John Wick’s Director and Its Star Are Advocating That the Academy Awards Add a Stunt Category

[Peter_Brosdahl]

John Wick's director, Chad Stahelski, and star, Keanu Reeves, want to honor stunts by getting a new category added to the Academy Awards. In an interview with IGN, the two stated their case, which honestly at a time of greater inclusion seems plausible, to honor something that nearly every movie has and is even often the staple for a majority of trailers to get people to go see a film. Stahelski largely puts the blame of an absent stunt category on, to his knowledge, there never has been an actual dialog to get one added.

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[MadMummy76]

It should've been added when the oscars were still relevant, now I couldn't care less.

 

[Peter_Brosdahl]

I have to laugh because I mostly feel the same way. I stopped caring about them by the time I got into my teens but I still remember watching them with my parents when I was younger.