The Stunt Awards
Introducing Vulture’s inaugural Stunt Awards, a celebration of the below-the-line talent that makes great action movies tick.
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The Stunt Awards: Winners!
Vulture’s inaugural celebration of stunt professionals is here. Because if the Oscars won’t recognize them, we will.ByBilge Ebiri andBrandon Streussnig
stunt awardsMore Fight Scenes Should Be This ‘Cartoony’ The best movie showdown in recent memory is four minutes of glorious, over-the-top action.ByRoxana Hadadi
stunt awardsThe Audacity of Albert Pyun The legendary B-movie director made peanuts look like a five-course meal. Imagine if he didn’t have to.ByBrandon Streussnig
stunt awardsIt’s Time for a Best Stunts Oscar After 30-plus years of stuntpeople lobbying the Academy, an annual category for them remains elusive. Why?ByBilge Ebiri
stunt awardsThe Hardest Stunt I Ever Pulled Off Stunt drivers and performers recall their toughest days on the job — and why they never want to waste Michael Bay’s time.ByElana Scherr andBrandon Streussnig
stunt awardsDavid Leitch Explains the One Old-School Stunt He Can’t Live Without The stuntman turned filmmaker behindAtomic Blonde andBullet Train on the secret to making action look “real” (and why it doesn’t actually have to).ByBrandon Streussnig
stunt awardsInsideThe Woman King’s Hardest, Scariest, and Oiliest Stunts Gina Prince-Bythewood breaks down her historical epic’s most memorable action sequences.ByBilge Ebiri
action!The Second Annual Stunt Awards Are Here Vulture’s yearly celebration of stunt professionals — and the action movies they make great — is back.ByBrandon Streussnig andBilge Ebiri
awards chatterAcademy Awards Reportedly in Preliminary Talks for a Stunt Category ‘John Wick’ director Chad Stahelski says it could happen in the next three to four years.ByBethy Squires
stunt awardsJoseph Kosinski Doesn’t ThinkTop Gun: Maverick Is an Action Movie The film won Best Action Movie at Vulture’s inaugural Stunt Awards anyway.ByBilge Ebiri
action!The Stunt Awards: All the Nominations High-minded dramas with spectacular sequences, gonzo action movies, and, of course,Jackass Forever.ByBilge Ebiri andBrandon Streussnig