Love her or hate her (and there doesn’t seem to be very many in between, unfortunately), Brie Larson knows how to make a statement. As seen in the press leading up to “Captain Marvel,” the actress is not afraid of speaking her mind and using her platform to raise up those she feels get passed up. And as a fitting bookend for the “Captain Marvel” publicity, at last night’s MTV Movie & TV Awards, the actress took the time to honor some other unsung heroes while accepting her award.
As mentioned in our wrap up from last night, Larson won the award for Best Fight for the duel between Captain Marvel and Minn-Erva in the billion-dollar-grossing film. But as with many other awards shows, the people who bring the fights to life, namely the talented stunt team, was left out in the cold. This prompted Larson to go on stage with her trainers and stunt doubles, Renae Moneymaker and Joanna Bennett.
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“I could not have made this film without them,” said Larson. Then the two ladies were allowed to give comments, in a rare moment honoring stunt performers at a major awards show.
For years, it’s been debated by film fans and Hollywood folks about how to honor stunt teams appropriately. This discussion has ramped up in recent years, with films like “Mad Max: Fury Road” and “Mission: Impossible – Fallout” relying so heavily on their stunt crews to make the impossible seem plausible, if not easy.
Unlike possible awards categories for Popular Film or Performance Capture, the vast majority of folks seem to support the idea of Stunt teams getting recognition at the Oscars and other awards shows. Some people argue that it will never happen, as there’s a blurry line about what is done by the Stunt Coordinator and what is created by visual effects artists, the director, or the actors involved. There’s also the fact that studios don’t enjoy admitting that Stunt teams are the performers that fans see during some of these intense action scenes. (Sorry to tell you, but Brie Larson didn’t do most of that fighting or flying around.)
Maybe, it takes a moment like Larson’s last night to start the debate once again. Hopefully, this will lead to more stunt folks getting awards and much-deserved kudos for risking their lives.
