Tom Cruise now officially has an Oscar, albeit an honorary one, and the star delivered an emotional acceptance speech to mark the occasion. The Mission: Impossible actor is widely recognized as one of the biggest and most important movie stars working in Hollywood, but winning an Academy Award has long remained just out of reach.
Cruise still hasn’t won an Oscar for a specific acting role, but his contributions to the art of cinema were recognized at the 16th Governors Awards on Sunday night when he was presented with an Honorary Oscar. Director Alejandro González Iñárritu, with whom Cruise is collaborating on an untitled 2026 film, provided the introduction before the star then took to the stage to share a moving speech. Check out the video of the speech from the Oscars YouTube channel below:
Cruise was one of three individuals to be given the award, with Debbie Allen and production designer Wynn Thomas also honored. During his introduction, Iñárritu said of Cruise’s award: “This may be his first Oscar, but from what I have seen and experienced, it will not be the last.”
Even though the Cruise and Iñárritu collaboration is still about a year away, there has already been buzz that it could set Cruise up for another nomination, and potentially his first real win.
More to come…
- Birthname
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THOMAS CRUISE MAPOTHER IV
- Birthdate
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July 3, 1962
- Birthplace
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Syracuse, New York, USA
- Profession
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Actor
- Professions
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Actor, Producer
