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Four movie industry achievers would receive an honorary Academy Award on Saturday from the Board of Governors of the Oscar. The list is topbilled by “Kung Fu Yoga” star Jackie Chan.
The other recipients are film editor Anne Coates, casting director Lynn Stalmaster and documentarian Frederick Wiseman. The honorary Oscar recognizes lifetime achievements and contributions to the film industry, according to Associated Press.
Jackie Chan’s Oscar awards is unexpected, the action star said. He never imagined that he would receive such as award, the actor said. “I still remember my very first proudest moment was when I received an award for stunt choreography. At that time, I didn't know much about directing. I just knew how to do action and fighting sequences and stunts. Receiving this honorary award has raised my feelings to another level,” he said.
He will fly to Los Angeles to receive the award at the 8th annual Governors Award. At 62, and having been a writer, director, producer and actor in his more than five decades in the movie industry, Jackie Chan observed that Hollywood’s approach is very organized and systematic when it comes to film making. In contrast, it is more dynamic in Hong Kong since things could be changed on the set while shooting.
Jackie Chan considers the most fun experience he had in Hollywood filming the “Rush Hour” series although he admitted the English dialogue was the most challenging. He shared having a near-death accident while performing a stunt in “Armor of God,” and filming “Operation Condor” while the temperature in the desert was more than 40 degrees Celsius.
Previous awardees of an honorary Oscar include Walt Disney, Spike Lee, Judy Garland and Federico Fellini. Comicverse pointed out that the award that Jackie Chan would receive is the precursor for many of the Academy Awards existing today. The website noted the Best Stunt Coordination in a Motion Picture has been woefully absent from the Oscars for far too long.
