Jackie Chan Wins Honorary Oscar After 56 Years, 200 Films
It’s about time! After 56 years in the film industry and with more than 200 movies under his belt, Jackie Chan received an honorary Oscar at the 8th Annual Governors Awards in Los Angeles on Saturday, November 12.
Tom Hanks, Chris Tucker and Michelle Yeoh presented the Rush Hour actor, 62, with the gold statuette at the end of the night’s star-studded ceremony at the Hollywood and Highland Center.
“As you know, the Governors Awards are a chance for the Academy to recognize unique achievements across an artist’s whole body of work, because Jackie Chan … has worked mostly in martial arts films and action comedies, two genres that have been, for some reason, shall we say, historically underrepresented at the Oscars, a fact that will change if I have any pull on the Board of Governors,” Hanks, 60, said during the introduction speech.
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