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MTV Movie Award for Best Action Sequence
Film award category
Summary
Film award category
The following is a list of the MTV Movie Award winners and nominees for Best Action Sequence. This award was last given out in 2005.
| Year | Action scene |
|---|---|
| Movie | Nominees |
| 1992 | L.A. freeway scene |
| —Terminator 2: Judgment Day (James Cameron) | Burning building/Escape through old tunnel - Backdraft (Ron Howard) |
| Roof scene - The Hard Way (John Badham) | |
| Helicopter blades sequence - The Last Boy Scout (Tony Scott) | |
| Second jump from the plane - Point Break (Kathryn Bigelow) | |
| 1993 | Mel Gibson's motorcycle crash |
| —Lethal Weapon 3 (Richard Donner) | Aliens chase through tunnel - Alien 3 (David Fincher) |
| Plane crash - Alive (Frank Marshall) | |
| Oklahoma land race - Far and Away (Ron Howard) | |
| Helicopter explosion - Under Siege (Andrew Davis) | |
| 1994 | Train wreck |
| —The Fugitive (Andrew Davis) | Opening catwalk sequence - Cliffhanger (Renny Harlin) |
| Motorcycle scene - Hard Target (John Woo) | |
| T-Rex/Jeep scene - Jurassic Park (Steven Spielberg) | |
| Lena Olin handcuffed in backseat of a car - Romeo is Bleeding (Peter Medak) | |
| 1995 | Bus escape/Airplane explosion |
| —Speed (Jan de Bont) | Escape from exploding ship - Blown Away (Stephen Hopkins) |
| Ambush of CIA convoy - Clear and Present Danger (Phillip Noyce) | |
| Bridge explosion/Limo rescue - True Lies (James Cameron) | |
| 1996 | Battle scene |
| —Braveheart (Mel Gibson) | Airplane hangar shootout - Bad Boys (Michael Bay) |
| Underground shootout/explosion - Broken Arrow (John Woo) | |
| Drive through NYC/Subway explosion and derailment - Die Hard with a Vengeance (John McTiernan) | |
| 1997 | Truck drives through farm equipment |
| —Twister (Jan de Bont) | Arnold Schwarzenegger freefalls - Eraser (Chuck Russell) |
| Aliens blowup cities - Independence Day (Roland Emmerich) | |
| Train/Helicopter chase - Mission: Impossible (Brian De Palma) | |
| Ferrari chase through San Francisco - The Rock (Michael Bay) | |
| 1998 | Speedboat chase |
| —Face/Off (John Woo) | T-Rex attacks San Diego - The Lost World: Jurassic Park (Steven Spielberg) |
| Bug attacks fortress - Starship Troopers (Paul Verhoeven) | |
| Ship sinks - Titanic (James Cameron) | |
| Motorcycle/helicopter chase - Tomorrow Never Dies (Roger Spottiswoode) | |
| 1999 | Asteroid destroys New York City |
| —Armageddon (Michael Bay) | Gibson/Glover car chase on freeway and through building - Lethal Weapon 4 (Richard Donner) |
| Car chase in France with Robert De Niro pursuing Natascha McElhone - Ronin (John Frankenheimer) | |
| Tom Hanks and company land on Normandy Beach - Saving Private Ryan (Steven Spielberg) | |
| 2000 | The Pod Race |
| —Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (George Lucas) | End sequence -The Blair Witch Project (Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sanchez) |
| Rooftop/Helicopter scene - The Matrix (The Wachowskis) | |
| Sand monster scene - The Mummy (Stephen Sommers) | |
| 2001 | Motorcycle chase |
| —Mission: Impossible 2 (John Woo) | Plane crash - Cast Away (Robert Zemeckis) |
| Roman army vs. Germanic horde - Gladiator (Ridley Scott) | |
| Car chase through construction site - Gone in 60 Seconds (Dominic Sena) | |
| 2002 | Japanese attack scene |
| —Pearl Harbor (Michael Bay) | First helicopter crash - Black Hawk Down (Ridley Scott) |
| Final race - The Fast and the Furious (Rob Cohen) | |
| Cave tomb battle - The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (Peter Jackson) | |
| 2003 | Battle for Helm's Deep |
| —The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (Peter Jackson) | Collision on Highway 23 - Final Destination 2 (David R. Ellis) |
| The Escape - Minority Report (Steven Spielberg) | |
| Arena Conflict - Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (George Lucas) | |
| 2004 | Battle at Gondor |
| —The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (Peter Jackson) | Intercoastal Freeway Pursuit - Bad Boys II (Michael Bay) |
| Escape from Mongolia - Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (McG) | |
| Champion Crane Chase - Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (Jonathan Mostow) | |
| 2005 | Destruction of Los Angeles |
| —The Day After Tomorrow (Roland Emmerich) | Beverly Hills plane crash - The Aviator (Martin Scorsese) |
| Moscow car chase - The Bourne Supremacy (Paul Greengrass) | |
| Subway battle - Spider-Man 2 (Sam Raimi) | |
| Desert Terrorist Assault - Team America: World Police (Trey Parker) |
Notes
References
References
- "MTV Movie Awards - Winners by Category". [[MTV]].
- [https://www.facebook.com/ILMVFX/photos/a.126258404117603.25870.126245684118875/1018716604871774 Industrial Light & Magic on Facebook: "20-years ago today Jan de Bont's 'Twister' hit theaters. ILM's contribution to the film was honored with an Oscar nomination, a BAFTA Award for Best Special Visual Effects and an MTV Movie Award for Best Action Sequence."]
- [https://chicagoreader.com/arts-culture/on-film-john-woo-hits-chicago/ On Film: John Woo hits Chicago - Chicago Reader]
- [https://www.yardbarker.com/entertainment/articles/mtv_movie_tv_award_winners_that_have_aged_the_worst/s1__26616368#slide_11 MTV Movie & TV Award winners that have aged the worst. Yardbarker]
- [https://www.filmsite.org/visualeffects19.html Visual and Special Effects Film Milestones - filmsite.org]
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