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Martial arts expert and actor Jackie Chan will receive a lifetime achievement Oscar, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced on Thursday.

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.

Actor Jackie Chan poses for the cameras at the announcement of the beginning of production for the science fiction action film 'Bleeding Steel', which has been billed by producers as the biggest budget Chinese film ever shot in Australia, in Sydney, Australia July 28, 2016.

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."

Chan made his movie debut at the age of 8, and has acted and sometimes written and directed more than 30 martial arts movies in Hong Kong. He has never won an Oscar.

In August, he was ranked the second-highest paid actor in the world by Forbes with estimated 2016 earnings of $61 million, just below "Fast and Furious" star Dwayne Johnson.

 

[Ultima_5]

about damn time

 

[Loxley]

Absolutely deserves it, especially since his contributions to action cinema are really under-appreciated by the general western film going public.

 

[Messi]

about damn time

Amazing.

Well deserved. He is an icon.

 

[The Main Event]

Deserves all of it.

 

[Slayer-33]

about damn time

And yes, about damn time.

 

[see5harp]

Well the oscars get a free pass for that one 5 minute segment. Aside from that fuck them.

 

[DaMan121]

Congratulations. His movies were a huge part of my childhood in the 80s, then again in the 90s with Rush Hour. Literally put his life on the line for the craft and entertaining the fans.

 

[msdstc]

Very much deserves it.

 

[Sanjuro]

Loved him in Rush Hour.

 

[jett]

Governors Award? Is this the usual lifetime achievement Oscar or something else?

 

[Weapxn]

Very much deserved.

 

[TheGreatDirector]

Absolutely worth it.

 

[Frostinferno]

Absolutely deserved.

 

[sulik]

Oscars are a joke, but I'm glad he's getting the acknowledgement. Now how long before someone pops in to tell us how awful of a person he is?

 

[Alienous]

But I thought they didn't give out Oscars to stuntmen.

 

[GK86]

Congratulations, Jackie. Well deserved. I am a big fan of his and I grew up on his movies.

If you are a fan, you should watch "Jackie Chan - How to Do Action Comedy" by Every Frame a Painting.

 

[RangerX]

I'm very cool with this.

 

[Ashhong]

Don't know why but I'm tearing up a little. Love the man.

Will he be able to give a speech at the Oscars or anything?

 

[strafer]

If Chris Tucker doesn't give it to him then they fucked up.

 

[dancingphlower]

Absolutely well deserved. One of the most iconic actors of our time.

 

[Xe4]

Well fucking deserved.

 

[Geist-]

Definitely deserves it. Very meh on his politics, but there's no way anyone can deny the mark he's left on the artform.

 

[Vilix]

I'm down with this. Great person and martial artist.

 

[see5harp]

Congratulations, Jackie. Well deserved. I am a big fan of his and I grew up on his movies.

If you are a fan, you should watch "Jackie Chan - How to Do Action Comedy" by Every Frame a Painting.

Best film commentator on you tube. I wish dude was more active because a lot of dudes try and don't come anywhere close to that level of detail.

 

[Big Baybee]

Deserved

 

[Sanjuro]

Governors Award? Is this the usual lifetime achievement Oscar or something else?

Yeah. They ditched it during the main program to give them out the day prior in front of dozens.

 

[User Name Here]

Not surprising to see him get that award. Wasn't he in one of Bruce Lee's movies?

 

[jett]

Yeah. They ditched it during the main program to give them out the day prior in front of dozens.

You're right. And this happened 6 years ago and I didn't even notice LOL.

 

[Coin Return]

Rumble in the Bronx, Drunken Master 2 and Who Am I were a huge part of my youth.

He might have some questionable personal issues, but the guy is one of the top 3 entertainers ever. Well deserved.

 

[PInk Tape]

Awesome. He totally deserves it.

 

[HomerSimpson-Man]

That's awesome. Completely deserved, Jackie is a living legend.

Absolutely worth it.

This is so insane, Jackie even now questions how he had the gall to do this back then.

 

[Rumblebones]

Chris Tucker to present or bust.

 

[Bleepey]

Bravo. It's a damn shame there is no Oscar for best stunts or best action especially since action scenes and spectacle are some of the most defining parts of Hollywood and film making in general. The man has put life and limb on the line and it's much deserved.

 

[Sanjuro]

Chris Tucker to present or bust.

What's wrong with Owen Wilson or Johnny Knoxville?

 

[Lebron]

Dude's a legend.

 

[Familienoberhauptvogel]

Congratulations. His movies were a huge part of my childhood in the 80s, then again in the 90s with Rush Hour. Literally put his life on the line for the craft and entertaining the fans.

 

[Sibersk Esto]

Oscars are a joke, but I'm glad he's getting the acknowledgement. Now how long before someone pops in to tell us how awful of a person he is?

I mean...the guy does have some shady stuff about him.

He still deserves the acknowledgement however.

 

[Rumblebones]

What's wrong with Owen Wilson or Johnny Knoxville?

They're not Chris Tucker nor were their film collaborations as good as Rush Hour.

 

[BocoDragon]

What's wrong with Owen Wilson or Johnny Knoxville?

Let's go with Jennifer Love Hewett.

Y'all can't tell me you forgot The Tuxedo.

 

[CadetMahoney]

Absolutely worth it.

Should be one of those "abandons thread" image.

 

[Tom Penny]

Tom Cruise doesn't even have an Oscar.

 

[Zocano]

Project A is still my personal favorite Jackie Chan movie. But all his work is so great.

Absolutely deserved in every possible way.

 

[Slayer-33]

Tom Cruise doesn't even have an Oscar.

Mind blown.gif

 

[gdt]

Such a huge part of my childhood. Love the man. Deserves it.

 

[Sibersk Esto]

Sammo Hung should present Jackie with the Oscar but whatever.

 

[Rumblebones]

Tom Cruise doesn't even have an Oscar.

He's got chops and will have plenty of opportunities in his post insane action film sequences career.

He should've been nominated for Collateral if he wasn't though.

 

[BocoDragon]

Tom Cruise doesn't even have an Oscar.

Who needs an Oscar when you have a Freedom Medal of Valor?

 

[Sanjuro]

Let's go with Jennifer Love Hewett.

Y'all can't tell me you forgot The Tuxedo.

I'll never forget.

 

[Strike]

Good for him. He earned it.

If Chris Tucker doesn't give it to him then they fucked up.

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