The Taurus World Stunt Awards is a yearly award ceremony held midyear that honors stunt performers in movies. It is held each year in Los Angeles. The first awards were given out in 2001. The deciding committee has been around since the year 2000. The awards were created by Dietrich Mateschitz, the founder of Red Bull. The awards statue was sculpted by Austrian artist , and is a figure in the form of a winged bull.
Taurus Lifetime Achievement Award 2001: Hal Needham 2002: Buddy Van Horn 2003: Terry Leonard 2004: Ronnie Rondell Jr. 2005: Vic Armstrong 2007: Jeannie Epper 2010: Jophery Brown 2011: Loren Janes 2012: Glenn Wilder 2013: David R. Ellis 2014: Buddy Joe Hooker 2015: Gary Combs 2016: Andy Armstrong 2017: Gene LeBell 2018: Charlie Picerni 2019: Billy Burton 2024: Henry Kingi
Awards by Year 2001 Films in alphabetical order The Cell (2000) Best high work Charlie's Angels (2000) Best aerial work Best speciality stunt Gladiator (2000) Best fight Best work with an animal Gone in 60 Seconds (2000) Best driving Hollow Man (2000) Best fire Me, Myself & Irene (2000) Best work with a vehicle Mission: Impossible 2 (2000) Best stunt coordination – feature film Best stunt coordination – sequence The Perfect Storm (2000) Best water work
2002 Films in alphabetical order Behind Enemy Lines (2001) Best aerial work The Fast and the Furious (2001) Best driving Best overall stunt by a stunt man Best overall stunt by a stunt woman Best stunt coordination – feature film Best work with a vehicle Jurassic Park III (2001) Best water work A Knight's Tale (2001) Hardest hit Best work with an animal The Last Castle (2001) Best fire Pearl Harbor (2001) Best stunt coordination – sequence Rush Hour 2 (2001) Best fight Best high work Best speciality stunt
2003 Films in alphabetical order Blade II (2002) Best fight The Bourne Identity (2002) Best work with a vehicle Die Another Day (2002) Best overall stunt by a stunt woman Minority Report (2002) Best high work Red Dragon (2002) Best fire Windtalkers (2002) Best fire XXX (2002) Best overall stunt by a stunt man Best speciality stunt Best stunt coordinator or 2nd unit director (Germany, 2002) Best action in a foreign film
2004 Films in alphabetical order Bad Boys II (2003) Best stunt coordinator or 2nd unit director Best work with a vehicle The Italian Job (2003) Best speciality stunt The Last Samurai (2003) Best fire The Matrix Reloaded (2003) Best overall stunt by a stunt woman Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) Best fight The Rundown (2003) Best high work Best overall stunt by a stunt man (German TV series, 2003–2005) Best action in a foreign film
2005 Films in alphabetical order The Bourne Supremacy (2004) Best stunt coordinator or 2nd unit director Best work with a vehicle Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004) Best fight Best overall stunt by a stunt woman The Punisher (2004) Best fire Spider-Man 2 (2004) Best overall stunt by a stunt man Starsky & Hutch (2004) Best high work Taxi (2004) Best speciality stunt (Germany, 2005) Best action in a foreign film
2007 Films in alphabetical order Casino Royale (2006) Best high work Best stunt coordinator or 2nd unit director Crank (2006) Best speciality stunt Letters from Iwo Jima (2006) Best fire Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006) Best fight Superman Returns (2006) Best overall stunt by a stunt woman Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006) Best work with a vehicle You, Me and Dupree (2006) Hardest hit Alarm für Cobra 11 – Die Autobahnpolizei (German TV series, since 1996) Best action in a foreign film
2008 Films in alphabetical order 300 (2006) Best fight American Gangster (2007) Best fire The Bourne Ultimatum (2007) Best high work Best work with a vehicle Grindhouse (2007) Best overall stunt by a stunt woman Hot Rod (2007) Hardest hit Live Free or Die Hard (2007) Best stunt coordinator or 2nd unit director Seraphim Falls (2006) Best speciality stunt Flash Point (Hong Kong, 2007) Best action in a foreign film
2009 Films in alphabetical order The Dark Knight (2008) Best fight Best high work Best speciality stunt Best stunt coordinator or 2nd unit director Best work with a vehicle Iron Man (2008) Best fire Hardest hit Wanted (2008) Best overall stunt by a stunt woman Alarm für Cobra 11 – Die Autobahnpolizei (German TV series, since 1996) Best action in a foreign film
2010 Films in alphabetical order Fast & Furious (2009) Best stunt coordinator or 2nd unit director Best work with a vehicle I Love You, Beth Cooper (2009) Hardest hit Ninja Assassin (2009) Best fight Obsessed (2009) Best overall stunt by a stunt woman Push (2009) Best high work Sherlock Holmes (2009) Best fire Terminator Salvation (2009) Best speciality stunt (Russia, 2009) Best action in a foreign film
2011 Films in alphabetical order The A-Team (2010) Hardest hit Date Night (2010) Best work with a vehicle The Expendables (2010) Best fire Inception (2010) Best fight Best stunt coordinator or 2nd unit director Predators (2010) Best high work Best speciality stunt Salt (2010) Best overall stunt by a stunt woman Alarm für Cobra 11 – Die Autobahnpolizei (German TV series, since 1996) Best action in a foreign film
2012 Films in alphabetical order Fast Five (2011) Best fight Best high work Best stunt coordinator or 2nd unit director Best work with a vehicle Fright Night (2011) Best fire Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol (2011) Hardest hit Thor (2011) Best overall stunt by a stunt woman Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011) Best speciality stunt Alarm für Cobra 11 – Die Autobahnpolizei (German TV series, since 1996) Best action in a foreign film
2013 Films in alphabetical order The Avengers (2012) Best fight Hardest hit Best high work Best overall stunt by a stunt woman The Dark Knight Rises (2012) Best speciality stunt Best stunt rigging Skyfall (2012) Best stunt coordinator or 2nd unit director Best work with a vehicle Alarm für Cobra 11 – Die Autobahnpolizei (German TV series, since 1996) Best action in a foreign film
2014 Films in alphabetical order Fast & Furious 6 (2013) Best fight Best stunt coordinator or 2nd unit director A Good Day to Die Hard (2013) Best work with a vehicle Identity Thief (2013) Best overall stunt by a stunt woman Iron Man 3 (2013) Best high work Best speciality stunt Best stunt rigging Lone Survivor (2013) Hardest hit Stalingrad (Russia, 2013) Best action in a foreign film
2015 Films in alphabetical order 22 Jump Street (2014) Best high work Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) Hardest hit Best stunt coordinator or 2nd unit director Best stunt rigging Fury (2014) Best speciality stunt John Wick (2014) Best fight Need for Speed (2014) Best work with a vehicle X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014) Best overall stunt by a stunt woman Alarm für Cobra 11 – Die Autobahnpolizei (German TV series, since 1996) Best action in a foreign film
2016 Films in alphabetical order Furious 7 (2015) Best overall stunt by a stunt woman Best work with a vehicle Jupiter Ascending (2015) Best high work Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014) Best fight Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) Best speciality stunt Best stunt coordinator or 2nd unit director Best stunt rigging Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation (2015) Hardest hit The Medal (Russian TV miniseries, 2015/16) Best action in a foreign film
2017 Films in alphabetical order Captain America: Civil War (2016) Hardest hit Best high work Best overall stunt by a stunt woman Best stunt rigging Jason Bourne (2016) Best work with a vehicle Hacksaw Ridge (2016) Best fight Best speciality stunt Best stunt coordinator or 2nd unit director Alarm für Cobra 11 – Die Autobahnpolizei (German TV series, since 1996) Best action in a foreign film
2018 Films in alphabetical order Atomic Blonde (2017) Best fight Best high work Baby Driver (2017) Best work with a vehicle Dunkirk (2017) Best speciality stunt Kidnap (2017) Hardest hit Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017) Best stunt rigging Wonder Woman (2017) Best overall stunt by a stunt woman Best stunt coordinator or 2nd unit director Wolf Warrior 2 (China, 2017) Best action in a foreign film
2019 Films in alphabetical order Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018) Best fight Aquaman (2018) Best overall stunt by a stunt woman Black Panther (2018) Best high work Deadpool 2 (2018) Best speciality stunt Hardest hit Mission: Impossible – Fallout (2018) Best stunt rigging Best stunt coordinator or 2nd unit director Venom (2018) Best work with a vehicle Taxi 5 (France, 2017) Best action in a foreign film
2020 Films in alphabetical order 6 Underground (2019) Best stunt rigging Ford v Ferrari (2019) Best work with a vehicle John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum (2019) Best stunt coordinator or 2nd unit director Joker (2019) Hardest hit Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019) Best fight Best high work Best speciality stunt Best overall stunt by a stunt woman Tomiris (2019) Best action in a foreign film
2021 The winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.
Extraction – Dan Carter, Vonzell Carter, Travis Gomez, Bobby Holland Hanton, and Anthony Nanakornpanom Birds of Prey – Sala Baker, Qiang Li, Renae Moneymaker, Bryan Sloyer, and Caleb Spillyards The Hunt – Caitlin Dechelle and Sarah IrwinTenet – Daniel Graham and Kyle McLean Extraction – Dan Carter and Bobby Holland Hanton Extraction – Bobby Holland HantonWonder Woman 1984 – Daryl Andrews, Norbert Phillips, Nooroa Poa, and Joseph Ross Bad Boys for Life – Zac Henry, David Hugghins, Michael Hugghins, Ralf Koch, and Billy Morts Tenet – Chris Daniels, Anthony Genova, Zac Henry, Jacob Hugghins, and Eddie YansickBad Boys for Life – Wyatt Carnel, Jeff Groff, Logan Holladay, Jalil Jay Lynch, and Stan Lee Rice Bad Boys for Life – Chick Bernhard, Mike Johnson, Richard Marrero, and James C. Wallace II Birds of Prey – Jocelyn Kay, Oakley Lehman, Renae Moneymaker, Dena Sodano, and Webster Whinery Jr. Charm City Kings – Chino Braxton, Mike Burke, Lakeyria Doughty, Roy Farfel, and Jalil Jay Lynch Extraction – Laurence Chavez, Henry Kingi Jr., Karl Van Moorsel, Brett Praed, and Brett SmrzBirds of Prey – Jocelyn Kay, Oakley Lehman, Renae Moneymaker, Dena Sodano, and Webster Whinery Jr. Becky – Heath Hensley The Call of the Wild – Hannah Betts, Callie Croughwell, and Alice Ford Project Power – Tim SoergelBirds of Prey – Jocelyn Kay, Renae Moneymaker, and Dena Sodano Birds of Prey – Renae Moneymaker The Call of the Wild – Hannah Betts, Callie Croughwell, and Alice Ford The Stand In – Luci Romberg Wonder Woman 1984 – Jessie GraffExtraction – Dan Carter and Bobby Holland Hanton Birds of Prey – Sam Hargrave Birds of Prey – Renae Moneymaker Extraction – Anthony NanakornpanomExtraction – Thayr Harris and Daniel Stevens Bad Boys for Life – Andy Gill, Jack Gill, Mike Gunther, Spiro Razatos, and Kyle Woods Birds of Prey – Andy Gill, Jack Gill, Mike Gunther, Spiro Razatos, and Kyle Woods The Old Guard – Brycen Counts, Jeff Habberstad, and Adam Kirley Wonder Woman 1984 – Dan Bradley and Rob Inch
2022 The winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.
The King's Man – Andy Lister, Troy Kentchington, Cali Nelle, Lasha Mdzinarashvilli, and Tom Hatt Black Widow – Cc ice, Mickey Facchinello, Micheala McAllister, and Lucy Murray The Last Duel – Eduardo Gago and John Macdonald Nobody – Tyler Witte, Kirk Jenkins, Daniel Bernhardt, Alain Moussi, and Stephane Julien The Suicide Squad – Ingrid Kleinig Stunt, Chris Patton, Harlan Norris, Liam Gherlenda, and Shahaub RoudbariNo Time to Die – David Grant