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The MTV Movie Award for Best Fight is an award presented to actors and characters for quality fight scenes in films at the
MTV Movie Award The MTV Movie & TV Awards (formerly the MTV Movie Awards) is a film and television awards show presented annually on MTV. The first MTV Movie Awards were presented in 1992. The ceremony was renamed the MTV Movie & TV Awards for its 26th editio ...
s, a ceremony established in 1992. Honors in several categories are awarded by
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at the annual ceremonies, and are chosen by public vote. The MTV Movie Award for Best Fight was first presented in
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for their fight in ''
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''. Note: Click on the 'Best Fight' section.
Uma Thurman Uma Karuna Thurman (born April 29, 1970) is an American actress and former model. She has performed in a variety of films, from romantic comedies and dramas to science fiction and action films. Following her appearances on the December 1985 an ...
won the award in
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for her fights against
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in '' Kill Bill: Volume 1'' and '' Volume 2'', respectively. In
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Cam Gigandet Cameron Joslin Gigandet (; born August 16, 1982) is an American actor whose credits include a recurring role on '' The O.C.'' and appearances in feature films ''Twilight'', '' Pandorum'', ''Never Back Down'', '' Burlesque'', '' Easy A'', ''Pries ...
was presented with the honor for his fights in ''
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has also won the award twice, for his appearances in '' The Twilight Saga'' films: ''Twilight'' in 2009, and '' The Twilight Saga: Eclipse'' in
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Jackie Chan Fang Shilong (born 7 April 1954), known professionally in English as Jackie Chan and in Chinese as Cheng Long ( zh, c=成龍, j=Sing4 Lung4; "becoming the dragon"), is a Hong Kong actor, filmmaker, martial artist, and stuntman known for ...
has won the Best Fight honor once from four nominations.
Jet Li Li Lianjie (courtesy name Yangzhong; born 26 April 1963), better known by his stage name Jet Li, is a Chinese film actor, film producer, martial artist, and retired Wushu champion. He is a naturalized Singaporean citizen. After three years ...
and
Chris Tucker Christopher Tucker (born August 31, 1971) is an American actor and comedian. Tucker made his debut in 1992 as a stand-up performer on the HBO comedy series ''Def Comedy Jam'', where he frequently appeared on the show during the 1990s. He appe ...
have each received three nominations, and
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, and
Ewan McGregor Ewan Gordon McGregor ( ; born 31 March 1971) is a Scottish actor. His accolades include a Golden Globe Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and the BAFTA Britannia Humanitarian Award. In 2013, he was appointed Officer of the Order of the British ...
have each been nominated twice.


Winners and nominees


References

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