John Wick's Chad Stahelski says "It's time" for stunt performers to get their own Oscar
Stahelski, who came up as Keanu Reeves' stunt double in The Matrix, says it's time to have a conversation about an Oscar for stunt work

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There’s been a debate running, for years now, about the fact that there’s no dedicated Academy Award for stunt work. Stunts appear in any number of Oscar-worthy films; they take incredible skill to perform properly; they are an inextricable part of Hollywood history. And yet, there’s no formal acknowledgement by the Academy of the talent required to bring them to life, something that both stunt professionals, and their many fans in and outside the industry, have been bemoaning for years.