Q&A

How many Oscars has Tom Cruise won?

How many Oscars has Tom Cruise won?

List of Tom Cruise awards

Cruise in 2019
Award Wins Nominations
Academy Awards 0 3
Bambi Award 1 1
Blockbuster Entertainment Awards 3 5

Has Tom Cruise ever had an Oscar?

Although Cruise has not won an Oscar, he has received many other accolades for his performances in the past. While Cruise did not win an Oscar for Jerry Maguire, Magnolia, or Born On The Fourth Of July, he did win Golden Globes for all three of his performances.

Why did Tom Cruise return his Oscars?

The move is to highlight the lack of diversity, specifically no black members and also the questions surrounding financial benefits that the members of the HFPA received. Actor Scarlett Johanssen, a five-time nominee for the Golden Globes, has also called for the boycott of HFPA.

What was Tom Cruise’s first Oscar nomination?

For his portrayal of a Vietnam War veteran turned activist in Born on the Fourth of July (1989), Cruise received his first Academy Award nomination.

How many times has Tom Cruise been nominated for an Oscar?

He’s been nominated three times – as Best Actor for ‘Born on the Fourth of July’ and ‘Jerry Maguire’ and as Best Supporting Actor for ‘Magnolia’. Yet Tom Cruise, arguably the biggest movie star of the last 20 years, has never actually got his hands on a little gold man, but why?

How did Tom Cruise become an award worthy actor?

Popular actors who became “award-worthy” ones generally had to do so in a film which pitched itself as Oscar bait. Unfortunately for Cruise, he doesn’t seem to have shaken off the stink of $20 million success.

What was Tom Cruise’s role in Born on the Fourth of July?

Critical acclaim came with his roles in the drama films The Color of Money (1986), Rain Man (1988), and Born on the Fourth of July (1989). For his portrayal of Ron Kovic in the latter, he won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama and received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor.

What kind of movies has Tom Cruise been in?

‘Titanic’, ‘Avatar’, ‘Lord Of The Rings: Return Of The King’ and ‘Forrest Gump’ are some of the few recent smash hits which also got some awards love. Tom Cruise – despite an incredibly varied and interesting filmography, is the very definition of mainstream.