

On a long-distance train trip, a man finds romance but also finds himself in danger of being killed, or at least pushed off the train.

Actors : Sally Field, Burt Reynolds, Brian Keith, Jan-Michael Vincent,
Directors : Hal Needham,

Hollywood aging stuntman Sonny Hooper wants to prove that he's still got what it takes to be a great professional in this risky and under-recognized line of work.

Actors : Alan Arkin, Jack Kruschen, Loretta Swit, James Caan,
Directors : Richard Rush,

San Francisco police detectives Freebie and Bean are determined to bust local crime boss Red Meyers at any cost, even if this means destroying the whole city in the process.

Actors : Telly Savalas, Curd Jürgens, Diana Rigg, Oliver Reed,
Directors : Basil Dearden,

A woman causes a group of assassins to face their greatest challenge.

Actors : Richard Harris, Bradford Dillman, Ann Turkel, Edmond O'Brien,
Directors : John Frankenheimer,

Uncle Frank Kelly calls on Harry Crown to help him in a gang war. The war becomes personal when Harry's new girlfriend is kidnapped by Uncle Frank's enemy, Big Eddie.