Oscar Stunt Category Being Discussed in the Academy, ‘John Wick’ Director Says Talks Are ‘Incredibly Positive’: ‘We’ve Made Real Movement Forward’
variety.comJohn Wick” movies with Keanu Reeves, spent the majority of his “John Wick: Chapter 4” press tour earlier this year urging the Academy to create an Oscar category for stunt work.
At the time, the filmmaker said the main problem behind the Oscars not awarding stunt performers was that no conversations were taking place behind the scenes for them to do so.
It now appears Stahelski is changing that. In a recent interview with ComicBookMovie.com to mark the Blu-ray release of “John Wick: Chapter 4,” Stahelski announced that conversations about a stunt Oscar have finally taken place “in the last couple of months” between the Academy and a contingent of stunt coordinators. “We’ve been meeting with members of the Academy and actually having these conversations, and, to be honest, it’s been nothing but incredibly positive, incredibly instructional,” Stahelski said. “I think, for the first time, we’ve made real movement forward to making this happen.” Stahelski said he believes a stunt Oscar “can happen as soon as, you know, the next Oscars, or at least the one after that.
At the latest, the next three or four years.” “The question is, we haven’t had the real talks about how do you even determine what to award,” Stahleski said. “Like is it for best stunt?
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