Taurus Awards 2014

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The Taurus Awards 2014 were the 13th presentation of the Taurus Award , an American award for film stunts, which took place at Paramount Pictures on May 10, 2014 again like since 2003 .

Award

The film production Iron Man 3 emerged as the biggest winner from the award ceremony, which was nominated in five categories and received awards in three categories. The Taurus Lifetime Achievement Award was given to stuntman Buddy Joe Hooker .

Winners and nominees

The Taurus Award is given annually in changing categories. In 2014, the award will be 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

  • As in 2011, the awards were presented in nine categories, in which a total of 26 different films were nominated. The film Fast & Furious 6 was nominated the most with six nominations. With three awards, Iron Man 3 received the most Taurus Awards. The German action series Alarm für Cobra 11 - Die Autobahnpolizei was nominated for the eighth time in the category Best Stunt in a foreign film , after having won this category six times, including in the previous five years.

    The following films from the previous year were nominated in 2014 and received the Taurus Award.

    Category
    (original English name)
    Nominee films
    (winners marked in bold)
    Best Fight
    (Best Fight)
    Fast & Furious 6
    Kick-Ass 2
    Kick-Ass 2
    Parker
    Wolverine: The way of the warrior
    Best high work stunt
    Dead Man Down
    Die Hard - A Good Day to Die for
    hangover 3
    Souls
    Iron man 3
    Best Stunt Rigging
    (Best Stunt Rigging)
    G.I. Joe - Billing
    hangover 3
    The incredible Burt Wonderstone
    Iron man 3
    Lone Ranger
    the fantastic world of Oz
    Best
    Work With A Vehicle
    Fast & Furious 6
    Fast & Furious 6
    Fast & Furious 6
    Gangster Squad
    Die Hard - A Good Day to Die for
    Best special stunt
    (Best Specialty Stunt)
    Dead Man Down
    Iron man 3
    Lone Ranger
    The Place Beyond the Pines
    This is the end
    Härtester shock
    (Hardest Hit)
    Grownups 2
    Fully ripped off
    Lone Ranger
    Lone Survivor
    The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones
    Best
    Overall Stunt By A Stunt Woman
    Conjuring - The Visitation
    Fast & Furious 6
    Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters
    Souls
    Fully ripped off
    Iron man 3
    Best
    Stunt Coordinator And / Or 2nd Unit Director
    Fast & Furious 6
    Gangster Squad
    Die Hard - A Good Day to Die for
    Iron man 3
    Kick-Ass 2
    Lone Ranger
    Best
    Action In A Foreign Film
    Alarm for Cobra 11 - Die Autobahnpolizei (Season 9, Episode 1: Resurrection ) (Germany)
    Pioneer (Norway)
    Stalingrad (Russia)
    Sueno (Spain)
    Who Killed Bambi? (Spain)

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