So, albeit a little late, we have finally finished summing up results of action films for 2016, leaving two interesting nominations for dessert: Best Action Film Actor and Best Action Film Actress.
Best Action Film Actor 2016
1st place: Donnie Yen (Ip Man 3, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story)
2nd place: Scott Adkins (The Brothers from Grimbsy, Criminal, Hard Target 2, Liquidators, Doctor Strange)
3rd place: Jean-Claude Van Damme (Kickboxer, Jean-Claude Van Johnson)
It turned out that the entire trio of winners were experienced, seasoned wolves. Some are in the status of legends, others are already halfway to this status. Apparently, a new generation ready to completely replace the mastodons has not yet arrived, and these same mastodons are in no hurry to leave the throne.
Donnie Yen this time I didn’t just climb to Hollywood, helping Vin Diesel fly on motorcycles in a sheepskin coat, and into deep space, soaking in midi-chlorians there. Before this he had already the third time embodied the role of his central character at the moment - Ip Man.
If this is not a career leap, then what is it?
Scott Adkins He also doesn’t sit without projects. Yes, everyone understands that at the moment Yuri Boyka - this is the best he has. And his army of fans is waiting for the fourth part "Undeniable" like the thirteenth salary. However, this does not negate the incredible efficiency and perseverance of Adkins, who appears more and more often in both “Class B” films and in works of a higher status.
JCVD shot this year with an unusually bright role of Master Duran in the remake "Kickboxer", overshadowing the rest of the characters, including the main character. Still, you can’t drink away experience, even though he tried to do that at one time. Don't forget the series "Jean-Claude Van Johnson", the first episode of which amused and intrigued us.
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Best Action Film Actress 2016
1st place: Michelle Yeoh (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny, Marco Polo, Mechanic: Resurrection)
2nd place: Gija Yanin (Never Give Up 3, Hard Target 2)
3rd place: Amy Johnston (The Gate, Unlucky Stars)
Unfortunately, with action film actresses in our time, everything is not as good as with actors. Well, people don’t want to propose candidates Scarlett Johansson, Kate Beckinsale or Mila Jovovich, no matter how successful they were in the action genre in Hollywood. Movies Cynthia Rothrock "White Tiger" и "Battle Baby" never reached the Russian audience in 2016, but this does not mean that there was no one to choose from.
54-year-old Michelle Yeoh still on horseback. 27 votes were given for her candidacy, securing her “gold”, and for good reason. Three projects in a year, in two of which Michelle was still given a fight, and, despite her age and rare combat roles, we saw that the “old lady” is still in shape. And if in usyashny "Sword of Fate" Yeo was mainly helped with cables, then in the second season of the historical series "Marco Polo", Michelle showed what she can still do. However, the mystery is why Michelle ended up in the caste of the second "Mechanics", because she was never given a fight scene.
In second place is the company that returned to feature films after TV series. Gija Yanin. Moreover, she returned precisely to American cinema, playing tiny roles in "Never Give Up 3" и "Hard Target 2" (filmed in Thailand, yeah). However, in both films, Yanina received action scenes, which, apparently, is why she earned 17 votes in our voting, along with “silver”.
The rising star of action cinema took an honorable third place with 15 votes Amy Johnston. And for some reason it seems to us that the actress borrowed it in advance, because... In 2016, Johnston released a controversial short film "Gate" and finally the unfinished construction "Unlucky Stars", in which Amy played a small role. But in 2017, Amy will have two projects coming out at once, where she plays the main and fighting role: "Lady Bloody Fight" и "Women's Fight Club".
It is truly a pity that the other two proposed actresses in this category Yves Torres и Daniel Chakran there was simply no chance left against the top three. Well, perhaps they will get this opportunity again.
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Tags: Gija Yanin, Donnie Yen, Jean-Claude Van Damme, results of action cinema 2016, Michelle Yeoh, Scott Adkins, Amy Johnston
I agree here, for the last two years Donny and Adkins have been our everything!