Tom Cruise (finally) will receive an Oscar

An Oscar of honor to greet all his career

On November 16, during the award ceremony of the governors, Tom Cruise will receive the Oscar of Honor for “his exceptional commitment to the film community, cinema and the community of Cascadon”. Official recognition, which intervenes while the actor is on the eighth poster Mission: ImpossibleAlways determined to push the physical limits of his filming.

Nor the best actor for Magnoliaor for Born on July 4thor even for Jerry Maguire : Tom Cruise has never won the precious statuette. However, its influence goes well beyond its performance. In the middle of a crisis of the Hollywood model, Top Gun: Maverick The participation of the relaunched room, higher than $ 1.4 billion at the world box office. Cruise was his face, the engine and sometimes even the spokesman, openly promoting the experience of the room, also for the films in which he does not play (Barbie,, Oppenheimer).

An actor, a producer, a symbol

This honorary prize also dedicates a unique trajectory. At 62, Tom Cruise is not just one of the latest real world stars, he is also one of the few players who completely supervise his projects. His production company controls the smallest details, from the scenario to the promotional campaign. And above all, he himself turns most of his waterfalls, even if this means hurting or spending months in training.

Your next challenge? An ambitious science fiction thriller directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu, scheduled for 2026. He will embody a man of power responsible for the rescue of humanity. The cast brings together Jesse Plemons, Sandra Hüller, Michael Stuhlbarg, Sophie Wilde and John Goodman.

But first, the spotlight will be on the stage of the Governors Awards, where Hollywood will finally tell Tom Cruise what the public has never stopped reminding him: it is essential.