“Top Gun Maverick” Tom Cruise Misses Oscar Nomination for Best Actor; What Did His Co-Stars Say?

Last Updated on 01/26/2023 by てんしょく飯

Tom Cruise, who starred in the film “Top Gun Maverick,” was not nominated for Best Actor at the 95th Academy Awards.

Top Gun Maverick” was nominated in six categories at the 95th Academy Awards.

Every award show is filled with “surprises” that are not nominated despite being highly rated. One of the biggest surprises was that Tom Cruise was not nominated for Best Actor for his role in the film “Top Gun Maverick” at the 95th Academy Awards nominations announced on January 24.

Top Gun Maverick” was one of the most nominated films at this year’s Academy Awards, receiving six nominations for Best Picture, Best Song for “Hold My Hand,” Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Editing, Best Sound and Best Visual Effects, but not a single nomination in the acting categories, including Tom Tom was not nominated in any of the acting categories.

Tom, now 60, has been nominated for three Academy Awards in the acting categories, but has yet to win one. Tom’s last acting nomination was for his performance in the film “Magnolia,” for which he was nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the 72nd Academy Awards, and he was expected to finally win his first Academy Award following the critical and commercial success of “Top Gun Maverick. Top Gun Maverick” was a critical and commercial success.

Top Gun Maverick” co-stars nominated Tom Cruise for an Oscar.

Unfortunately, Tom Cruise did not receive a Best Actor nomination, but his “Top Gun Maverick” co-stars, who saw his performance up close, praised him highly and said that he deserved the Oscar.

Jennifer Connelly, who played Benjamin, said of Tom in an interview with Variety just before the Oscar nominations were announced, “He did a wonderful job in the film. He is an extraordinary human being and a great actor, so I think he’s perfect,” she exclaimed. He embodied the character beautifully and definitely deserves [the nomination],” he said, adding that Tom’s performance was worthy of the nomination.

Glen Powell, who played the role of Hangman, also gave his approval to Tom’s performance, telling Yahoo Entertainment the other day, “I think Tom definitely deserves a nomination for best actor.

Glenn said, “I witnessed Tom bring an authentic, moving, layered performance to that film. Not only that, but he produced it, and as a coach, he taught the other actors how to act on the plane and how to fall asleep in the editing room! In short, he does it all,” he said, reflecting on Tom’s extensive role in the film. “If anyone deserves to be rewarded for his role in the film, it is Tom himself, and I hope the Academy Awards will look at that.

Unfortunately, Tom did not receive a Best Actor nomination this time. On the other hand, Tom’s name is nominated for Best Picture because he is a co-producer, and all eyes are on him to see if he will finally win an Academy Award as an individual.