These stunt performers want a shot at the Oscars. The Fall Guy wants to help
The stars and creators of the new action comedy movie The Fall Guy haven't been shy about their quest to get a stunt category included at the Oscars. CBC News talked to three Canadian stunt performers about why it matters to receive recognition for their work — and what it means that The Fall Guy is trying so hard to help.
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![Ryan Gosling is appears as Colt Seavers in The Fall Guy. The David Leitch-directed film is a love letter to the stunt profession, and stunt performers say that's important. A man standing on top of a square piece of metal holds on to the back of a car as it drags him through the street.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7194192.1714781268!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/the-fall-guy.jpg)
The stars and creators of the new action comedy movie The Fall Guy haven't been shy about their quest to get a stunt category included at the Oscars. CBC News talked to three Canadian stunt performers about why it matters to receive recognition for their work — and what it means that The Fall Guy is trying so hard to help.