Peter Sellers
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
(1964)
Stanley Kubrick (screenplay), Terry Southern (screenplay), Peter George (screenplay), Peter George (based on the book: "Red Alert" by)
Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 13 wins & 6 nominations.
An insane general triggers a path to nuclear holocaust that a war room full of politicians and generals frantically try to stop.
The Ladykillers
(1955)
William Rose (story)
Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 2 wins & 2 nominations.
A gang planning a 'job' find themselves living with a little old lady, who thinks they are musicians. When the gang set out to kill Mrs Wilberforce, they run into one problem after another, and they get what they deserve.