Tom Cruise Accepts Honorary Oscar With Emotional Speech at Governors Awards: ‘Making Films Is Not What I Do, It Is Who I Am’

Tom Cruise was presented with an Academy Honorary Award during the Nov. 16 Governors Awards, and it’s no surprise that the larger-than-life movie star had a blockbuster acceptance speech.

The award was presented by Alejandro G. Iñárritu, who is directing Cruise in an upcoming, as-yet-untitled film set to be released in Oct. 2026.

Upon accepting the award, Cruise gave an emotional speech paying tribute to all of the people who make films possible, as well as the unifying power of cinema.

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“The cinema, it takes me around the world,” Cruise said. “It helps me to appreciate and respect differences. It

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