Lists
- ranked 4 in AFI's 100 Years...100 Laughs
- ranked 6 in WGA 101 Greatest Screenplays
- ranked 8 in Roger Ebert's Best Films of 1977
- ranked 11 in AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions
- ranked 23 in BBC 100 Greatest American Films
- ranked 29 in TV Cream's Top 100 Films
- ranked 31 in AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies
- ranked 32 in Cinema Fusion Movie Bloggers' Top 100 Movies
- ranked 44 in Total Film's 100 Greatest Movies Of All Time
- ranked 50 in The Guardian Top 100 Films
- ranked 60 in Entertainment Weekly's 100 Greatest Movies of All Time
- ranked 68 in Empire 500 Greatest Movies (2008)
- ranked 91 in Empire 100 Greatest Movies (2003)
- ranked 96 in Empire 100 Greatest Movies (1999)
- ranked 104 in The IMDb Top 250
- ranked 129 in They Shoot Pictures, Don't They? 1000 Greatest Films (December 2006)
- ranked 146 in They Shoot Pictures, Don't They? 1000 Greatest Films (March 2006)
- ranked 176 in They Shoot Pictures, Don't They? 1000 Greatest Films (August 2005)
- one of 100 Of Edgar Wright's Favourite Comedies
- one of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die
- one of 101^w102 Movies You Must See Before...
- one of AFI's 100 Years... 100 Laughs Nominees
- one of AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies Nominees
- one of AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions Nominees
- one of Alliance of Women Film Journalists Top 100 Films
- one of BAFTA Best Film Winners
- one of Best Director Academy Award Winners
- one of Best Picture Academy Award Winners
- one of Guardian 1,000 films to see before you die
- one of Leonard Maltin's 100 "Must See" Films of the 20th Century
- one of New York Film Critics Circle Best Film Winners
- one of The New York Times Best 1,000 Movies Ever Made
- one of The Last Laugh: The Observer's 50 Funniest Comedies
- one of AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies, 10th Anniversary Edition
