{"id":1507,"date":"2026-05-25T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fightinginthewarroom.com\/THOB\/?p=1507"},"modified":"2026-05-24T20:14:32","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T20:14:32","slug":"category-is-stunts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fightinginthewarroom.com\/THOB\/2026\/05\/25\/category-is-stunts\/","title":{"rendered":"CATEGORY IS&#8230; &#8211; Stunts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fightinginthewarroom.com\/THOB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/categoryis-casting-2.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1505\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CATEGORY IS\u2026 comes to a close this week and we&#8217;re ending this May Miniseries by looking to the future. Next year&#8217;s 100th Academy Awards will bring the Academy&#8217;s first award to Stunts! 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Next year&#8217;s 100th Academy Awards will bring the Academy&#8217;s first award to Stunts! 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