Best Action movies that are award winners or nominees

Actors : Jake Busey, Denise Richards, Casper Van Dien, Dina Meyer,
Directors : Paul Verhoeven,

Humans in a fascistic, militaristic future do battle with giant alien bugs in a fight for survival.

Actors : John Malkovich, John Cusack, Nicolas Cage, Colm Meaney,
Directors : Simon West,

Newly paroled ex-con and former U.S. Ranger Cameron Poe finds himself trapped in a prisoner transport plane when the passengers seize control.

Actors : Telly Savalas, Gabriele Ferzetti, George Lazenby, Diana Rigg,
Directors : Peter R. Hunt,

James Bond woos a mob boss's daughter and goes undercover to uncover the true reason for Blofeld's allergy research in the Swiss Alps that involves beautiful women from around the world.

Actors : Sean Connery, Jill St. John, Lana Wood, Charles Gray,
Directors : Guy Hamilton,

A diamond smuggling investigation leads James Bond to Las Vegas, where he uncovers an evil plot involving a rich business tycoon.

Actors : Roger Moore, Barbara Bach, Curd Jürgens, Richard Kiel,
Directors : Lewis Gilbert,

James Bond investigates the hijacking of British and Russian submarines carrying nuclear warheads, with the help of a K.G.B. Agent, whose lover he killed.

Actors : Pat Morita, Elisabeth Shue, Ralph Macchio, Martin Kove,
Directors : John G. Avildsen,

A martial arts master agrees to teach karate to a bullied teenager.

Actors : Roger Moore, Clifton James, Jane Seymour, Yaphet Kotto,
Directors : Guy Hamilton,

007 is sent to stop a diabolically brilliant heroin magnate armed with a complex organization and a reliable psychic tarot card reader.

Actors : Roger Moore, Carole Bouquet, Topol, Lynn-Holly Johnson,
Directors : John Glen,

Agent 007 is assigned to hunt for a lost British encryption device and prevent it from falling into enemy hands.

Actors : Kevin McCarthy, Martin Short, Dennis Quaid, Meg Ryan,
Directors : Joe Dante,

A hapless store clerk must foil criminals to save the life of the man who, miniaturized in a secret experiment, was accidentally injected into him.

Actors : Vanessa Williams, James Coburn, Arnold Schwarzenegger, James Caan,
Directors : Chuck Russell,

A Witness Protection specialist becomes suspicious of his co-workers when dealing with a case involving high-tech weapons.

Actors : Warwick Davis, Jean Marsh, Joanne Whalley, Val Kilmer,
Directors : Ron Howard,

A reluctant dwarf must play a critical role in protecting a special baby from an evil queen.

Actors : Kevin Bacon, Josh Brolin, Elisabeth Shue, Kim Dickens,
Directors : Paul Verhoeven,

Scientists discover how to make people invisible, but their test subject becomes an insane killer who stalks them.

Actors : Carl Weathers, Kevin Peter Hall, Elpidia Carrillo, Arnold Schwarzenegger,
Directors : John McTiernan,

A team of commandos on a mission in a Central American jungle find themselves hunted by an extraterrestrial warrior.

Actors : Grace Jones, Roger Moore, Tanya Roberts, Christopher Walken,
Directors : John Glen,

An investigation of a horse-racing scam leads 007 to a mad industrialist who plans to create a worldwide microchip monopoly by destroying California's Silicon Valley.

Actors : Scott Glenn, Danny Glover, Kevin Kline, Kevin Costner,
Directors : Lawrence Kasdan,

A misfit bunch of friends come together to right the injustices which exist in a small town.

Actors : Paul Reiser, Carrie Henn, Michael Biehn, Sigourney Weaver,
Directors : James Cameron,

The moon from Alien (1979) has been colonized, but contact is lost. This time, the rescue team has impressive firepower, but will it be enough?

Actors : Tobey Maguire, James Franco, Kirsten Dunst, Alfred Molina,
Directors : Sam Raimi,

Peter Parker is beset with troubles in his failing personal life as he battles a brilliant scientist named Doctor Otto Octavius.

Actors : Gene Hackman, Margot Kidder, Marlon Brando, Christopher Reeve,
Directors : Richard Donner,

An alien orphan is sent from his dying planet to Earth, where he grows up to become his adoptive home's first and greatest superhero.

Actors : Billy Dee Williams, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Harrison Ford,
Directors : Irvin Kershner,

After the rebels are overpowered by the Empire on their newly established base, Luke Skywalker begins Jedi training with Master Yoda. His friends accept shelter from a questionable ally as Darth Vader hunts them in a plan to capture Luke.

Actors : Kurt Russell, William Baldwin, Robert De Niro, Donald Sutherland,
Directors : Ron Howard,

Two Chicago firefighter brothers who don't get along have to work together while a dangerous arsonist is on the loose.