Winners and Nominees 2015

Themistokles fights his way through a battle with the Persian army. Swords, shields and spears are used in combat. All the fighting, horse work, hits and falls are real and have no CGI enhancements.

Hero fights men who are chasing him across rooftops in a city. The fight travels from rooftop to rooftop and concludes in a café where the actor takes out men with more hand to hand combat and a plate. No CGI or wires were used for the fight and safety cables were used for some of the roof to roof jumps.

Black Widow takes on 3 bad guys inside a ship. This fight was practical and done without wires or CGI.

Captain America fights the Winter Soldier on a city street. The fight features hand to hand combat, martial arts, knives, a shield and many hits to the ground and surrounding cars. CGI was used for face replacement where necessary and wires were used to enhance the power of kicks, punches and leaping over a parked car.

Sylvester Stallone is blown off a bridge. A combination of a ratchet and decelerator were used by the stunt double to perform this stunt.

Stunt man jumps out of a building using a fire hose. He did a 110’ free fall and at 130’ was brought to a stop using a decelerator. CGI was only used for the beginning jump through the glass, to allow for the actor to be in the shot as long as possible.

Two stunt men make their way down the side of a 22 story building in Hong Kong. Both stunt performers were rigged with an overhead French crane system and travelers during the chase scene. All of the chase was done on location and without the use of a stage.

Two stunt men are yanked off the top of a semi container as it travels below a low beam. Stunt was a combination of live action on location and green screen work. Each stunt man had 2 ratchets; one for his vertical lift and one for his lateral movement.

Stunt man jumps out of a building using a fire hose. He did a 110’ free fall and at 130’ was brought to a stop using a decelerator. CGI was only used for the beginning jump through the glass, to allow for the actor to be in the shot as long as possible.

Two stunt men make their way down the side of a 22 story building in Hong Kong. Both stunt performers were rigged with an overhead French crane system and travelers during the chase scene. All of the chase was done on location and without the use of a stage.

Quicksilver uses hyperspeed to run on the walls and move objects in a room. Computer winches, rigs, ratchets and hand pulls were used to create the stunt. CGI was used to remove the rig and add some kitchen utensils.

A commercial tow truck tows an armored car through the streets of New York while being chased by police cars. The chase causes multiple crashes with police cars, taxis and non-descript cars. All crashes are real, with the exception of the taxi that nearly misses Spiderman and Jamie Foxx.

Motorcycle is being chased by a BWM on a bridge. Motorcycle hits a ramp and does a flip while the BMW simultaneously hits a different ramp and goes spinning. CGI is used to add a passenger on the motorcycle and replace the head of the motorcycle rider during the flip.

Police cars chase a black SUV through city streets. Chase features multiple crashes, driving through blocked traffic, a moving truck t-boning 2 unmanned police cars, and ends with the SUV doing a rear cannon.

High speed chase at night with a black SUV, police car, and red Dodge Ram Charger. Chase features high speed driving through traffic, the police car being t-boned, and a collision between a police car, the SUV and a parked car.

Stunt man water skis barefoot behind a Grumman Albatross sea plane. This stunt was done entirely practical and CGI was only used for face replacement.

Stunt man is fully engulfed in flames inside a 2nd story motel room. While on fire he opens the door, dives over the balcony, and jumps into the pool.

A fixed wing aircraft flies over a highway and touches down between cars.

Two stunt women dressed in togas do full body burns while running through a crowd. No CGI was used to enhance the fire.

Two BMWs collide on a highway, sending one into a violent, rolling crash. CGI was used to remove the pipe ramp on the vehicle that crashes.

A stunt woman drives a Mustang in a high speed chase. Chase goes along windy dirt roads on the side of a cliff, through a crash involving a Hummer, and into the desert. CGI was used to remove cameras and cables.

Two stunt women dressed in togas do full body burns while running through a crowd. No CGI was used to enhance the fire.

Stunt woman does a full body burn and staggers around a room. No CGI to enhance the fire.

Two stunt men are hanging from a helicopter and are dropped 100’ to the water below.

Actor lifts a stunt man and throws him back first into a ledge. This was done practical and no CGI was used in the stunt.

Standing at the top of 8 stairs, a stunt man is yanked and falls down the stairs to the ground. The costume is a loincloth and did not allow for pads.

Two guards get hit by a gate and flung into a concrete wall. CGI was used to remove wires.