UK Asian Awards to honor martial arts acting legend Bruce Lee

PanARMENIAN.Net - Martial arts acting legend Bruce Lee is to be honored with the Founders Award for his iconic status and impact on western cinema during this year's Asian Awards in the British capital this summer, The Hollywood Reporter said.

Lee’s wife Linda Lee Cadwell is scheduled to be collecting the award at the third Asian Awards April 16.

Previous recipients of the Founders Award include Freddie Mercury for his outstanding contribution to the music industry.

The honor ties in with the 40th anniversary of his death.

Now in its third year, the Asian Awards has cast its net wider to include nominees from across the Asian continent.

In previous years, the awards recognized the achievements of individuals of South Asian origin, but for the first time, nominees with origins from China, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore and other East Asian countries have also been considered.

Asian Awards founder Paul Sagoo says the expansion is a "significant step forward" for the program and gives the awards global appeal.

Lee, born in San Francisco in 1940, died on in 1973 aged only 32, of a cerebral oedema. Lee's movies include The Big Boss (1971), Fist of Fury (1972), Way of the Dragon (1972), Enter the Dragon (1973) and The Game of Death (1978).