Tom Cruise & Others to Be Presented Honorary Oscar Awards
Tom Cruise and several other prominent artists will receive Honorary Oscars at this year’s Governors Awards. He has been previously nominated four times for competitive Oscars. He garnered Best Actor nominations in 1990 for essaying the role of Ron Kovic in Oliver Stone’s Born on the Fourth of July and in 1997 for playing the titular character in Cameron Crowe’s Jerry Maguire. Cruise was also nominated for the Best Supporting Actor award for his performance as Frank T.J. Mackey in Paul Thomas Anderson’s Magnolia in 2000. Additionally, Top Gun: Maverick, a movie Cruise acted in and produced, received a Best Picture nomination in 2023.
Tom Cruise, Dolly Parton, and more will receive Honorary Oscars at Governors Awards
Cruise, music legend Dolly Parton, production designer Wynn Thomas, and choreographer and actor Debbie Allen will be awarded Honorary Oscars at the 16th annual Governors Awards, slated to be held at the Ray Dolby Ballroom at Ovation Hollywood on November 16, 2025. Cruise, Thomas, and Allen will receive Honorary Academy Awards, whereas Parton will get the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award for her extensive work as a philanthropist.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) has hosted the Governors Awards annually since 2009. Previous winners of the Honorary Oscars at the Governors Awards include actors Lauren Bacall and James Earl Jones and filmmakers Hayao Miyazaki and Spike Lee.
Academy President Janet Yang said in a statement, “This year’s Governors Awards will celebrate four legendary individuals whose extraordinary careers and commitment to our filmmaking community continue to leave a lasting impact.” On Cruise, Yang added that the actor’s “incredible commitment to our filmmaking community, to the theatrical experience, and to the stunts community has inspired us all.” (via Variety)
Notably, Parton received competitive Oscar nominations twice in her career, both in the Best Original Song Category. One was for the title track from “9 to 5” in 1981, and another for “Travelin’ Thru” from Transamerica in 2006.
Source: Comingsoon.net