Top Gun Maverick Tom Cruise was unexpectedly absent from the Oscars! He was at the award nominees’ lunch… but what was the reason for his absence?

Last Updated on 03/13/2023 by てんしょく飯

The 95th Academy Awards ceremony is being held on 12 March local time. Tom Cruise, whose film Top Gun Maverick was nominated for an award, was found to be absent from the ceremony on the day of the awards ceremony.

Final trailer for Top Gun Maverick.

At the 95th Academy Awards ceremony, Top Gun Maverick was nominated in six categories, including Best Picture. However, it was learned on the day that lead actor Tom Cruise was absent from the awards ceremony.

People magazine confirmed with Tom’s representative that Tom is currently filming the latest Mission: Impossible film (the eighth film) and admitted that he is unable to attend the awards ceremony as he is staying abroad. If Top Gun Maverick wins the award, it will be accepted by Jerry Bruckheimer, who produced the film.

In February, before the 95th Academy Awards ceremony, a luncheon was held in Los Angeles for the nominees, where Tom was also seen. His absence from the ceremony was therefore a bit of a surprise to fans and the industry, but anyone would have understood if it was because he was filming his latest movie.

Top Gun Maverick was the highest-grossing film of 2022 in the US. Big-name director Steven Spielberg praised Tom’s work at the time, saying, “You saved Hollywood with this film”. It remains to be seen how many Oscars the film will win.