Where’s The Oscar Category For Stunt Actors And Coordinators?

February 24, 2016

Written by Kelli Marchman McNeely

Kelli Marchman McNeely is the owner of HorrorFuel.com. She is an Executive Producer of "13 Slays Till Christmas" which is out on Digital and DVD and now streaming on Tubi. She has several other films in the works. Kelli is an animal lover and a true horror addict since the age of 9 when she saw Friday the 13th. Email: horrorfuelinfo@gmail.com

The Oscars are only days away (February 28th). Awards will be handed out for categories from Best Picture to Best Original Score. But there is one category that is missing, that has always been missing, a category for Stunt Actors and Stunt Coordinators.

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Think about it, how drab would movies be without stunt actors? Just think about Deadpool without the stunts, yawn. Stunt actors provide the action that stars(most) are unwilling to do. They leap from buildings, get lit on fire, wreck cars, and do a long list of other dangerous activities at the risk of their own health and safety. Just this year, one stunt actor lost his life and another lost a limb, both on the set Resident Evil: The Final Chapter. But somehow, stunt actors are still getting over looked.

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It’s time we take a stand on their behalf. There is now a petition circulating that hopes to do just that. The petition, started by Amber Gallaway, already has over 49,600 signatures (including mine). People are signing in hopes of persuading the Academy of Motion Pictures to add a category for stunt actors and stunt coordinators before next year’s 89th award ceremony. I truly hope that this time next year we will see a stunt person on stage with a well deserved Oscar in hand.

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If you wish to add your signature to the petitions you can sign them HERE. Contact the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Twitter and Facebook and tell them that adding the categories needs to happen now.

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