'Top Gun' Star Tom Cruise Is Skipping the 2023 Oscars—Here's Why
In the event that you were randomly excited to see Tom Cruise on the red carpet at the 2023 Oscars tonight (anyone? guys?), apparently he will not be attending the event. Entertainment Tonight reports that Tom is currently back on set of Mission: Impossible—Dead Reckoning Part II, which is currently filming in the United Kingdom.
Clearly this dude doesn’t let anything get in the way of his work ethic—not even six Oscar nominations for Top Gun: Maverick, including Best Picture.
That said, Tom himself didn’t get nominated for Best Actor, which many people considered a major snub. His costar Jennifer Connolly told Variety ahead of the nominations announcement that that she thought Tom deserved a nomination, saying, “He’s extraordinary. He does an amazing job in the movie. He’s extraordinary as a person and fantastic as an actor, and I think that he is just perfect. He embodies that character so beautifully, and I think he absolutely deserves it.”
She added, “I think that the film is a really well made film and it’s really hard to make a film like that. Also, thinking about Tom’s work, think of the things that he did for that role. Besides all the stuff on the ground and how wonderful he is in those scenes and creating those relationships…I think the relationship he has with Miles’ character is so beautiful and moving. But the work that he did to accomplish those flying sequences, it’s something else.”
Speaking of Miles Teller, he told Entertainment Tonight that another Top Gun *could* be in the works, saying, “That would be great, but that’s all up to TC. It’s all up to Tom. I’ve been having some conversations with him about it. We’ll see.”
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