But I would agree with you that generally, Asian actors, directors and films tend to wind up on the short end when it comes to Academy consideration, although there have been notable exceptions.

Ang Lee, who is from Taiwan, is the most nominated Asian in Oscar history, with two Best Foreign Language Film nominations and three Best Director nods. He's won twice as Best Director for "Brokeback Mountain" and "The Life of Pi."

Ben Kingsley, who is of Indian descent, is a three-time acting nominee and a Best Actor winner for the title role in the late Sir Richard Attenborough's 1981 biopic "Gandhi." Other than him, only two Asians have won acting Oscars, Miyoshi Umeki in "Sayonara" (1957) and Haing S. Ngor for "The Killing Fields' (1986).

Sisters Meg and Jennifer Meg Tilly, who are half-Chinese, earned Supporting Actress nods for "Agnes of God" (1985) and "Bullets Over Broadway" (1994), respectively.

The late comedic character actor Noriyuki "Pat" Morita, who was best known to TV audiences for his recurring role as the owner of Arnold's Drive Inn in the ABC sitcom "Happy Days," received a Best Supporting Actor nomination for "The Karate Kid" in 1985.

At the time of his nomination, Morita quipped that until "The Karate Kid" and outside of his TV work, the only film roles ever offered to him were those of Japanese admirals in World War II dramas. While the remark got laughs as he had intended, he said afterward that he was dead serious about the typecasting of Asian actors. In fact, he was indeed cast as Admiral Kusaka in the 1976 epic "Midway." He subsequently turned down other similar roles.

James Wong Howe was a two-time Oscar winner in the category of Best Cinematography, for "The Rose Tatoo" (1955) and "Hud" (1963). Richard Chew won the Oscar for Best Editing for his work on the original "Star Wars" film in 1977, and was nominated two years prior in the same category for "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest."

But for the most part, it's been slim pickings for Asians.