Los Angeles: Tom Cruise was presented with an Academy Honorary Award at the Governors Awards on November 16 , and the Hollywood star moved the audience with an acceptance speech that reflected his commitment to cinema.

The award was presented by director Alejandro G. Iñárritu, who is working with Cruise on an upcoming, as-yet-untitled film scheduled for release in October 2026. Speaking about the power of cinema, Cruise described how cinema widened his worldview.

“The cinema, it takes me around the world. It helps me to appreciate and respect differences. It shows me also our shared humanity, how alike we are in so, so many ways. And no matter where we come from, in that theatre, we laugh together, we feel together, we hope together, and that is the power of this art form. And that is

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