It’s not that they never get recognized, but there isn’t a long list of examples, and even more rare are actual wins.
What they really don’t love are comedies.
Comedies will always struggle when competing for the same categories as dramatic titles – literally because they are taken more seriously – so giving them their own category makes a lot of sense.
As has been parodied to death, the kind of movies that Oscar voters really love are big, emotional dramas preferably set in the past and during wartime, with an extra bonus kicked in for a disabled protagonist.