Actor Tom Cruise marks a major milestone in his career, as he receives his first-ever Oscar at the 2025 Governors Awards.
On Nov. 16, the 63-year-old accepted the Honorary Academy Award during the 16th annual event at the Ray Dolby Ballroom in Los Angeles, for his commitment to the motion picture arts and sciences.
“The cinema, it takes me around the world,” Cruise said during his acceptance speech. “It helps me to appreciate and respect differences. It shows me also our shared humanity, how alike we are in so, so many ways.”
“No matter where we come from, in that theater, we laugh together, we feel together, we hope together, and that is the power of this art form,” he continued. “That is why it matters, that is why it matters to me. Making films is not what I do, it is who I am.”…