Action movie star, writer, stuntman, director and martial artist, Jackie Chan, is to be given an honorary Oscar for his “extraordinary achievements” in film.
Chan, 62, the Hong Kong-born star of Hollywood movies such as “Drunken Master“, “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.