Taurus World Stunt Awards

The Taurus World Stunt Awards is a yearly award ceremony held midyear that honors stunt performers in movies. It is held each year in Los Angeles. The first awards were given out in 2001.[1] The deciding committee has been around since the year 2000. The awards were created by Dietrich Mateschitz, the founder of Red Bull.[2] The awards statue was sculpted by Austrian artist Jos Pirkner, and is a figure in the form of a winged bull.[3]

Taurus Lifetime Achievement Award

2001

Films in alphabetical order[9][1]

2002

Films in alphabetical order[10]

2003

Films in alphabetical order[11]

2004

Films in alphabetical order[12][13]

2005

Films in alphabetical order[14]

2007

Films in alphabetical order[16]

2008

Films in alphabetical order[17]

2009

Films in alphabetical order[19]

2010

Films in alphabetical order[20]

2011

Films in alphabetical order[21]

2012

Films in alphabetical order[22]

2013

Films in alphabetical order[23]

2014

Films in alphabetical order[24]

2015

Films in alphabetical order[25]

2016

Films in alphabetical order[26]

2017

Films in alphabetical order[27]

2018

Films in alphabetical order[7]

2019

Films in alphabetical order[8]

2020

Films in alphabetical order[28]

In pop culture

In the 2007 videogame Stuntman: Ignition, a player can be nominated for the Taurus World Stunt Awards.[29]

TV airings

The award ceremony is normally broadcast on American television channels such as Entertainment News (E!). The awards show has also aired on AMC.[30]

Other awards

In 2008, the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) added an awards category for stunt performers, "Best Stunt Ensembles in features and TV."[31]

Stunt performers have lobbied for the creation of an Academy Award for stunt work, but little progress has been made.[32][31][33][34]

References

  1. Dore, Shalini (24 May 2001). "Kudos for crashes". Variety.
  2. "Philosophy". Taurus World Stunt Awards. Archived from the original on October 23, 2022.
  3. "Statue". Taurus World Stunt Awards. Archived from the original on September 21, 2022.
  4. Laura Davis (9 August 2010). "Buddy Van Horn: My life as Clint Eastwood's stuntman". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2022-05-26. Buddy was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Taurus World Stunt Awards Foundation in 2002, but was reluctant to attend
  5. LaPorte, Nicole (25 May 2007). "Danger smashes gender barrier". Variety.
  6. "Gene LeBell Honored with Lifetime Achievement Award". Stunts Unlimited. 15 May 2017.
  7. "2018 Winners & Nominees". Taurus World Stunt Awards.
  8. "2019 Winners & Nominees". Taurus World Stunt Awards.
  9. "2001 Winners & Nominees". Taurus World Stunt Awards.
  10. "2002 Winners & Nominees". Taurus World Stunt Awards.
  11. "2003 Winners & Nominees". Taurus World Stunt Awards.
  12. "2004 Winners & Nominees". Taurus World Stunt Awards.
  13. Morfoot, Addie (18 May 2004). "Kudos no idle stunt". Variety.
  14. "2005 Winners & Nominees". Taurus World Stunt Awards.
  15. Dore, Shalini (27 September 2005). "Don't try this at home". Variety.
  16. "2007 Winners & Nominees". Taurus World Stunt Awards.
  17. "2008 Winners & Nominees". Taurus World Stunt Awards.
  18. D'Alessandro, Anthony (22 May 2007). "Butler wins Taurus stunt nod". Variety.
  19. "2009 Winners & Nominees". Taurus World Stunt Awards.
  20. "2010 Winners & Nominees". Taurus World Stunt Awards.
  21. "2011 Winners & Nominees". Taurus World Stunt Awards.
  22. "2012 Winners & Nominees". Taurus World Stunt Awards.
  23. "2013 Winners & Nominees". Taurus World Stunt Awards.
  24. "2014 Winners & Nominees". Taurus World Stunt Awards.
  25. "2015 Winners & Nominees". Taurus World Stunt Awards.
  26. "2016 Winners & Nominees". Taurus World Stunt Awards.
  27. "2017 Winners & Nominees". Taurus World Stunt Awards.
  28. "2020 Winners & Nominees". Taurus World Stunt Awards.
  29. THQ (2007). "Stuntman: Ignition Instruction Booklet" (pdf). work. Xbox 360. p. 10. Earn Taurus World Stunt Award nominations for performing three stunts perfectly in a Movie scene
  30. "Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson to Host 2007 Taurus World Stunt Awards" (Press release). 18 April 2006. In addition to airing on AMC, the Taurus World Stunt Awards has become a global fixture and airs in more than 160 countries worldwide
  31. Verini, Bob (24 January 2008). "SAG recognizes stunts for first time". Variety.
  32. Price, Allan (21 February 2013). "Why do stuntmen not have an Oscar?". BBC News.
  33. Hewitt, Zoe (20 February 2019). "Is it Time for Oscars to Add a Stunt Category?". Variety.
  34. Marotta, Jenna (2 April 2018). "Helen Mirren Wants Stunt Performers to Be Eligible for Oscars". IndieWire.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.