BCOOB Awards 2013: A Year of Action In Review

2013 was a pretty good year for action. Well, at least for what I watched. Therefore, here are a whole bunch of awards that Better Clear On Out the Back is handing out to the best of the best in a year full of action! I've listed my top 10 action films as well as individual awards.

Top 10 Action Films of 2013:

10. Dead in Tombstone (dir. Roel Reine)

9. Riddick (dir. David Twohy)

8. Pacific Rim (dir. Guillermo Del Toro)

7. Snitch (dir. Ric Roman Waugh)

6. Iron Man 3 (dir. Shane Black)

5. Fast and Furious 6 (dir. Justin Lin)

4. The Man of Tai Chi (dir. Keanu Reeves)

3. A Company Man (dir. Sang yoon-Lim)

2. Drug War (dir. Johnnie To)

1. The Wolverine (dir. James Mangold)

Action Awards of 2013:

R.I.P. to Fast and Furious Lead Paul Walker

Action Scenes:

Best Shootout: Drug War - 20 Minute Finale

Best Melee/Fist Fight: The Wolverine - Bullet Train Fight

Best Race/Car Chase: Snitch - 18 Wheeler Freeway Chase

Best Epic Battle/War/Spectacle: Pacific Rim - Hong Kong Kaiju vs. Gypsy Danger

Best Action Scene Overall: Drug War - 20 Minute Finale

Dwayne Johnson proved his dramatic chops this year.

Actors:

Best Action Star: Dwayne Johnson - Highlights: Snitch, G.I. Joe: Retaliation, Fast and Furious 6

Best Leading Action Performance: Hugh Jackman as "Logan/Wolverine" - The Wolverine

Best Supporting Action Performance: Sung Honglei as "Captain Zhang Lei" - Drug War

Best Action Movie Hero: Hugh Jackman as "Logan/Wolverine" - The Wolverine

Best Action Movie Villain: Sharlto Copley as "Agent Kruger" - Elysium

Best Action Movie Right Hand Man: James Badge Dale as "Eric Savin" - Iron Man 3

Reeves directs a martial arts homage for the books.

Technical:

Best Action Editing/Photography: Allen Leung - Drug War

Best Action Choreography: Yuen Woo Ping - The Man of Tai Chi

Best Action Score: Ramin Djawadi - Pacific Rim

Wolverine - Extended Cut only baby.

Films:

Biggest Surprise Action Film: Dead in Tombstone

Biggest Disappointment Action Film: Man of Steel

Best Action Summer Blockbuster: The Wolverine

Best Action Film Overall: The Wolverine