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Tom Cruise and the Oscars: Has he really been snubbed all these years?

The actor is a constant Hollywood presence but despite three nominations for an Oscar he’s never landed one.

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Adrián Córdoba
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Tom Cruise has been a constant Hollywood presence since he arrived in the world of cinema. He’s evolved, developed as an artist, and has become one of THE legendary actors even though, despite a number of nominations, actually winning an Oscar has so far been an impossible mission.

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As a young man, Cruise stumbled around the United States in search of opportunities, starting in New York, where he signed up for different castings while working as a waiter, until he gave up. It was at the age of 19 that he changed the city that never sleeps for Los Angeles, landing in a Hollywood that was waiting for him with open arms.

The beginnings of Tom Cruise’s career

Cruise began his career on the big screen with a brief role in ‘Endless Love’ (1981), to later share a set with another promising filmmaker Sean Penn, in ‘Taps’ (1981). However, his youth saw him participate in a number of adolescent comedies such as ‘Losin’ It’ (1983) and ‘Risky Business’ (1983).

But it wasn’t until 1988 that the actor truly began to shine, with ‘Rain Man’, a film that won four Oscars, but with none going to Cruise. The first film for which he received a nomination was ‘Born on the 4th of July’ (1989), and although he missed out on an Oscar, he did receive his first Golden Globe.

Lots of movies and no Oscars for Cruise

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From then on, his career skyrocketed, thanks to his participation in movies such as ‘Mission Impossible’; ‘Jerry Maguire’, where he was nominated for Best Actor at the Oscars; ‘Magnolia’, which also earned a Best Supporting Actor nomination; and ‘Top Gun’. A career that has also had its ups and downs, punctuated on various occasions by his interests in his personal life, where he devoted himself almost entirely to Scientology, which also affected his marriage to actress Katie Holmes .

A long, stellar career, but one little recognised in terms of awards. He has never won the coveted statuette. The actor was also a producer on what was one of the big surprises of 2023, ‘Top Gun: Maverick’, which broke various box office records that year. But for which there was no Oscar for Cruise.

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