It's rather ironic that the very stunt that Michiko and her team members won the award for almost cost Michiko her career. But that is the world of stunt work. These guys and gals risk their lives every day on the job. It's about time that they were recognized.
I'm waiting to see Michiko up on that stage again next year.
World Stunt Awards™ Winners
Best
Work with and Animal
Randy
Miller, Sven-Ole Thorsen and Stuart Clark for “Gladiator”
Best
Specialty Stunt
Shauna
Duggins and Donna Evans for “Charlie’s Angels”
Best
High Work
Jill
Brown for “The Cell“
Best
Driving
Chuck
Picerni, Jr. and Eddie Yansick for “Gone In 60 Seconds”
Best
Fire Work
Phil
Culotta for “Hollow Man”
Best
Fight
Stuart
Clark and Sven-Ole Thorsen for “Gladiator”
Best
Water Work
Mike
Brady, Peter Turner and Sean Graham for “The Perfect Storm”
Best
Aerial Work
Ming
Liu, Michiko Nishiwaki (yeah !), Shauna Duggins, Donna Evans, Marla
Casey, Eileen Weisinger, Rick Shuster, Joey Box, David Paris and
Dana Hee for “Charlie’s Angels”
Best
Work with a Vehicle
Denney
Pierce for “Me, Myself & Irene”
Best
Stunt Coordinator and/or 2nd Unit Director: Feature Film
Brian
Smrz and Billy Burton for “Mission Impossible 2”
Best
Stunt Coordinator and/or 2nd Unit Director: Action Sequence
Brian
Smrz and Billy Burton for “Mission Impossible 2”
