Jackie Chan has won an Oscar. Finally.
Chan, 62, was awarded an honorary Oscar at the Eighth Annual Governors Awards at the Hollywood and Highland Center in Los Angeles on Saturday night. Chan was presented with the award by Tom Hanks, Michelle Yeoh and Chris Tucker.
Bollywood actor Sonu Sood took to Twitter to congratulate the star’s achievements.
And Chan acknowledged the award with what’s got to be one of the cutest speeches ever.
My dad always said, ‘Son, you get so many movie awards in the world, when are you going to get one of these?’ Then I just look at my dad. ‘Ha, ha, ha. Dad, I only make comedy action movies... After 56 years in the film industry, making over 200 films, I’ve broken so many bones, finally this is mine.Jackie Chan, Actor
As Tom Hanks put it, Jackie Chan is the man who puts the ‘Chan’ in ‘Chan-Tastic’.
Great acting comes in many different forms, but if you are an actor you always know it when you see it. Jackie Chan’s films have been incredibly serious, sometimes gruesomely so, as well as incredibly hilarious to the point pop delighting millions of peoples around the globe.Tom Hanks, Actor
Hanks then compared Chan to the likes of John Wayne and Buster Keaton.
But Jackie does something that neither one of those great screen legends was ever able to do. Neither one of those great artists ever, ever put the bloopers on during the closing credits.Tom Hanks
Chan also took to social media to share his happiness.
Another action film veteran Arnold Schwarzenegger took to Twitter to share a sweet message congratulating Chan.
(Additional inputs: People)
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