Tom Cruise Receives โคHonorary Oscar at Star-Studded Governors Awards
LOS ANGELES, Novemberโ 18, 2023 – In a night brimming โwith โHollywood royalty, Tom โCruise finally received an honorary Oscar at the โAcademy’s Governors Awards on Sunday, markingโ a career milestone for the โฃcelebrated โคactor and filmmaker. The event, described as “atomic” by Colin โคFarrell – attending for his second Governors Awards – kicked โฃoff โขa busy โขawards season trail that has been building since the fall festivals.
Theโค ceremony, heldโค Sunday night, drew โa constellation of stars,โข offering a rare chance forโ industry colleagues โto connect outside the usual pressโ circuit.Conversations โflowed โฃfreely โคonce โคthe initial “glad handing” subsided, with โคattendees focusing on, as Farrellโ put it, “talk[ing] movies.”
A lively debate โขbetween directors Noah Baumbach ( Jay kelly’s) and Richard Linklater (Nouvelle Vague’s) over the merits ofโค Franรงois โTruffaut versus โขJean-Luc Godard captivated aโ small group,โค drawing in Joachim Trier (Sentimental Value’s) and Sony Pictures Classics’โ Michael Barker, who recounted attendingโ a โขconference where Truffaut and Godard themselves debated each other’s work.
the evening wasn’t without its lighterโค moments. Singer Aiyana-Lee, featured in Spike โLee’s โ Highest To Lowest, found herself momentarily underfoot – literally – when Steven Spielberg unknowingly stepped on her gown. She reportedly was “thrilled”โค by the encounter, a sentiment echoed by another attendee who had similarly inconvenienced Renate Reinsve (Sentimental Value’s).
Amidst the celebratory atmosphere, concerns about the โขstate of โthe movie industry surfaced. Roadside Attractions’ Howard Cohen expressed anxietyโ after reading โseveral Sunday articles โขpredicting a bleak future for cinemas, including reports of empty theaters. He was reassured by the upcoming release of Wicked โฃFor Good, with Universal’s โขDonna Langley expressing her pride in the film asโ the conclusion to the biggest box office Broadway movie adaptation ever.
Guillermo del Toro was among those inโ attendance, alongside Adam Sandler and his wife jackie, who is starring in aโ film of her own. Sydney Sweeney was observed taking in the scene, while Jennifer Lopez and Leonardo DiCaprio greeted friends separately.โค Kathryn Bigelow shared that Senator โคMarkey โคwasโฃ deeplyโ moved by her nuclear warning film, A House Of โคDynamite, which sheโข believes “should beโ required viewing by every world leader.”
Kate Winslet and โคher son,Joe Anders,were at the Netflix table. Winslet is making her directorial debutโ with Goodbye June, written by โAnders, set to debut December 12 in โtheatersโข and onโข Netflix Christmasโ Eve.Anders is also pursuing an actingโฃ career, appearing in new versionsโข of Cape Fear and East Of Eden.โข Netflix’s Tedโ Sarandos revealed he โrecently moderated a conversation with del Toro following the premiere of Frankenstein in Mexico City.
The event, the first black-tie gathering of the awards โขseason, proved toโค be โa memorable occasion for all invited. โฃAsโ one observer noted, covering the “Oscar trail” involves encountering these stars and filmmakers repeatedly, but this โparticular night โขstood out as a special festivity โคof cinematic โachievement.
