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Stunt Designer Chris O’Hara Says New Oscar Category ‘Validated’ the Community


Stunt designer Chris O'Hara says the new Oscar category has "Validated the community."

Most recently, David Leitch(“Deadpool 2,” “Bullet Train”), a former stunt coordinator turned director, along with his producing partner and wife, Kelly McCormick and O’Hara, were among those leading key presentations with the Academy. O’Hara spoke with Variety about what he hopes the new category will mean for the stunt community and the general viewing audience. This has been a work in progress, going back to Jack Gill in the 1990s, and most recently, the ‘stunt design’ title was recognized last year, so how does it feel?

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