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, two of entertainment’s largest, most mainstream platforms: When everything from makeup to sound mixing are recognized by the filmmaking industry, why does the stunt craft still remain shut out? “I believe it’s the only onscreen craft that still isn’t recognized,” Scott Rogers, the stunt coordinator onMonique Ganderton, the first woman to hold the position of stunt coordinator on a Marvel Studios film with, says she sits in boardrooms for TV shows and movies with the directors and leads from...
over criticism that it recognized box office and not craft. The funny thing is, a Best Stunts category could solve both problems: highlight a craft of cinema that also contributes to some of the biggest box office successes of the year. At the same time, stunts so often contribute to the overall impact of even awards darlings. Rogers uses Kathryn Bigelow’s 2008 Iraq War film as an example. “If you took away the action aspects of it, it wouldn’t be nearly as good a story,” he says.
Certain guilds, namely the annual Screen Actors Guild and Taurus World Stunt Awards, do recognize the field. This year,Game of Thrones won for television stunts . Ganderton feels a Best Stunts Oscar, being a more mainstream recognition, would help bring new visibility to their craft. “Even though we’re so collaborative helping create shots and developing the story and the action, there’s still a subconscious feeling that we’re not part of that special group,” she explains. “You still feel like a little bit of an outsider.
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