Rising Star Taylor Krasne: Why we should advance the movement of recognizing stunt professionals at the Oscars

I’d really love to further the movement of recognizing stunt professionals at the Oscars. Stuntmen and women, and especially stunt coordinators, are unsung heroes in a lot of movies and it would be almost impossible to create so many genres of film without them. At this point they should be recognized and honored along with the rest of the creatives in the filmmaking industry that are acknowledged. The talent they bring to any film is more than deserving of the most significant awards in the business.

As a part of my interview series with popular culture stars, I had the pleasure of interviewing Taylor Krasne. Taylor is a stuntwoman, circus artist and actor who has extensive experience performing for various companies around the country, from David Schwimmer’s Lookingglass Theatre in Chicago, doing 80ft-high wire stunts for PHISH at Madison Square Garden, to performing in Tim Robbins’ theater company, The Actors’ Gang in Culver…