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The Board of Governers of the Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences held their annual awards ceremony over the weekend. Their awards, the honorary Oscars, were given to actor Jackie Chan, film editor Anne V. Coates, casting director Lynn Stalmaster and documentary filmmaker Frederick Wiseman.
Oscar-winning actress Helen Mirren appeared for a heartfelt salute to all four Honorary Award recipients and singled out their accomplishments, followed by a special musical performance by Grammy and Tony Award-winning singer Heather Headley of “The Trail We Blaze” written by Elton John for the film “The Road to El Dorado.”
Jackie Chan accepts 2016 Governers Award:
