Martial arts expert and actor Jackie Chan will receive a lifetime
achievement Oscar, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
announced on Thursday Sep 01,2016
Jackie Chan(62) the Hong Kong-born star of Hollywood movies such as Kung Fu Panda, The Karate Kid and the Rush Hour franchise, will join documentary maker Frederick Wiseman, British film editor Anne V Coates and casting director Lynn Stalmaster as recipients of the 2016 Governors Awards.
Each will get an honorary Oscar statuette recognizing their lifetime contribution to film at a gala in Los Angeles in November.
Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs in a statement called them all "true pioneers and legends in their crafts."
Note
Jackie Chan was ranked the second-highest paid actor in the world by Forbes in August 2016 with estimated 2016 earnings of $61 million, just below Fast and Furious star Dwayne Johnson
Jackie Chan(62) the Hong Kong-born star of Hollywood movies such as Kung Fu Panda, The Karate Kid and the Rush Hour franchise, will join documentary maker Frederick Wiseman, British film editor Anne V Coates and casting director Lynn Stalmaster as recipients of the 2016 Governors Awards.
Each will get an honorary Oscar statuette recognizing their lifetime contribution to film at a gala in Los Angeles in November.
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Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs in a statement called them all "true pioneers and legends in their crafts."
Note
Jackie Chan was ranked the second-highest paid actor in the world by Forbes in August 2016 with estimated 2016 earnings of $61 million, just below Fast and Furious star Dwayne Johnson
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