Oscar prizes, from 2028 they will also be awarded to the stuntmen: « We praise them for their commitment »
The CEO and the president of the Academy announced it on Thursday. The joy of the director and producer David Leitch: « We worked years to get there »
A new statuette will debut to the (already highly anticipated) 100th edition of the Oscarscheduled in 2028 to reward 2027 films: the one dedicated to stuntmen and at stuntwomenwhose work « has been an integral part of cinematographic production since the dawn of the sector ». They declared him on Thursday in the Note which has made official the novelty Bill Kramer And Janet YangCEO and President of the Academy respectively. By adding: « We are proud to honor the innovative work of these technical and creative artists and we praise them for the commitment and dedication shown in reaching this important milestone ».
Leitch’s gratitude
Special awards for stuntios are already provided for by the Emmy Awards and the Screen Actors Guild Awards, but net of special honorary prizes Assigned over the years, for example to Yakima Canutt (in 1967) or Hal Needham (in 2013) they had never yet found space in the most prestigious Hollywood review. First to invoke that this void was filled it had been in 1991 Jack Gill: an appeal that remained dead letter. Now the director and producer was approved by approving a similar request David Leitchin turn Stuntman in the nineties: «Chris O’Hara (Stunt Coordinator of the film The Fall Guythe cook protagonist just a stunt double played by Ryan Gosling, editor’s note) and me We have worked for years to give life to this moment – he said to comment on the news -, leaning on the professionals who have struggled tirelessly to obtain recognition over the decades. We are incredibly grateful to it ».
Criteria still to be defined
Leitch also wanted to underline the « essential role in all cinematographic » role « Of such figures, however « deeply rooted » in history: « From the work of the first pioneers such as Buster Keaton, Harold Lloyd and Charlie Chaplin, to the inspiring art of stunt designers, coordinators, artists and choreographers ». From this point of view, one cannot fail to mention the case of Tom Cruisewho as well as known is to make the most dangerous scenes of his action films in first person (next Mission: Impossible is not making exception, editor’s note). Still to be put on black and white however the exact criteria on the basis of which the future statuette will be assigned. To anticipate it as new entry However, it will be the one for the Best Casting Director or Directorwhich will debut next year: appointment on the Italian night between 15 and 16 March 2026, of course at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles.
