Also announced is that Marty Murray has been selected to receive the 2005 Taurus World Stunt Awards Foundation Grant. Started by a donation from the founder and CEO of Red Bull Energy Drink, Dietrich Mateschitz, the Foundation gives financial grants in the event of a stunt related temporary, partial or permanent disability. The Foundation is perpetuated by annual Taurus World Stunt Awards programming and ongoing fundraising activities.

All three will be recognized during the Taurus World Stunt Awards telecast, which will air domestically Thursday, October 13, 2005 on E! Entertainment Television from 8-10 PM ET/PT. Internationally, the show airs in over 100 countries reaching nearly a billion viewers.

"Stallone has been a dynamic driving force in action films creating some extremely memorable characters and moments. The stunt community is excited to present him with this honorary award for his achievement as an action film star," stated TWSA Executive Producer, Mitch Geller. "On top of that, Stallone fully understands the difficulty and complexity of stunt work and through his films he has endowed the stunt community with a wealth of job opportunities."

Marty Murray, who met his stunt woman wife, Kori, when they were both working in a live stunt show in Chicago, was recently injured by a bucking bronco while working on a commercial. In the stunt, Murray jumped onto the wild horse, bareback, with no reigns. The animal tossed him off and kicked him resulting in a Fib/Tib compound fracture which spun his foot around to his knee backwards. Fortunately, Murray is on the way to recovery after a little more than a year of physical therapy. In 2004, Murray was nominated for two Taurus Awards for his work in Universal's "Seabiscuit" in the categories of Best Overall Stunt by a Stuntman and Best Specialty Stunt. His recent work includes "Paparazzi," "Domino," "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl" and "Spiderman II."

"Being a stuntman is very physically demanding so when you're injured it's emotionally tougher than anything I could ever have imagined. After my injury, I looked at my leg, and not only could I not feel half of it anymore, I couldn't see myself being the stuntman I once was. It was only through the help of my friends such as Rex Reddick, Tad Griffith, Cliff McLaughlin, Casey O'Neil, Buddy "Love," George Ruge, Dan Bradley, Billy Lucas, Vic Armstrong, Lisa Hoyle, The Picerni's, The PSA and my wife Kori that I have realized much more," explained Murray. "Stunts aren't about your physical abilities; it's about the person you are inside and keeping a positive attitude in life. It is through this Fund that I see first hand that even when it looks like you're at rock bottom, something comes around to bring you back up."

Vic Armstrong has been chosen to receive the Taurus World Stunt Academy's prestigious 2005 Taurus Honorary Award for Lifetime Achievement, for a career that has spanned decades. He began working in film in 1966, landing his first job due to his unique background racing steeplechase horses. By 1968 he had moved on to stunt-coordinating and by 1980 was working as a second-unit director. Armstrong was one of the first British stuntmen to make the transition from stuntman to director, a path blazed earlier by such greats as Yakima Kanut and Hal Needham. Along with the above mentioned films, Armstrong has 2nd Unit Directed "Blade: Trinity," "The League of Extraordinary Gentleman," "Four Feathers," "Charlie's Angels," "The World is Not Enough" and "Tomorrow Never Dies," to name a few. The Taurus World Stunt Awards Blue Ribbon Committee, comprised of 19 prominent stunt professionals, selected Armstrong for the award. Past recipients include Ronnie Rondell, Buddy Van Horn, Hal Needham, and Terry Leonard.

"As a fellow director and former stuntman, the Taurus World Stunt Awards presenting Vic with the Lifetime Achievement award makes me very pleased and as Vic's brother it makes me extremely proud," stated Andy Armstrong. "Vic has been a leading innovator within the action movie industry and has helped gain respect for the stunt profession as well as inspire and nurture the careers of many young stunt people from all over the world."

"A Taurus is the highest award a stunt person can achieve and I am thrilled and overwhelmed at being honored this way by my peers; it is truly a World Class Moment," Vic Armstrong expressed.