| Year | Action scene
Movie | Nominees |
|---|
| 1992 | L.A. freeway scene
—Terminator 2: Judgment Day (James Cameron) | Burning building/Escape through old tunnel - Backdraft (Ron Howard)
Roof scene - The Hard Way (John Badham)
Helicopter blades sequence - The Last Boy Scout (Tony Scott)
Second jump from the plane - Point Break (Kathryn Bigelow) |
| 1993 | Mel Gibson's motorcycle crash
—Lethal Weapon 3 (Richard Donner) | Aliens chase through tunnel - Alien 3 (David Fincher)
Plane crash - Alive (Frank Marshall)
Oklahoma land race - Far and Away (Ron Howard)
Helicopter explosion - Under Siege (Andrew Davis) |
| 1994 | Train wreck
—The Fugitive (Andrew Davis) | Opening catwalk sequence - Cliffhanger (Renny Harlin)
Motorcycle scene - Hard Target (John Woo)
T-Rex/Jeep scene - Jurassic Park (Steven Spielberg)
Lena Olin handcuffed in backseat of a car - Romeo is Bleeding (Peter Medak) |
| 1995 | Bus escape/Airplane explosion
—Speed (Jan de Bont) | Escape from exploding ship - Blown Away (Stephen Hopkins)
Ambush of CIA convoy - Clear and Present Danger (Phillip Noyce)
Bridge explosion/Limo rescue - True Lies (James Cameron) |
| 1996 | Battle scene
—Braveheart (Mel Gibson) | Airplane hangar shootout - Bad Boys (Michael Bay)
Underground shootout/explosion - Broken Arrow (John Woo)
Drive through NYC/Subway explosion and derailment - Die Hard with a Vengeance (John McTiernan) |
| 1997 | Truck drives through farm equipment
—Twister (Jan de Bont)[2] | Arnold Schwarzenegger freefalls - Eraser (Chuck Russell)
Aliens blowup cities - Independence Day (Roland Emmerich)
Train/Helicopter chase - Mission: Impossible (Brian De Palma)
Ferrari chase through San Francisco - The Rock (Michael Bay) |
| 1998 | Speedboat chase
—Face/Off (John Woo)[3] | T-Rex attacks San Diego - The Lost World: Jurassic Park (Steven Spielberg)
Bug attacks fortress - Starship Troopers (Paul Verhoeven)
Ship sinks - Titanic (James Cameron)
Motorcycle/helicopter chase - Tomorrow Never Dies (Roger Spottiswoode) |
| 1999 | Asteroid destroys New York City
—Armageddon (Michael Bay) | Gibson/Glover car chase on freeway and through building - Lethal Weapon 4 (Richard Donner)
Car chase in France with Robert De Niro pursuing Natascha McElhone - Ronin (John Frankenheimer)
Tom Hanks and company land on Normandy Beach - Saving Private Ryan (Steven Spielberg) |
| 2000 | The Pod Race
—Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (George Lucas)[4] | End sequence -The Blair Witch Project (Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sanchez)
Rooftop/Helicopter scene - The Matrix (The Wachowskis)[a]
Sand monster scene - The Mummy (Stephen Sommers) |
| 2001 | Motorcycle chase
—Mission: Impossible 2 (John Woo) | Plane crash - Cast Away (Robert Zemeckis)
Roman army vs. Germanic horde - Gladiator (Ridley Scott)
Car chase through construction site - Gone in 60 Seconds (Dominic Sena) |
| 2002 | Japanese attack scene
—Pearl Harbor (Michael Bay)[5] | First helicopter crash - Black Hawk Down (Ridley Scott)
Final race - The Fast and the Furious (Rob Cohen)
Cave tomb battle - The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (Peter Jackson) |
| 2003 | Battle for Helm's Deep
—The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (Peter Jackson) | Collision on Highway 23 - Final Destination 2 (David R. Ellis)
The Escape - Minority Report (Steven Spielberg)
Arena Conflict - Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (George Lucas) |
| 2004 | Battle at Gondor
—The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (Peter Jackson) | Intercoastal Freeway Pursuit - Bad Boys II (Michael Bay)
Escape from Mongolia - Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (McG)
Champion Crane Chase - Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (Jonathan Mostow) |
| 2005 | Destruction of Los Angeles
—The Day After Tomorrow (Roland Emmerich) | Beverly Hills plane crash - The Aviator (Martin Scorsese)
Moscow car chase - The Bourne Supremacy (Paul Greengrass)
Subway battle - Spider-Man 2 (Sam Raimi)
Desert Terrorist Assault - Team America: World Police (Trey Parker) |