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And the Winners of the 2025 Stunt Awards Are …
Hundreds of action pros voted, and George Miller’s postapocalyptic action team reigned supreme.
Addressing the fact that he famously chose not to use digital face-replacement technology during the climactic boat chase in Face/Off, John Woo (whose The Killer remake was also nominated in two categories this year) said, “The audience understands that the most dangerous action is usually played by the stunt guy … If something is memorable, beautiful, or challenging, they love to do it. Aaron Pierre’s former Marine Terry Richmond is a physical dynamo trained in de-escalation techniques who puts racist cops on their ass, uncovers a small-town civil-asset-forfeiture conspiracy, and plans a large-scale assault on the police force that let his cousin die. The War Rig (a tanker made by American truck manufacturer Kenworth) is a colossal force, a shiny and gleaming menace on the road that seems impenetrable — until the Mortifiers become the Mortiflyers, taking to the air to fight Immortan Joe’s followers on a different plane of action as Junkie XL’s percussion-heavy score thrums in the background like a chugging engine.
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