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Jackie Chan Action Movie Awards are awards presented to
action film Action film is a film genre in which the protagonist is thrust into a series of events that typically involve violence and physical feats. The genre tends to feature a mostly resourceful hero struggling against incredible odds, which include life ...
genre. The "Jackie Chan Action Movie Week" was originally presented during the Shanghai International Film Festival since 2015, but in 2019 it moved to a new date and venue in
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to become its own event. Voted by the reporters in the entertainment industry, the awards are aimed at "celebrating international action movies and honoring those who have made outstanding contributions to the genre". The award ceremony is named after Hong Kong action star
Jackie Chan Fang Shilong (born 7 April 1954), known professionally in English as Jackie Chan and in Chinese as Cheng Long ( zh, c=成龍, j=Sing4 Lung4; "becoming the dragon"), is a Hong Kong actor, filmmaker, martial artist, and stuntman known for ...
. Held in a full-sized sports arena, notable attendees at the inaugural solo event in 2019 included
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, Adrien Brody and Paul Haggis. Variety declared that the "scale (of the stunt-filled closing ceremony) suggested ambitions of matching an Olympic Games or World Cup ceremony." In 2021, instead of the regular awards, the best ten Chinese action movies were selected.


Awards


Best Action Movie


Best Action Movie Director


Best Action Choreographer


Best Action Movie Actor


Best Action Movie Actress


Best New Action Performer


Best Special Effects


Best Fight


Best Action Stuntman


Best Action Stuntwoman


Lifetime Achievement


Best Screenplay


Best Art Design


Best Photography


Best Edition


Special Mention


2021: Best Chinese action movies

Sources:


Winners

Once upon a time in China 2 (1992)
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(1982)
The final master ''The Master'' (released internationally as ''The Final Master'') is a 2015 Chinese martial arts film written, co-produced, and directed by Xu Haofeng, about the last Wing Chun master’s quest to pass down his art in pre-WWII China. The film star ...
(2015) Tiger & Dragon (2000)
A touch of Zen ''A Touch of Zen'' (Chinese: 俠女) is a 1971 ''wuxia'' film co-edited, written, and directed by film maker King Hu. Its screenplay is based on a classic Chinese story " Xianü" in the book ''Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio'' by Pu Songl ...
(1970) New Dragon Gate Inn (1992) The grandmaster (2013)
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(2002) A better tomorrow (1986)
Wolf Warrior 2 ''Wolf Warrior 2'' () is a 2017 Chinese action film co-written, co-produced, and directed by Wu Jing, who also starred in the lead role. The film co-stars Celina Jade, Frank Grillo, Hans Zhang, and Wu Gang. The film is a sequel to 2015's ''Wol ...
(2017)


Honorable mentions

Drunken master (1978) Police story (1985) The battle at lake Changjin (2021) The way of the dragon (1972)


References

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