The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) announced this month that it would add a new category to the Academy Awards ceremony, while adding a Best Casting category to the Academy Awards ceremony. The long-awaited best stunt Despite the indisputable contribution to cinema since the birth of this art form, there is no category to speak of.
The new category will recognize casting directors, a division of the academy, which was founded in 2013 and has since amassed 160 members.
“Casting directors play an important role in filmmaking, and as the Academy evolves, we are proud to add casting to the areas we recognize and celebrate,” said Academy CEO Bill Cramer and Academy President Janet.・Yan stated. “We congratulate the members of the Casting His Directors branch on achieving this exciting milestone and their dedication and hard work throughout this process.”
This is the first new category since the Animated Feature Film Award was created in 2001. To celebrate the film’s release in 2025, it will make its first appearance at the 2026 Oscars.
according to variety“The battle for recognition of casting directors dates back to the late 1990s, when there was a passionate push to add casting directors to awards shows. However, at the time, there was a lack of widespread support and the idea was never implemented. It didn’t come close.”
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While industry insiders certainly welcomed the category to honor the work of casting directors, whose expertise helps guide producers and directors in choosing the best talent for a particular role, many People were left scratching their heads as to why the Academy still hasn’t recognized the stunt. It’s been a part of movies since the days of Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton.
There are at least 30 movies each year that use exceptional stunts, and five of them can be nominated for a Best Stunt Oscar, especially if the movie is very popular. I hope that someday the Academy can come to an agreement that stunt teams are an important element of filmmaking.
— Simone Cromer 🎥 🇱 (@TheatreofZen) February 9, 2024
Casting Director Division established in 2013
Academy Award for Best Casting for the first time in 13 yearsStunt technicians and choreographers are included in the new production and technical department established last March 2023
So we hope the award arrives by 2036 🏼 https://t.co/VmJe2airuB
— Michael Walsh (@WalshyMovies) February 9, 2024
@academy A new Academy Award for Best Casting has been announced. Meanwhile, stunt performers still have nothing.#Oscar #stunt performer #movie
— Michael Flynn (@ItsMichaelFlinn) February 8, 2024
Okay, Academy, add Best Stunt Work.
— Christian Safford (@Christi91314448) February 8, 2024
The push for “Best Stunt” has been going on for several years, and is finally gaining traction among industry insiders who feel the category is outdated. In an interview with Variety magazine last year, the film’s director, Chad Stahelski, said: john wick He said he and several others in the Hollywood stunt community have been passionately petitioning for the category to finally debut.
“We’ve met with members of the academy and had some hands-on conversations, and to be honest, it’s been incredibly positive and incredibly educational,” Stahelski said. . “For the first time, I think we’re making real progress toward making this happen.”
Stahelski said the discussion centers on who will receive the award.
“The problem is we still haven’t had a real conversation about how we decide what to award,” Stareski said. “Is it for the best stunt? The best choreography? The best action sequence? The best stunt ensemble? Does the stunt coordinator understand that? The guy doing the gag understands that? Martial arts choreographer? Fight choreographer? Stunt double? Second unit director? Editor? Who will win the award? These are all great questions, and wise people on both sides of the stunt community and the academy It just needs to be discussed by individuals.”
from general to ben hur to brit to french connection to Raiders of the Lost Ark to terminator 2 to Mission Impossiblethe result of stunt coordination is an ever-evolving technique within the cinematic art form, and without it, some of the most thrilling in-camera action sequences in film history would not have been possible.
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