tom cruise walked away 2025 Governor's Award On Sunday (November 16, 2025) night, he will get what he has been chasing for decades – an Academy Award. Sure, it's an honor, but honestly? That might be more meaningful than a competitive win.
The 63-year-old actor accepted his Oscar at the 16th Annual Governors Awards, tell the masses”, “Making movies is not what I do, it’s who I am. “Honestly, who can argue with that? This guy broke bones for his flying machines and refused to make phone calls with a green screen when he could be hanging on the side of a real airplane.
The event was held at the Ray Dolby Ballroom at Ovation Hollywood, and it can be said that the influence of the stars was unprecedented. everyone comes from leonardo dicaprio arrive ariana grande The scene witnessed this long-awaited moment. at the same time, Steven Spielberg Sitting front and center, visibly moved by the night, when you remember he first met Cruise in risky business sky.
Here's what makes Cruise an Oscar winner – he's been nominated four times before, but has never actually won a competitive award. Born on July 4th, Jerry Maguire, Magnoliaor even produce Top Gun: Maverick All of which earned him nominations, but no wins. So this honorable mention feels like the Academy is finally acknowledging what the rest of us have always known: this man is the embodiment of cinema.
director Alejandro Gonzalez IñárrituTom Cruise, who is currently editing an upcoming Cruise movie, presented the award and declared, “Tom Cruise doesn't just make movies, he is the movies.” He also dropped a tantalizing hint that this might not be Cruise's last Oscar win. Is a competitive victory on the horizon? Time will tell.
In an emotional speech, Cruise took everyone back to his childhood, sharing how he scraped together money to buy movie tickets or found creative ways to sneak into a movie theater when cash was tight. He reflects on the power of film to unite people: “No matter where we come from, in that theater, we laugh together, feel together, hope together, and that's the power of this art form.”
The Governor's Award also goes to the Choreographer Debbie Allenproduction designer Wynn Thomasand philanthropist dolly partonreceived the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award via a pre-recorded video. But honestly, everyone stayed until the end because they knew Cruise's moment was going to be saved for the end.
So there you have it. Tom Cruise, Oscar winner. After 44 years, he finally got the gold statue. Based on that speech and his upcoming projects, he's still far from showing us the magic of cinema.
