After 56 years in the industry, over 200 films and several broken bones, legendary actor Jackie Chan has been awarded with an honorary Oscar. The 62 year old star was presented with the honour at the Eighth Annual Governors Awards which were held at the Hollywood and Highland Center in Los Angeles.
The award was presented by Michelle Yeoh, Tom Hanks and Chris Tucker. While presenting Chan with the award, Hanks compared the star to the likes of Buster Keaton and John Wayne. While accepting the award, Chan called it a dream. He also spoke about how he used to watch the Oscars as a child with his parents.
He recalled his dad asking him when he would get an Oscar to add to his collection of other awards. At that time, he responded saying “Ha, ha, ha. Dad, I only make comedy action movies.” The star also spoke about how he saw the award at Sylvester Stallone’s house 23 years ago. “I touched it, kissed it and smelled it and I think it still has my fingerprints all over it” he joked. When I was thinking to myself, I thought that I wanted one too. When Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs called me, I asked her “Are you sure?”
Chan went on to thank his fans and promised to keep working and making movies. He also thanked his city of Hong Kong, which he called an incredible city and hometown for making him, him.
