Taurus World Stunt Awards

The Taurus World Stunt Awards is a yearly award ceremony held midyear that honors stunt performers in movies. It is held each year in Los Angeles. The first awards were given out in 2001.^[1] The deciding committee has been around since the year 2000. The awards were created by Dietrich Mateschitz, the founder of Red Bull.^[2] The awards statue was sculpted by Austrian artist Jos Pirkner [de], and is a figure in the form of a winged bull.^[3]

Taurus Lifetime Achievement Award

• 2001: Hal Needham^[1]
• 2002: Buddy Van Horn^[4]
• 2003: Terry Leonard
• 2004: Ronnie Rondell Jr.
• 2005: Vic Armstrong
• 2007: Jeannie Epper^[5]
• 2010: Jophery Brown
• 2011: Loren Janes
• 2012: Glenn R. Wilder
• 2013: David R. Ellis
• 2014: Buddy Joe Hooker
• 2015: Gary Combs
• 2016: Andy Armstrong
• 2017: Gene LeBell^[6]
• 2018: Charlie Picerni^[7]
• 2019: Billy Burton^[8]

2001

Films in alphabetical order^[9][1]

• The Cell (2000)
  • Best high work
• Charlie's Angels (2000)
  • Best aerial work
  • Best speciality stunt
• Gladiator (2000)
  • Best fight
  • Best work with an animal
• Gone in 60 Seconds (2000)
  • Best driving
• Hollow Man (2000)
  • Best fire
• Me, Myself & Irene (2000)
  • Best work with a vehicle
• Mission: Impossible 2 (2000)
  • Best stunt coordination – feature film
  • Best stunt coordination - sequence
• The Perfect Storm (2000)
  • Best water work

2002

Films in alphabetical order^[10]

• Behind Enemy Lines (2001)
  • Best aerial work
• The Fast and the Furious (2001)
  • Best driving
  • Best overall stunt by a stunt man
  • Best overall stunt by a stunt woman
  • Best stunt coordination – feature film
  • Best work with a vehicle
• Jurassic Park III (2001)
  • Best water work
• A Knight's Tale (2001)
  • Hardest hit
  • Best work with an animal
• The Last Castle (2001)
  • Best fire
• Pearl Harbor (2001)
  • Best stunt coorindation - sequence
• Rush Hour 2 (2001)
  • Best fight
  • Best high work
  • Best speciality stunt

2003

Films in alphabetical order^[11]

• Blade II (2002)
  • Best fight
• The Bourne Identity (2002)
  • Best work with a vehicle
• Die Another Day (2002)
  • Best overall stunt by a stunt woman
• Minority Report (2002)
  • Best high work
• Red Dragon (2002)
  • Best fire
• Windtalkers (2002)
  • Best fire
• XXX (2002)
  • Best overall stunt by a stunt man
  • Best speciality stunt
  • Best stunt coordinator or 2nd unit director
• Wilde Engel [de] (Germany, 2002)
  • Best action in a foreign film

2004

Films in alphabetical order^[12][13]

• Bad Boys II (2003)
  • Best stunt coordinator or 2nd unit director
  • Best work with a vehicle
• The Italian Job (2003)
  • Best speciality stunt
• The Last Samurai (2003)
  • Best fire
• The Matrix Reloaded (2003)
  • Best overall stunt by a stunt woman
• Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
  • Best fight
• The Rundown (2003)
  • Best high work
  • Best overall stunt by a stunt man
• Alarm für Cobra 11 – Einsatz für Team 2 [de] (German TV series, 2003–2005)
  • Best action in a foreign film

2005

Films in alphabetical order^[14]

• The Bourne Supremacy (2004)
  • Best stunt coordinator or 2nd unit director
  • Best work with a vehicle
• Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004)^[15]
  • Best fight
  • Best overall stunt by a stunt woman
• The Punisher (2004)
  • Best fire
• Spider-Man 2 (2004)
  • Best overall stunt by a stunt man
• Starsky & Hutch (2004)
  • Best high work
• Taxi (2004)
  • Best speciality stunt
• The Clown: Payday [fr] (Germany, 2005)
  • Best action in a foreign film

2007

Films in alphabetical order^[16]

• Casino Royale (2006)
  • Best high work
  • Best stunt coordinator or 2nd unit director
• Crank (2006)
  • Best speciality stunt
• Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)
  • Best fire
• Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
  • Best fight
• Superman Returns (2006)
  • Best overall stunt by a stunt woman
• Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006)
  • Best work with a vehicle
• You, Me and Dupree (2006)
  • Hardest hit
• Alarm für Cobra 11 – Die Autobahnpolizei (German TV series, since 1996)
  • Best action in a foreign film

2008

Films in alphabetical order^[17]

• 300 (2006)^[18]
  • Best fight
• American Gangster (2007)
  • Best fire
• The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)
  • Best high work
  • Best work with a vehicle
• Grindhouse (2007)
  • Best overall stunt by a stunt woman
• Hot Rod (2007)
  • Hardest hit
• Live Free or Die Hard (2007)
  • Best stunt coordinator or 2nd unit director
• Seraphim Falls (2006)
  • Best speciality stunt
• Flash Point (Hong Kong, 2007)
  • Best action in a foreign film

2009

Films in alphabetical order^[19]

• The Dark Knight (2008)
  • Best fight
  • Best high work
  • Best speciality stunt
  • Best stunt coordinator or 2nd unit director
  • Best work with a vehicle
• Iron Man (2008)
  • Best fire
  • Hardest hit
• Wanted (2008)
  • Best overall stunt by a stunt woman
• Alarm für Cobra 11 – Die Autobahnpolizei (German TV series, since 1996)
  • Best action in a foreign film

2010

Films in alphabetical order^[20]

• Fast & Furious (2009)
  • Best stunt coordinator or 2nd unit director
  • Best work with a vehicle
• I Love You, Beth Cooper (2009)
  • Hardest hit
• Ninja Assassin (2009)
  • Best fight
• Obsessed (2009)
  • Best overall stunt by a stunt woman
• Push (2009)
  • Best high work
• Sherlock Holmes (2009)
  • Best fire
• Terminator Salvation (2009)
  • Best speciality stunt
• Interceptor [ru] (Russia, 2009)
  • Best action in a foreign film

2011

Films in alphabetical order^[21]

• The A-Team (2010)
  • Hardest hit
• Date Night (2010)
  • Best work with a vehicle
• The Expendables (2010)
  • Best fire
• Inception (2010)
  • Best fight
  • Best stunt coordinator or 2nd unit director
• Predators (2010)
  • Best high work
  • Best speciality stunt
• Salt (2010)
  • Best overall stunt by a stunt woman
• Alarm für Cobra 11 – Die Autobahnpolizei (German TV series, since 1996)
  • Best action in a foreign film

2012

Films in alphabetical order^[22]

• Fast Five (2011)
  • Best fight
  • Best high work
  • Best stunt coordinator or 2nd unit director
  • Best work with a vehicle
• Fright Night (2011)
  • Best fire
• Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol (2011)
  • Hardest hit
• Thor (2011)
  • Best overall stunt by a stunt woman
• Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011)
  • Best speciality stunt
• Alarm für Cobra 11 – Die Autobahnpolizei (German TV series, since 1996)
  • Best action in a foreign film

2013

Films in alphabetical order^[23]

• The Avengers (2012)
  • Best fight
  • Hardest hit
  • Best high work
  • Best overall stunt by a stunt woman
• The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
  • Best speciality stunt
  • Best stunt rigging
• Skyfall (2012)
  • Best stunt coordinator or 2nd unit director
  • Best work with a vehicle
• Alarm für Cobra 11 – Die Autobahnpolizei (German TV series, since 1996)
  • Best action in a foreign film

2014

Films in alphabetical order^[24]

• Fast & Furious 6 (2013)
  • Best fight
  • Best stunt coordinator or 2nd unit director
• A Good Day to Die Hard (2013)
  • Best work with a vehicle
• Identity Thief (2013)
  • Best overall stunt by a stunt woman
• Iron Man 3 (2013)
  • Best high work
  • Best speciality stunt
  • Best stunt rigging
• Lone Survivor (2013)
  • Hardest hit
• Stalingrad (Russia, 2013)
  • Best action in a foreign film

2015

Films in alphabetical order^[25]

• 22 Jump Street (2014)
  • Best high work
• Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)
  • Hardest hit
  • Best stunt coordinator or 2nd unit director
  • Best stunt rigging
• Fury (2014)
  • Best speciality stunt
• John Wick (2014)
  • Best fight
• Need for Speed (2014)
  • Best work with a vehicle
• X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)
  • Best overall stunt by a stunt woman
• Alarm für Cobra 11 – Die Autobahnpolizei (German TV series, since 1996)
  • Best action in a foreign film

2016

Films in alphabetical order^[26]

• Furious 7 (2015)
  • Best overall stunt by a stunt woman
  • Best work with a vehicle
• Jupiter Ascending (2015)
  • Best high work
• Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014)
  • Best fight
• Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
  • Best speciality stunt
  • Best stunt coordinator or 2nd unit director
  • Best stunt rigging
• Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation (2015)
  • Hardest hit
• The Medal (Russian TV miniseries, 2015/16)
  • Best action in a foreign film

2017

Films in alphabetical order^[27]

• Captain America: Civil War (2016)
  • Hardest hit
  • Best high work
  • Best overall stunt by a stunt woman
  • Best stunt rigging
• Jason Bourne (2016)
  • Best work with a vehicle
• Hacksaw Ridge (2016)
  • Best fight
  • Best speciality stunt
  • Best stunt coordinator or 2nd unit director
• Alarm für Cobra 11 – Die Autobahnpolizei (German TV series, since 1996)
  • Best action in a foreign film

2018

Films in alphabetical order^[7]

• Atomic Blonde (2017)
  • Best fight
  • Best high work
• Baby Driver (2017)
  • Best work with a vehicle
• Dunkirk (2017)
  • Best speciality stunt
• Kidnap (2017)
  • Hardest hit
• Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017)
  • Best stunt rigging
• Wonder Woman (2017)
  • Best overall stunt by a stunt woman
  • Best stunt coordinator or 2nd unit director
• Wolf Warrior 2 (China, 2017)
  • Best action in a foreign film

2019

Films in alphabetical order^[8]

• Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018)
  • Best fight
• Aquaman (2018)
  • Best overall stunt by a stunt woman
• Black Panther (2018)
  • Best high work
• Deadpool 2 (2018)
  • Best speciality stunt
  • Hardest hit
• Mission: Impossible – Fallout (2018)
  • Best stunt rigging
  • Best stunt coordinator or 2nd unit director
• Venom (2018)
  • Best work with a vehicle
• Taxi 5 (France, 2017)
  • Best action in a foreign film

2020

Films in alphabetical order^[28]

• 6 Underground (2019)
  • Best stunt rigging
• Ford v Ferrari (2019)
  • Best work with a vehicle
• John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum (2019)
  • Best stunt coordinator or 2nd unit director
• Joker (2019)
  • Hardest hit
• Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019)
  • Best fight
  • Best high work
  • Best speciality stunt
  • Best overall stunt by a stunt woman
• Tomiris (2019)
  • Best action in a foreign film

2021

The winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.^[29][30]

Best Fight Extraction – Dan Carter, Vonzell Carter, Travis Gomez, Bobby Holland Hanton, and Anthony Nanakornpanom Birds of Prey – Sala Baker, Qiang Li, Renae Moneymaker, Bryan Sloyer, and Caleb Spillyards The Hunt – Caitlin Dechelle and Sarah Irwin	Best High Work Tenet – Daniel Graham and Kyle McLean Extraction – Dan Carter and Bobby Holland Hanton Extraction – Bobby Holland Hanton
Best Stunt Rigging Wonder Woman 1984 – Daryl Andrews, Norbert Phillips, Nooroa Poa, and Joseph Ross Bad Boys for Life – Zac Henry, David Hugghins, Michael Hugghins, Ralf Koch, and Billy Morts Tenet – Chris Daniels, Anthony Genova, Zac Henry, Jacob Hugghins, and Eddie Yansick	Best Work with a Vehicle Bad Boys for Life – Wyatt Carnel, Jeff Groff, Logan Holladay, Jalil Jay Lynch, and Stan Lee Rice Bad Boys for Life – Chick Bernhard, Mike Johnson, Richard Marrero, and James C. Wallace II Birds of Prey – Jocelyn Kay, Oakley Lehman, Renae Moneymaker, Dena Sodano, and Webster Whinery Jr. Charm City Kings – Chino Braxton, Mike Burke, Lakeyria Doughty, Roy Farfel, and Jalil Jay Lynch Extraction – Laurence Chavez, Henry Kingi Jr., Karl Van Moorsel, Brett Praed, and Brett Smrz
Best Speciality Stunt Birds of Prey – Jocelyn Kay, Oakley Lehman, Renae Moneymaker, Dena Sodano, and Webster Whinery Jr. Becky – Heath Hensley The Call of the Wild – Hannah Betts, Callie Croughwell, and Alice Ford Project Power – Tim Soergel	Best Overall Stunt by a Stunt Woman Birds of Prey – Jocelyn Kay, Renae Moneymaker, and Dena Sodano Birds of Prey – Renae Moneymaker The Call of the Wild – Hannah Betts, Callie Croughwell, and Alice Ford The Stand In – Luci Romberg Wonder Woman 1984 – Jessie Graff
Hardest Hit Extraction – Dan Carter and Bobby Holland Hanton Birds of Prey – Sam Hargrave Birds of Prey – Renae Moneymaker Extraction – Anthony Nanakornpanom	Best Stunt Coordinator and/or 2nd Unit Director Extraction – Thayr Harris and Daniel Stevens Bad Boys for Life – Andy Gill, Jack Gill, Mike Gunther, Spiro Razatos, and Kyle Woods Birds of Prey – Andy Gill, Jack Gill, Mike Gunther, Spiro Razatos, and Kyle Woods The Old Guard – Brycen Counts, Jeff Habberstad, and Adam Kirley Wonder Woman 1984 – Dan Bradley and Rob Inch

2022

The winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.^[31]

Best Fight The King's Man – Andy Lister, Troy Kentchington, Cali Nelle, Lasha Mdzinarashvilli, and Tom Hatt Black Widow – Cc ice, Mickey Facchinello, Micheala McAllister, and Lucy Murray The Last Duel – Eduardo Gago and John Macdonald Nobody – Tyler Witte, Kirk Jenkins, Daniel Bernhardt, Alain Moussi, and Stephane Julien The Suicide Squad – Ingrid Kleinig Stunt, Chris Patton, Harlan Norris, Liam Gherlenda, and Shahaub Roudbari	Best High Work No Time to Die – David Grant Black Widow – Robert Mancino, Sara Curtis, Andy Farrington, Eric Salas, Jef Provenzano, Steve Curtis, Florian Robin, Luke Aikins, and Jef Habberstadt F9 – Spencer Thomas, Ian Williamson, and Troy Robinson The Matrix Resurrections – Ella Rogers and Duke Conrad Those Who Wish Me Dead – Travis Fienhage, Jon Devore, and Mike Swanson
Best Stunt Rigging The Matrix Resurrections – Scott Fisher, Kyle Weishaar, Bryant Burnett, Brett Praed, and Scott Rogers No Time to Die – Grant Wiesenger, Scott Hillier, Johnny Waugh, Voytek Modrzewski, and Ilko Iliev Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings – Paul Doyle, Mark Wickham, Sebastian Dickins, Alex Jewson, and Cameron Ambridge Venom: Let There Be Carnage	Best Work with a Vehicle No Time to Die – Evangelos Grecos, Mark Higgins, Martin Ivanov, Cristian Knight, and Pascal Lavanchy F9 – Hank King, Denney Pierce, Jalil Lynch, and Jimmy Roberts The Suicide Squad – Karl Van Moorsel, Mark Tearle, Clay Cullen, Brett Smrz, and Keith Adams
Best Speciality Stunt No Time to Die – Paul Edmondson Demigod – Tim Bell and Elena Sanchez The Matrix Resurrections – Cliff Flemming, Craig Hoskins, and Rick Shuster The Suicide Squad – Adam Hart, Harlan Norris, Ingrid Kleinig, and Nathaniel Perry Those Who Wish Me Dead – Travis Fienhage, Jon Devore, and Mike Swanson	Best Overall Stunt by a Stunt Woman No Time to Die – Chelsea Mather, Christina Petrou, and Charlotte Williams Demigod – Elena Sanchez Mortal Kombat – Zia Kelly The Suicide Squad – Ingrid Kleinig
Hardest Hit Black Widow – Lucy Jayne Murray F9 – Denney Pierce Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard – Jonny James Mortal Kombat	Best Stunt Coordinator and/or 2nd Unit Director No Time to Die – Lee Morrison and Olivier Schneider Black Widow – Darrin Prescott and Rob Inch F9 – Andy Gill, JJ Perry, Steve Griffin, Spiro Razatos, and Troy Robinson Mortal Kombat – Kyle Gardiner and Jade Amantea Nobody – Dan Skene and Greg Rementer The Suicide Squad – Guy Norris, Tim Wong, and Karl Van Moorsel
Best Action in a Foreign Film Raging Fire (Hong Kong) – Kenji Tanigaki Freaks Out (Italy) Minnal Murali (India) Rurouni Kenshin: The Final (Japan) The Trip (Norway)

2023

The winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.^[32]

Best Fight Day Shift - Lee Chesley, Michael Lehr, Reuben Maldonado, Kyle McLean, Travis Parker The Gray Man - Nicola Bosc, John Nania Everything Everywhere All at Once - Naryana Cabral, Chelsey Goldsmith, Craig Henningsen, Andy Le, Brian Le The Legend of Maula Jatt - Dacio Caballero, Alex Sie Khuda Haafiz: Chapter 2 – Agni Pariksha- Yannick Ben, Yann Brouet, Guillaume Jean Louis, Anis Messabis, Nicolas Pauget	Best High Work The Man From Toronto - Jayson Dumenigo, Samuel J. Paul, Phillip Silvera, James Stewart, Mich Todovoric Fall - Tai Devore, Jennifer Poe, Chip Powell, Miya Tsudome The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent - Mate Gyongyossi, Andras Seregi Hex - Hannah Betts, Mike Carpenter Day Shift - Aaron Matthews, Travis Parker
Best Stunt Rigging The Batman - Ian Batey, Jacob De Witt, Jared De Witt, Richard Kent, Richard Mead Uncharted - Keir Beck, Jason Brown, Scott Fisher, Roman Neso Laumpaa, Uli Richter The Man From Toronto - Jayson Dumenigo, Tim Garris, Urs Inauen, Mariusz Kubicki, Philip Silvera The Adam Project - Nick Brandon, Marc-Andre Brisebois, Andre Dominguez, JC Robaina, Charles Shults Black Panther: Wakanda Forever - Sean Cristopher, Richard Epper, Zac Henry, Dave Hugghins, Michael Hugghins	Best Work with a Vehicle The Batman - Lloyd Bass, Rick English, Mark Higgins, Rob Hunt, Lee Millham The Gray Man - Nicolas Bosc, Debbie Evans, Henry Kingi Sr., Denny Pierce, Mike Ryan Day Shift - Tony Carbajal, Jef Groff, Michael Johnson, Henry Kingi Jr., Cody Mackie Lost Bullet 2 - Jean Benoit Guillon, Vladimir Houbart, David Julienne, Pascal Lavanchy, Christophe Marsaud Enola Holmes 2 - Wilf Bowman, Chris DeClerk, Jake Cox, Leah Hill, Tony Lucken
Best Speciality Stunt All Quiet on the Western Front - Pavel Bousek, Josef Jelinek, Jan Loukota, Kamil Sghaier, Marek Svitek Hex - Hannah Betts, Mike Carpenter Firestarter - Matt Birman, Rene Bishop, Jamie Jones, Billy Oliver, Darryl Scheeler Fall - Tai Devore, Jennifer Poe, Chip Powell, Miya Tsudome The Batman - Tom Cotton, Sarah Lezito	Best Overall Stunt by a Stunt Woman Day Shift - Shai Debroux The Adam Project - Zandara Kennedy The 355 - Katy Bullock The Gray Man - Debbie Evans The Batman - Sarah Lezito
Hardest Hit Father Stu - JJ Dashnaw Buba - Martin Goeres, Patrick Richter, Ronny Wechselberger Day Shift - Marvin Ross Babylon - Troy Castaneda, Chris Reid Nope - Logan Holladay	Best Stunt Coordinator and/or 2nd Unit Director Day Shift - Troy Robinson, Justin Yu The Gray Man - Jack Gill, Spiro Razatos Avatar: The Way of Water - Steve Brown, Stuart Thorp, Garrett Warren The Batman - Robert Alonzo, Jake De Witt, Steve Griffin, Samuel Le Everything Everywhere All at Once - Timothy Eulich All Quiet on the Western Front - Jakub Bobuski, Pavel Bousek, Josef Jelinek, Jan Loukota, Marek Svitek

In pop culture

In the 2007 videogame Stuntman: Ignition, a player can be nominated for the Taurus World Stunt Awards.^[33]

TV airings

The award ceremony is normally broadcast on American television channels such as Entertainment News (E!).^{[citation needed]} The awards show has also aired on AMC.^[34]

Other awards

In 2008, the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) added an awards category for stunt performers, "Best Stunt Ensembles in features and TV."^[35]

Stunt performers have lobbied for the creation of an Academy Award for stunt work, but little progress has been made.^{[36][35][37][38]}