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There will soon be a new category at the Oscars: achievement in stunt design.<\/p>\n
Starting with movies released in 2027, for the ceremony the following year, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will honor the people who make some of the most memorable and audience-pleasing moments.<\/p>\n
It is recognition that to many people is a long time coming.<\/p>\n
Jack Gill, a stuntman turned second unit director, joined the academy in 1991 with the hopes of getting himself and his colleagues recognized. He was told then it would take three to five years to make that happen.<\/p>\n
More than 30 years later, the director and former stunt man David Leitch took up the mantle<\/a>, making several presentations to the academy and centering his 2024 movie, \u201cThe Fall Guy,\u201d on the unsung heroes of the stunt community. During its Hollywood premiere, the movie\u2019s star, Ryan Gosling, told the audience, \u201cThis movie is just a giant campaign to get stunts an Oscar.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cIt finally happened,\u201d Gill said in a text on Thursday after the academy announced the new category.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Category rules for eligibility and voting for the inaugural award will be announced in 2027. More than 100 stunt professionals are members of the academy\u2019s production and technology branch.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are proud to honor the innovative work of these technical and creative artists, and we congratulate them for their commitment and dedication in reaching this momentous occasion,\u201d Bill Kramer, the academy\u2019s chief executive, and Janet Yang, the academy\u2019s president, said in a statement.<\/p>\n