Taurus Awards 2004

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The Taurus Awards 2004 were the fourth presentation of the Taurus Award , an American award for film stunts, which took place on May 26, 2004, as in the previous year, on the premises of Paramount Pictures . The show was broadcast on Spike TV .

Award

Keanu Reeves was honored with the Taurus Honorary Award for his performance in Matrix Reloaded and the film producer Jonathan Mostow for the film production Terminator 3 - Rebellion of the Machines . Stuntman Ronnie Rondell , the u. a. starred in the films Speed and Thelma & Louise , received the Taurus Lifetime Achievement Award for life's work.

Live stunts etc. were performed on the stage. a. performed by Michelle Rodriguez . As in the previous year, Dennis Hopper hosted the show, who this year received support from Carmen Electra . Around 1500 guests were present.

Winners and nominees

The Taurus Award is given annually in changing categories. In 2004, the award was made in the following categories.

Timeline of the Taurus Award categories

Categories 2000s 2010s 2020s
1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th 8th 9 0 1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th 8th 9 0
Best water stunt 3 5
Best aerial stunt 3 5
Best stunt driver 5 5
Best animal stunt 3 5
Stunt coordinator - action scene 5 5
Stunt coordinator - film 5 5
Best fire stunt 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4th 5 3 4th
Best fight scene 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4th 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Best stunt in height 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6th 5 4th 5 5 5 5 5
Best vehicle stunt 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6th 5 5
Best special stunt 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6th 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Man's best stunt 5 5 5 5
Best stunt of a woman 5 5 5 5 5 5 4th 5 5 5 5 6th 5 5 5 5 5 5
Best stunt in a foreign film 4th 5 5 5 5 5 5 4th 4th 3 5 4th 4th 4th 5 5 5
Best stunt coordinator 5 5 5 5 6th 5 6th 6th 5 6th 5 7th 5 5 5 5
Categories 1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th 8th 9 0 1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th 8th 9 0
2000s 2010s 2020s

The numerical information corresponds to the number of nominees in the respective category.
The coloring is based on the following criteria:

  •  Category assigned
  •  Category awarded in the specified year
  •  Category not assigned
  •  Event did not take place

  • For the first time, five film productions were nominated in each of the categories. As in the previous year, the awards were presented in nine categories, in which a total of 24 different films were nominated. The films Bad Boys II , Matrix Reloaded , Terminator 3 - Rebellion of the Machines and Welcome to the Jungle were nominated the most, each with four nominations. With two awards each, Bad Boys II and Welcome to the Jungle received the most Taurus Awards. As in the previous year, a German action series was named the best foreign production.

    The following films from the previous year were nominated in 2004 and received the Taurus Award.

    Category
    (original English name)
    Nominee films
    (winners marked in bold)
    Best Fight
    (Best Fight)
    Kill Bill - Volume 1
    Matrix Reloaded
    pirates of the Caribbean
    Welcome to the jungle
    Shanghai Knights
    Best Fire Stunt
    (Best Fire)
    28 days later
    Freddy vs. Jason
    Freddy vs. Jason
    Last samurai
    Old School - We leave absolutely nothing to be desired
    Best high work stunt
    Bad Boys II
    Born 2 the
    Sometime in Mexico
    Out of Time - His opponent is time
    Welcome to the jungle
    Best
    Work With A Vehicle
    2 Fast 2 Furious
    Bad Boys II
    Bad Boys II
    Born 2 the
    Terminator 3 - Rise of the Machines
    Best special stunt
    (Best Specialty Stunt)
    3 angels for Charlie - full power
    The Italian Job - chasing millions
    Last samurai
    Welcome to the jungle
    Seabiscuit - With the will to succeed
    Best
    Overall Stunt By A Stunt Man
    Born 2 the
    Open Range - Wide Country
    Welcome to the jungle
    Seabiscuit - With the will to succeed
    Terminator 3 - Rise of the Machines
    Best
    Overall Stunt By A Stunt Woman
    Kill Bill - Volume 1
    Matrix Reloaded
    Matrix Reloaded
    Sometime in Mexico
    Terminator 3 - Rise of the Machines
    Best
    Stunt Coordinator And / Or 2nd Unit Director
    2 Fast 2 Furious
    Bad Boys II
    Last samurai
    Matrix Reloaded
    Terminator 3 - Rise of the Machines
    Best
    Action In A Foreign Film
    Alarm for Cobra 11 - Mission for Team 2 (Season 1, Episode 1: Countdown on the death bridge ) (Germany)
    An Ill-tempered Detective: Detective with a Bad Character (Russia)
    Evil (Sweden)
    Alarm for Cobra 11 - The Autobahn Police (Season 14, Episode 1: Baptism of Fire ) (Germany)
    Intermission (Ireland)

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