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. By Bilge Ebiri and Brandon Streussnig

stunt awards More Fight Scenes Should Be This ‘Cartoony’ The best movie showdown in recent memory is four minutes of glorious, over-the-top action. By Roxana Hadadi
stunt awards The Audacity of Albert Pyun The legendary B-movie director made peanuts look like a five-course meal. Imagine if he didn’t have to. By Brandon Streussnig
stunt awards It’s Time for a Best Stunts Oscar After 30-plus years of stuntpeople lobbying the Academy, an annual category for them remains elusive. Why? By Bilge Ebiri
stunt awards The 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. By Elana Scherr and Brandon Streussnig
stunt awards David Leitch Explains the One Old-School Stunt He Can’t Live Without The stuntman turned filmmaker behind Atomic Blonde and Bullet Train on the secret to making action look “real” (and why it doesn’t actually have to). By Brandon Streussnig
stunt awards Inside The Woman King’s Hardest, Scariest, and Oiliest Stunts Gina Prince-Bythewood breaks down her historical epic’s most memorable action sequences. By Bilge Ebiri
stunt awards Joseph Kosinski Doesn’t Think Top Gun: Maverick Is an Action Movie The film won Best Action Movie at Vulture’s inaugural Stunt Awards anyway. By Bilge Ebiri
stunt awards The Le Brothers Find Comedy (and Horror) in Stunts The Everything Everywhere All at Once fight choreographers explain how they infuse the wit and thrill of Hong Kong cinema into everything they make. By Brandon Streussnig
stunt awards 18 Great Movies Directed by Stunt Performers There’s no storyteller quite like a stuntperson. By Nick Allen
action! The Stunt Awards: All the Nominations High-minded dramas with spectacular sequences, gonzo action movies, and, of course, Jackass Forever. By Bilge Ebiri and Brandon Streussnig

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The Stunt Awards

The Stunt Awards: Winners!