Film academy announces annual Governors Awards recipients
LOS ANGELES — Actor Jackie Chan, film editor Anne V. Coates, casting director Lynn Stalmaster and documentarian Frederick Wiseman are getting honorary Academy Awards.
The film academy announced Thursday that the four industry veterans will receive Oscar statuettes at the annual Governors Awards ceremony in November.
Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs described the recipients as “true pioneers and legends in their crafts.”
Chan has written, directed, produced and starred in dozens of films, dazzling with his stunts and martial arts. His most recent release is “Skiptrace” with Johnny Knoxville; past credits include the “Rush Hour” series with Chris Tucker, “The Karate Kid” reboot and voicing a monkey in the animated “Kung-Fu Panda” films. Chan has never been nominated for an Oscar and doesn’t make the kind of movies that generally would be nominated.