Jackie Chan and More to Receive Honorary Oscars
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will bestow an honorary Oscar to Asian Legend Jackie Chan to honor his fifty years of impeccable contribution and creative achievements in the film industry according to a report from the Wrap.
The 62 year old action star legend has starred and directed in dozens of martial arts and action films in his native Hong Kong. In Hollywood, he gained renown and blockbuster success with hits like Rumble in the Bronx, the Rush Hour franchise, and Dreamworks animated hit Kung Fu Panda.
Every year during the Academy's Governor Awards, honorary Oscars are given to awardees for their "lifetime achievements, exceptional contributions to motion picture arts and sciences, and outstanding service to the Academy are handed out
The eighth annual event will take place this coming November 12th. Alongside Jackie Chan, film editor Anne V. Coates, casting director Lynn Stalmaster and documentary filmmaker Frederick Wiseman will also be receiving honorary Oscars.
Oscar-winner Coates (Lawrence of Arabia) has spent over 60 years as an editor, a career which includes Academy Award nominations for Becket, The Elephant Man, In the Line of Fire and Out of Sight. At 90 years old he is still working with his most recent work includes editing 2015's Fifty Shades of Grey.
Stalmaster, 88, moved into casting in the 1950s after roles on stage and screen. His casting assignments for more than 500 films includes In The Heat of the Night, The Graduate, Tootsie and The Right Stuff. He has casted stars like Jon Voight, Richard Dreyfuss, Jill Clayburgh, and John Travolta.
Wiseman is a prolific documentary filmmaker who began in 1967 with the exploration of a hospital for the criminally insane in Titicut Follies. Wiseman's lenses also focused on a number of American institutions in such films as Law and Order, Public Housing, Hospital and National Gallery. Despite his renown, Wiseman has never been nominated for an Oscar, though he has won three Primetime Emmy awards.
"Known for long, uninterrupted takes free of commentary, Wiseman's style allows the drama playing out in front of him to be captured as organically as possible for audiences viewing the finished film," the Wrap said.
"The Honorary Academy Award was created for artists like Jackie Chan, Anne Coates, Lynn Stalmaster and Frederick Wiseman - true pioneers and legends in their crafts. The board is proud to honor their extraordinary achievements, and we look forward to celebrating with them at the Governors Awards in November," Academy president Cheryl Boone Isaacs said
