The Little Gold Man, as it is affectionately dubbed, has been lauding cinematic excellence since 1929, even if the Academy occasionally dipped into the plaster reserve during leaner times. Yet, beneath the glittering facade,

Ryan Reynolds has joined the chorus of action movie stars calling for the Academy to start recognizing the people who actually make all that action happen, i.e., stunt performers, whose lack of a dedicated Oscar has been an increasing sticking point for many film fans and creators over the last few years.

Ryan Reynolds is celebrating the stunt team on Deadpool & Wolverine and making a case for the Oscars to award their work. In a new social media post, Reynolds honored the performers who stepped in for actors to make the complex action scenes happen and hoped that their work would be more widely recognized.