Tom Cruise was honoured with the prestigious Academy Honorary Award at the Governors Awards on November 16, and the actor marked the moment with a heartfelt, blockbuster-style acceptance speech. Presented the award by filmmaker Alejandro G. Inarritu, who is directing Cruise in an upcoming untitled 2026 release , the superstar used the stage to reflect on his journey, the magic of movies, and the people who make them possible.

Cruise spoke passionately about cinema’s ability to unite audiences across the world. “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 theater, we laugh together, we feel together, we hope together, and tha

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