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Justice for stunting on Today Explained.

Justice for stunting on Today Explained.

Justice for stunting on Today Explained.

Bilga Abiri says an Oscar for stunt design is justice for all those stunt people who never got their due. We asked him who the first stunt people in Hollywood were.

Bilga Abiri says an Oscar for stunt design is justice for all those stunt people who never got their due. We asked him who the first stunt people in Hollywood were.

Bilga Abiri says an Oscar for stunt design is justice for all those stunt people who never got their due. We asked him who the first stunt people in Hollywood were.

And, you know, when you talk about Buster Keaton and Charlie Chaplin, you're talking about some of the biggest names in early cinema. Oh, yeah. But I think most people probably think of them as actors and visionaries before they think of them as stuntmen. or stunt people. When does that start to change?

And, you know, when you talk about Buster Keaton and Charlie Chaplin, you're talking about some of the biggest names in early cinema. Oh, yeah. But I think most people probably think of them as actors and visionaries before they think of them as stuntmen. or stunt people. When does that start to change?

And, you know, when you talk about Buster Keaton and Charlie Chaplin, you're talking about some of the biggest names in early cinema. Oh, yeah. But I think most people probably think of them as actors and visionaries before they think of them as stuntmen. or stunt people. When does that start to change?

Where does the road split and actors and visionaries are in one group and people who do stunts and fun action sequences are in a very different group?

Where does the road split and actors and visionaries are in one group and people who do stunts and fun action sequences are in a very different group?

Where does the road split and actors and visionaries are in one group and people who do stunts and fun action sequences are in a very different group?

And when they came up with a list of who would get an Oscar, was there a reason that they bypassed stunt people?

And when they came up with a list of who would get an Oscar, was there a reason that they bypassed stunt people?

And when they came up with a list of who would get an Oscar, was there a reason that they bypassed stunt people?

When does it start to feel strange or unjust to people that there is no category for stunt work?

When does it start to feel strange or unjust to people that there is no category for stunt work?

When does it start to feel strange or unjust to people that there is no category for stunt work?

Is there also an issue with the very work being rewarded here? The fact that it's dangerous to do these stunts could be a deterrent, right? You start giving people awards for doing dangerous stuff. Maybe they start doing more and more dangerous stuff.

Is there also an issue with the very work being rewarded here? The fact that it's dangerous to do these stunts could be a deterrent, right? You start giving people awards for doing dangerous stuff. Maybe they start doing more and more dangerous stuff.