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La and Zy in their Oscar outfits! 

Video: Jackie At The Oscars

Some videos of Jackie at the Oscars last night.








This time Jackie remembers that Zy is a girl LOL





Standing ovation for all the Governor's Awards Winners:





Jackie clapping along at 4.05:

Jackie Presents the Oscars 1996

Jackie Chan and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar presenting Christine Lahti and Jana Sue Memel with the Oscar® for Short Film (Live Action) for "Lieberman in Love" and Nick Park with the Oscar® for Short Film (Animated) for "A Close Shave"at the 68th Academy Awards in 1996.

Support Jackie's Oscar Special Award Nominations

There is a website that gives the public an opportunity to nominate people of their choice for the various special awards that the Academy can give. When a candidate receives sufficient support the nomination is forwarded to the appropriate members / committees at the Academy for consideration. While this is of course no guarantee it is at least a start.

Oscar World.Net/Special Nominations

Jackie has been nominated since 2005 for two awards:

THE JEAN HERSHOLT HUMANITARIAN AWARD NOMINATION

and

HONORARY ACADEMY AWARDS NOMINATION

Scroll to the bottom of each page and complete the form to add your voice to the nomination.

Oscar Hopes Down the Tube?

With this quote from COMINGSOON.NET article on Oscar hopefuls it seems any Oscar hopes from Karate Kid are indeed dead in the water. However with Little Big Soldier having been mentioned earlier this year as a potential entrant in the Foreign Film category we can but continue to hope Jackie will eventually get a well-deserved Oscar.

Dead in the Water

Back in March, I made a rather ballsy and foolish claim that the remake of The Karate Kid would be nominated for a number of Oscars after seeing it at ShoWest. As much as I love the movie, that's doubtful at this point, especially with Sony putting more behind Fincher's The Social Network to win. I'd still like to see Jackie Chan get a Supporting Actor nomination, because I think his performance is fantastic, but Sony isn't bothering to push the movie, not even including it in with their awards screenings, so it's a bit of a lost cause.

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An Oscar for Jackie at last????

These news reports just in!

WOW I can't believe it - this would be just so amazingly fantastic for Jackie!!!!

Jackie Chan's New Year movie "Private Game" sold at the box office during the Spring Festival yesterday, reporters from the relevant sources that the film has been determined to compete on behalf of the China Film Oscar "Best Foreign Language Film," the award. Afterward, the reporter to call Jackie Chan's Mr. Gao, the other side, said: "In the absence of an official answer before I can not say, but the film is indeed very suitable.

(Reporter Yan Wei) Jackie Chan's New Year movie "Private Game" sold at the box office during the Spring Festival yesterday, reporters from the relevant sources that the film has been determined to compete on behalf of the China Film Oscar "Best Foreign Language Film," the award. Afterward, the reporter to call Jackie Chan's Mr. Gao, the other side, said: "In the absence of an official answer before I can not say, but the film really fit."

SOURCE: NEWS.XINMIN.NET or TRANSLATED

"LITTLE BIG SOLDIER" pointing its sword towards "Golden Boy" (Oscar)

East Asia News (Reporter Qi Xin) in the Chinese New Year stall with you to meet Jackie Chan's Lunar New Year film "Little Big Soldier" today can be described as news of success, in addition to sold outside the box office, according to the sources, this Jackie Chan's new work is expected to be the impact of Chinese film Oscar next year, the main players, on behalf of Chinese film competition, "Best Foreign Language Film," the award. As a member of Hollywood's Jackie Chan, surely makes Oscar shines, and "Private Game" in the plot and concept, seems to have very much in line assessment of their appetite, "Little Big Soldier" is able to "red Austrian," the success of this Jackie Chan said that they would leave a suspense for everyone to guess.

Compared to the "Olympic," the success of Chinese films as "red Austrian" in the past few years has a crop failure. Although the domestic box office movies growing up enough to show that China's progress, but many works focus too much on the form and ignore the real Chinese thought and culture.

In the "bid" on the Jackie Chan had already done a lot of contributions, the recent spread of "red Austrian," the organizing committee has invited Jackie Chan's portability "Private Game" to participate in competition, "Best Foreign Language Film" message, is participating in the Berlin Film Festival Jackie Chan have sold off a child: "Since you all feel that "Little Big Soldier" there is hope that together we may look forward to what, but I also hope you will Before this can take a serious look at the film."

As for whether "Little Big Soldier" will be nominated for an Oscar, Century Fox did not give an official answer. According to the official spokesperson, at this current moment, a final decision has not been reached for this film. But "Little Big Soldier" definitely has the potential and qualification to be nominated for an Oscar.

In Hollywood, Jackie Chan has been among the star ranks, starred in several movies, "Kung Fu King" image deep-seated, and "Private Game" played in the success of Jackie Chan not only has a little guy, but also played a very is a color, such a figure the image is also very easy way out, to Hollywood actor as "impulsive, Austria," Probably have to come easier. Recently, the Berlin Film Festival, Jackie Chan fans will be numerous enough to explain the scene in the international market, Jackie Chan's martial arts name is a guarantee.

SOURCE: NEWS.163.COM or TRANSLATED
Jackie's Response is that expectations are 'Premature'

Daily News yesterday reported that New Year film "Little Big Soldier" is expected to impact on behalf of the Chinese Academy Film Awards judging and competition "Best Foreign Language Film," the award. Jackie Chan's response "premature."

Chinese martial arts kung fu after another, in this "me too" in too many works focus on the form while ignoring the real Chinese thought and culture. As the Oscar-standard changes, this film is difficult to satisfy the appetite of the Oscar judges tricky. If a film is award-winning, sometimes not only depends on the film itself, but also depends on external and internal common elements. "Little Big Soldier" story can happen anywhere in the world, about the idea are the same, the larger it is war and peace.

As for whether "Little Big Soldier" will be nominated for an Oscar, Century Fox did not give an official answer. According to the official spokesperson, at this current moment, a final decision has not been reached for this film. But "Little Big Soldier" definitely has the potential and qualification to be nominated for an Oscar. In Hollywood, Jackie Chan has been among the star ranks, starred in several movies, "Kung Fu King" image of deep-rooted. "Little Big Soldier" played in the success of Jackie Chan not only has a little guy, but also played quite a color, such characters are very easy way out, to Hollywood actor as "impulsive, Austria," Probably have to come easier.

SOURCE: NEWS.163.COM or TRANSLATED

For the "Little Big Soldier" will represent China, "Chong Austria", issuers, and China did not give a positive answer. According to the relevant parties to explain: "The film is now whether to participate has not been finalized, but the "Little Big Soldier", there is great 'red Austrian' potential and qualifications." And Chan said the company's staff to discuss "Little Big Soldier" is currently whether "red Austrian" still too early, but he admitted that "Jackie Chan on the Hollywood model is very familiar with the operation of either public relations or propaganda and public opinion, are very much in line with Hollywood distribution concept, these seemingly insignificant business operations, but in reality Oscar is also imperceptibly affect the assessment. "In his view, "Little Big Soldier" of the theme, story, character set are very bear close scrutiny, Jackie Chan is pondering on this story for twenty years," Whatever happened to this story any one in the world, about the idea are the same, amplification, that is to war and peace. "

SOURCE: NEWS.163.COM or TRANSLATED

Jackie in Kungfu Kid

Jackie Chan in Kung Fu Kid

The news that Jackie is making Kung Fu Kid is now of course no longer news but I want to examine the potential of Jackie making this movie despite the negativity surrounding it.

Let's first examine the original film. The original movie on which this script is based is the 80's classic Karate Kid starring Ralph Macchio and Pat Morita. On the surface this was yet another '80's "coming of age" teen flick but below the surface a number of interest themes played out as a subtle sub-text.

* There was the "outsider" theme with Ralph Macchio's character relocating from Brooklyn N.Y. to L.A.

* There was the "single parent" theme.

* There was the "dealing with bully" theme.

* There was the "Don't judge by appearances" theme.

* There was a theme of non-violence.

* There was the theme that hard work and discipline is the path to true success.

* There was the theme that age and culture are not a barrier to true friendship.

* There was the theme of learning respect and honour.

* And last but not least the theme addressing racial prejudice, in this instance anti-Japanese feelings.

The outcry against the remake has been widespread amongst fans who express concerns ranging from "Why remake a good thing?" to "How can they make Karate Kid in China with Will Smith/Jaden Smith/Jackie Chan?" to just plain outraged "No!"

Let's examine some of the aspects of a remake more closely.

Firstly Will Smith is at the right age to have been one of the many teens mesmerised by "wax on wax off". He has also expressed a desire, entering his 40's, to make movies that have meaning and purpose. Taking a look at the many themes in the original this remake has both scope and potential to bring a fresh look at those themes with the rise and growth of China as a world power but carrying with it the prejudices and lack of understanding about the country and it's people. Relocating the movie to China is potentially a very clever move with all the associated thematic possibilities that contains.

Although this has been touted as a vehicle for Jaden Smith's growing 'fame' he does have an ability to convey a certain innocence and naivety on screen (Pursuit of Happyness) which is essential to the 'outsider' stranger in a strange land aspect of the movie. The feeling of being lost in a world that you don't understand and that doesn't understand you is essential to this movie. When that world then turns openly hostile dealing with the situation becomes the central theme and what makes this film universal in it's appeal.

Despite Jackie's success in Hollywood with box office earnings close to $800 000 just with the 3 Rush Hour movies he has never really broken into the A-list category. The difficulties facing Asian actors in Hollywood have been discussed many times in many other places so I won't rehash the debate here however Jackie is as much a victim of the stereotyping and prejudice as any other Asian actor. Will Smith is very much THE man of the moment in Hollywood. With him producing Kungfu Kid I am hoping that this is an opportunity for Jackie to break through that glass ceiling.

The role Jackie is playing, Mr Miyagi (now translated into Mr Han), won Pat Morita an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor. Jackie has commented many times that they don't give Oscars for Action, so let's hope that this part has been scripted in such a way, giving sufficient depth to the material and character for Jackie to work with, so that even if an Oscar isn't on the cards, he can at least show that he can also act. Jackie fans will need no convincing of his ability to convey depth of emotion with sensitivity and subtlety however the material he has had to work with in Hollywood hasn't exactly been suitable to showcase this ability.

I am sure that with the heavy weight promotional work that will support the release of this movie that it will, whatever it's shortcomings may prove to be, that it will be a success. But I am hoping that that success will also translate into success for Jackie. With him actively seeking other roles and characters to play he needs Hollywood to send him better and different scripts from the 'fish out of water' type parts he has had. It would also be good if Hollywood can recognize that Jackie is capable of carrying a movie on his own and that he doesn't need to be paired with co-star to draw the fans into the theaters.

So here is my wish for this film - May the Script be good, the acting better and the stunts better still and may it be THE film in which Jackie truly earns his Hollywood chops and opens hitherto closed doors for him.

PS and an Oscar would look good amongst all those Golden Horse and Golden Rooster awards....