Nominated in various categories, including Best Overall Action Film, Shah Rukh Khan’s Jawan and Pathaan are set to compete with blockbusters like John Wick 4 and Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One at Vulture’s second Annual Stunt Awards in 2023.
Both films secured nominations in the Best Overall Action Film category, with Jawan also earning recognition for Best Stunt in an Action Film and Best Vehicular Stunt for its ‘highway chase’ sequence. Meanwhile, Pathaan received a nod for Best Aerial Stunt in the ‘jetpack fight’ sequence.
Here’s a complete list of nominations
Best Stunt in an Action Film
The Equalizer 3 (the Stained Glass Ceiling scene)
Extraction 2 (the Opening Oner)
Jawan (the Highway Chase)
John Wick: Chapter 4 (the Stair Fight and Fall)
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One (the Base Jump)
Best Vehicular Stunt
Fast X (the Rome Car Chase)
Ferrari (the Mille Miglia Race)
Jawan (the Highway Chase)
John Wick: Chapter 4 (the Arc de Triomphe Scene)
Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One (the Rome Car Chase)
Best Aerial Stunt
Extraction 2 (the Helicopter Shoot-out)
Godzilla Minus One (the Plane Circling Godzilla)
Kandahar (the Helicopter Fight)
Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One (the Base Jump)
Pathaan (the Jet-Pack Fight)
Best Overall Action Film
Ballerina
Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant
Extraction 2
Fist of the Condor
Jawan
John Wick: Chapter 4
Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One
Pathaan
Silent Night
Shin Kamen Rider
About Jawan and Pathaan
After a series of less successful films like Zero and Jab Harry Met Sejal, Shah Rukh Khan marked a triumphant return in 2023 with Siddharth Anand’s Pathaan. This spy thriller, co-starring Deepika Padukone and John Abraham, not only shattered box office records but also redefined Shah Rukh as an action hero. Released around Republic Day 2023, Pathaan’s lifetime worldwide gross reached ₹1055 crore, according to Sacnilk.com.
In the same blockbuster year, Shah Rukh Khan’s film Jawan achieved remarkable success, grossing ₹1160 crore globally, as reported by Sacnilk.com. Featuring Nayanthara, Vijay Sethupathi, Sanya Malhotra, Sunil Grover, Ridhi Dogra, Lehar Khan, Girija Oak, Sanjeeta Bhattacharya, among others, the film also included cameo appearances by Deepika Padukone and Sanjay Dutt.