Jackie Chan Action Movie Awards are awards presented to action film 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 Shanghai 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.
Held in a full-sized sports arena, notable attendees at the inaugural solo event in 2019 included Chris Tucker, 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 Year Film Country 2015 Wolf Warriors China 2016 Ip Man 3 Hong Kong 2017 Sultan India 2018 Operation Red Sea China2019The Big ShotChina2026The FuriousChinaMajor Grom: The GameRussia
Best Action Movie Director Year Film Winner Country 2015 Chocolate Panna Rittikrai Thailand 2016 Ip Man 3 Wilson Yip Hong Kong 2017 Operation Mekong Lin Chaoxian China2018 Wolf Warrior 2 Wu Jing China2019Shadows and EchoesHe QuanChina2026The Shadow's EdgeLarry YangChina
Best Action Choreographer Year Film Winner Country 2015 Tom Yum Goong 2 Thailand 2016 Point Break Jon DeVore United States 2017 Extraordinary Mission Li Zhongzhi China 2018 Detective Chinatown 2 Wu Gang China2019JungleeLi ZhongzhiIndia2026The Shadow's EdgeHang SuChina
Best Action Movie Actor Year Film Winner Country 2015 Wolf Warriors Wu Jing China 2016 No Escape Owen Wilson United States 2017 Boyka: Undisputed Scott Adkins United States 2018 Wolf Warrior 2 Wu Jing China2019The Big ShotWang QianyuanChina2026The FuriousMiao XieChina
Best Action Movie Actress Year Film Winner Country 2015 Dragon Blade Lin Peng China 2016 For a Few Bullets Zhang Jingchu China 2017 Fatal Countdown: Reset Yang Mi China 2018 Dangal Fatima Sana Shaikh India Operation Red Sea Jiang Luxia China2019Thugs of HindostanFatima Sana ShaikhIndia2026Blades of the Guardians: Wind Rises in the DesertChen LijunChina
Best New Action Performer Year Film Winner Country 2015 Kung Fu Jungle Wang Baoqiang (as Best New Actor) China The Raid 2 Julie Estelle (as Best New Actress) Indonesia 2016 Chasing Han Sang-hyuk South Korea 2017 Extraordinary Mission Huang Xuan China 2018 Dangal Sanya Malhotra India2026The Shadow's EdgeLin Chaney (as Best New Action Actor)ChinaThe FuriousYang Enyou (as Best New Action Actress)ChinaKung Fu SoccerXue Ye (as Most Promising Action Performer)China
Best Special Effects Year Film Winner Country 2015 Wolf Warriors China 2016 Point Break Jeb Corliss United States 2017 Extraordinary Mission China 2018 Operation Red Sea China
Best Fight Year Film Country 2015 Wolf Warriors China 2016 Ip Man 3 Hong Kong 2017 Boyka: Undisputed United States 2018 Chasing the Dragon Hong Kong
Best Action Stuntman +YearFilmWinnerCountry 2018 Detective Chinatown 2 Long Cuilong China
Best Action Stuntwoman +YearFilmWinnerCountry 2018 Brotherhood of Blades 2 Chen Jiaojiao China
Lifetime Achievement Year Film Country2018 Sammo Hung Hong Kong2019Yuen Woo PingHong Kong2026Ti LungHong Kong
Best Screenplay +YearFilmWinnerCountry 2019 Shadows and Echoes Zhang Liangxue China2026Major Grom: The GameArtyom Gabrelyanov and Nikolai ShishkinRussia
Best Art Design +YearFilmWinnerCountry 2019 Project Gutenberg Lin Ziqao Hong Kong, China2026The Legend of Maula JattNamsa Abbasi and Hamza Bajwa (as Best Art Direction)Pakistan
Best Photography +YearFilmWinnerCountry 2019 Project Gutenberg Guan Zhiyao Hong Kong, China2026Operation HadalPeter Pau (as Best Cinematography)China
Best Edition +YearFilmWinnerCountry 2019 T-34 Dmitry Korabelnikov Russia2026Major Grom: The GameDmitry Korabelnikov (as Best Film Editing)Russia
Special Mention +YearFilmCountry 2019 T-34 RussiaJungleeIndia2026The Legend of Maula Jatt (as Special Jury Award)PakistanRacketeer 3 (as Special Jury Award)KazakhstanOperation Hadal (as Organizing Committee Special Honor)China
Best stuntss +YearFilmCountry2026Operation HadalChina
2021: Best Chinese action movies Sources:
Winners Once Upon a Time in China II (1992) Shaolin Temple (1982) The Final Master (2015) Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) A Touch of Zen (1970) New Dragon Gate Inn (1992) The Grandmaster (2013) Hero (2002) A Better Tomorrow (1986) Wolf Warrior 2 (2017)
Honorable mentions Drunken Master (1978) Police Story (1985) The Battle at Lake Changjin (2021) The Way of the Dragon (1972)
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