Regardless of devoting his whole profession — his whole life — to the magic of the flicks, Tom Cruise has by no means received an Oscar. That can change in 2025, because the Academy of Movement Image Arts and Sciences has introduced that Cruise would be the recipient of an honorary Academy Award at AMPAS’ sixteenth annual Governors Awards, to be held this November.
Additionally receiving honorary Oscars on the identical ceremony are actress/choreographer Debbie Allen, a legend for Fame and past, and manufacturing designer Wynn Thomas, a frequent Spike Lee collaborator whose credit embody Da 5 Bloods and Mars Assaults! Moreover, Dolly Parton will obtain the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award, well-deserved given the icon’s legendary historical past of philanthropy.
In a press release, outgoing Academy Awards president Janet Yang mirrored on the entire introduced recipients by saying: “Debbie Allen is a trailblazing choreographer and actor, whose work has captivated generations and crossed genres. Tom Cruise’s unbelievable dedication to our filmmaking group, to the theatrical expertise, and to the stunts group has impressed us all. Beloved performer Dolly Parton exemplifies the spirit of the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award by her unwavering dedication to charitable efforts. And manufacturing designer Wynn Thomas has introduced a few of the most enduring movies to life by a visionary eye and mastery of his craft.”
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Cruise has obtained 4 Oscar nominations over the course of his profession: Twice for lead actor within the movies Born on the Fourth of July and Jerry Maguire, as soon as for supporting actor in Paul Thomas Anderson’s Magnolia, and as soon as as a producer of 2022 Finest Image nominee Prime Gun: Maverick. As famous by Yang’s assertion, Cruise’s dedication “to the theatrical expertise” is extensively recognized — akin to when he refused to let Maverick be a streaming launch, resulting in Steven Spielberg thanking Cruise for “saving Hollywood’s ass”.
On the large display screen, Cruise is presently outrunning loss of life in Mission: Unimaginable — The Ultimate Reckoning. His subsequent introduced challenge is an untitled 2026 Alejandro G. Iñárritu comedy about “essentially the most highly effective man on the earth,” who “causes a catastrophe and embarks on a mission to show that he’s the savior of humanity.” Sort-casting?