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Time of India
7 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Tom Cruise to Receive First-Ever Honorary Oscar at 2025 Governors Awards
Hollywood legend Tom Cruise will be honoured with his first-ever Honorary Oscar at the 16th Annual Governors Awards on November 16, 2025. Known for redefining the action genre with his dedication to stunts, cinema, and the theatrical experience, Cruise is being celebrated for his decades-long impact on President Janet Yang called him 'an inspiration to all.' The same event will also honour Debbie Allen, Wynn Thomas, and Dolly Parton, making this one of the most iconic Governors Awards lineups in recent years. Cruise's upcoming release, Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, is already generating massive buzz. Read More
Daily Mail
10 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Tom Cruise is set to finally receive an Oscar as he's selected for honorary accolade
will finally receive an Academy Award as he has been selected to receive an honorary Oscar this year for lifetime achievements. The actor, 62, was selected for his decades of work in Risky Business, two Top Gun movies, and several other films like the Mission: Impossible franchise. He has previously nominated for Best Actor twice, for Born On The Fourth Of July and Jerry Maguire, as well as Best Supporting Actor for Magnolia. Academy President Janet Yang said in a statement: 'Tom Cruise's incredible commitment to our filmmaking community, to the theatrical experience, and to the stunts community has inspired us all.' Dolly Parton has also been selected to receive an honorary Oscar this year. The singer and star of movies including Steel Magnolias and The Best Little Whorehouse In Texas will receive the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award for her charitable efforts. Dolly's Imagination Library has provided more than 284 million free books to children over 30 years, according to the organization's website. She received two Oscar nominations for Best Song, for the films 9 To 5 and Transamerica. The honorees will receive their Oscar statuettes at the annual Governors Awards gala in November. Several other film stars including Cary Grant, Charlie Chaplin, and Greta Garbo received honorary Oscars during their careers. These awards often celebrate an individual's overall impact, which may include work not recognized in competitive categories, contributions beyond acting (e.g., directing, producing), or humanitarian efforts.
The South African
14 hours ago
- Entertainment
- The South African
Tom Cruise to receive prestigious Honorary Oscar
Tom Cruise has done it all. He's raced fighter jets, dangled from skyscrapers, and sprinted through explosions. Now, after decades of blockbuster hits, the Hollywood legend will finally take home an Oscar. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will honour Cruise with an Honorary Oscar at the 2025 Governors Awards. The event will take place at the Ray Dolby Ballroom in Los Angeles on 16 November. For South African fans, this is big news, as Cruise has long been a favourite, lighting up screens. His films, especially the Mission: Impossible series, have packed cinemas across South Africa. Tom Cruise's journey to Oscar glory has been a long one, as despite four nominations, he had never clinched the golden statuette, according to NDTV. The Academy now recognises his 'extraordinary distinction in lifetime achievement, exceptional contributions to the state of motion picture arts and sciences, or outstanding service to the Academy'. 'This year's Governors Awards will celebrate four legendary individuals. Their extraordinary careers and commitment to our filmmaking community continue to leave a lasting impact,' said Academy President Janet Yang. She added, 'Tom Cruise's incredible commitment to our filmmaking community, to the theatrical experience, and the stunts community has inspired us all'. Tom Cruise, now 62, is known for his fearless approach to filmmaking, as he's recognised for performing his stunts, pushing the limits of what's possible. The Academy praised his role in keeping cinemas alive during the COVID-19 pandemic, when he championed the return to theatres. 'One of the most recognised and highest-grossing actors of all time, Cruise has been a committed advocate of the theatrical experience,' the Academy stated. His film credits read like a greatest hits of modern cinema: Risky Business , Top Gun , A Few Good Men , Jerry Maguire , Magnolia , and, of course, the Mission: Impossible franchise. Each film has left its mark on audiences worldwide, including right here in South Africa. Tom Cruise's Oscar will sit alongside honours for Debbie Allen, Wynn Thomas, and Dolly Parton, who will receive the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award for their charitable work. In Cruise's own words, 'I make movies for the big screen. The experience is everything.' Now, the Academy agrees. Let us know by leaving a comment below, or send a WhatsApp to 060 011 021 1. Subscribe to The South African website's newsletters and follow us on WhatsApp, Facebook, X and Bluesky for the latest new
IOL News
17 hours ago
- Entertainment
- IOL News
Tom Cruise, Dolly Parton and other icons to be honoured at 2025 Governors Awards
Tom Cruise will be presented with an Honorary Oscar award at the 16th annual Governors Awards being hosted later this year. Image: Instagram Hollywood is set to honour some of its most illustrious talents at the 16th Governors Awards taking place in November. Iconic actor and producer Tom Cruise, celebrated choreographer and actress Debbie Allen and visionary production designer Wynn Thomas will receive prestigious Honorary Awards. Music icon and philanthropist Dolly Parton will be recognised with the prestigious Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award. Dolly Parton. Image: Instagram Academy President Janet Yang expressed the significance of this year's selection. "This year's Governors Awards will celebrate four legendary individuals whose extraordinary careers and commitment to our filmmaking community continue to leave a lasting impact.' She added that Allen's contributions as a trailblazing choreographer and actor have captivated generations, while Cruise's commitment to the theatrical experience and the stunts community has inspired many within the industry. Despite being one of Hollywood's most bankable stars, Cruise has been nominated four times for an Oscar, never having taken home the coveted statue. His nominations include Best Actor recognitions for "Born on the Fourth of July" and "Jerry Maguire", as well as a Best Supporting Actor nod for "Magnolia" and a Best Picture nomination as producer of "Top Gun: Maverick". Allen, a force in the entertainment world for nearly five decades, has contributed significantly to both stage and screen, choreographing the Academy Awards ceremony on seven occasions. Her accomplishments span numerous films, including "Forget Paris" and "The Six Triple Eight", alongside her roles as producer and actor in well-regarded productions like "Fame" and "Ragtime". Celebrated choreographer and "Grey's Anatomy" actress Debbie Allen. Image: Instagram. Thomas has also made a lasting mark in the film industry. Beginning his career with Spike Lee's "She's Gotta Have It", he collaborated on notable works such as "Do the Right Thing" and "Malcolm X". Production designer Wynn Thomas. Image: Instagram.
Yahoo
03-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Diane Warren has 16 Oscar nominations. Is 2025 the year she finally wins?
One nominee attending the 2025 Oscars is hoping to finally win the coveted award from the Academy for the first time after 16 nominations. Diane Warren is up for best original song for "The Journey" from "The Six Triple Eight," which is her 16th Oscar nomination in her career and could potentially be her first win, not counting her Honorary Oscar she received in 2022. "The Journey" was sung by Academy Award winner H.E.R. After finding out about her nomination, Warren told "Good Morning America" that the song is "special" to her. "I think to me [it is] one of my best songs," she said about "The Journey." "I love the movie and you never know what's going to happen," she added about the upcoming Oscars ceremony. "I'm just so excited." Warren's own journey to winning an Oscar began when she started writing music as a teenager. With the encouragement of her father, she continued to pursue music and worked on the Lauren Branigan's "Solitaire" in 1983, which appeared in the film "Two of a Kind" with John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John. It also rose to No. 7 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. In 1985, Warren earned her first major hit for the song "Rhythm of the Night" by DeBarge, which appeared in "The Last Dragon." The hit helped launch her career and led to her writing songs for many music legends, including Mariah Carey, Aretha Franklin, Whitney Houston, Gloria Estefan and Toni Braxton. Warren also wrote Cher's 1989 hit song, "If I Could Turn Back Time." Warren's first Oscar nomination was in 1987 for the song "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" from the 1986 film "Mannequin." She lost to "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" from "Dirty Dancing." "This was the first song I was ever nominated for an Oscar for," she told The Los Angeles Times in 2018. "It was also my first No. 1 song on the Billboard charts. I wrote it with my friend Albert Hammond. Starship recorded it. We were supposed to write a wedding song for a a mannequin? Somehow, we achieved that and this song has stood the test of time and the movie has become a guilty pleasure classic and evidently a favorite of mannequins everywhere." Then in 1996, she wrote Celine Dion's song "Because You Loved Me" for the film "Up Close and Personal." Warren told the LA Times that while the song was a "tribute to Robert Redford's character by Michelle Pfeiffer's character" in the film, she also wrote it as a "thank you letter" to her dad for his belief in her music. Oscars 2025: Full list of nominations Despite positive reviews from critics, including her first Grammy award for best song written specifically for a motion picture or television, Warren lost the Oscar that year to Andrew Lloyd Webber's "You Must Love Me" from "Evita." Warren would continue to be nominated in 1997 for her song "How Do I Live" from "Con Air," in 1998 for Aerosmith's "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" from "Armageddon" and in 1999 for "Music of My Heart" from "Music of the Heart." Following another loss in 2001 for her song "There You'll Be" from "Pearl Harbor," she received her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame that same year. The songwriter also continued to write music for Beyoncé, Jessica Simpson, LeAnn Rimes, Lindsay Lohan and Jennifer Hudson, to name a few. She was nominated for an Oscar again in 2014 for "Grateful" from the film "Beyond the Lights," but lost to John Stephens and Lonnie Lynn's song "Glory" from "Selma." Since then, she has been nominated each consecutive year for best original song at the Oscars, including this year. Oscar nominee Diane Warren reacts to losing home in LA fires In 2017, she told Larry King that she thought she'd win the Oscar in 2016 for the song, "Til It Happens To You," which was sung by Lady Gaga in the 2015 documentary "The Hunting Ground." The Oscar that year ultimately went to Jimmy Napes and Sam Smith for "Writing's on the Wall" from "Spectre." "I think everyone thought I'd win, including me," Warren said at the time, but added, "My song had such a life of its own, I think it will last a long time." This year, critics have mixed prediction on who will take best original song, but some have predicted it could go to "El Mal" from "Emilia Pérez" after Clément Ducol and Camille Dalmais won the Golden Globe and the Critics Choice Award. The "Emilia Pérez" song, "Mi Camino" by Ducol and Dalmais is also nominated, as well as "Like A Bird" Abraham Alexander and Adrian Quesada from "Sing Sing" and Elton John's "Never Too Late" from his 2024 documentary of the same name. Warren has said that "it's a big deal to be nominated." In an interview with "Academy Greenroom" in 2023, Warren spoke about the honor that comes with a nomination. "Five songs are picked, only five songs," she said, comparing it to how many songs receive nominations at the Grammys in its many categories. "Think of all the songs released all year and all the movies. They only pick five. If I'm one of those, man -- that's winning." The 2025 Oscars will take place Sunday, March 2, airing live on ABC and streaming live on Hulu beginning at 7 p.m. ET. Disney is the parent company of Hulu, ABC News and "Good Morning America." Diane Warren has 16 Oscar nominations. Is 2025 the year she finally wins? originally appeared on
