Tom Cruise flies high into the awards zone
The critical and financial success of “Top Gun: Maverick†has returned Tom Cruise, 60, to Oscar contention after some time away. A look at Cruise’s past nominations, snubs and re-entry into the awards picture:
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Cruise’s past Oscar nominations — lead for “Born on the Fourth of July†and “Jerry Maguire†and supporting for “Magnolia†— came during a …
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... -year span, from 1990-2000.
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Cruise’s snubbed performances in “The Color of Money,†“Rain Man†and “A Few Good Men†were treated as springboards for nominated older stars Paul Newman, Dustin Hoffman and Jack Nicholson.
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Newman and Hoffman won lead Oscars for their roles opposite Cruise.
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Nominations for the first “Top Gun,†all below the line: editing, sound, sound effects editing, original song (“Take My Breath Away,†which won).
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Times Cruise has been nominated for an action film.
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“Top Gun: Maverick’s†domestic haul, aka the amount it took to, according to some headlines, “save theaters†in 2022.
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The sequel’s Rotten Tomatoes critics’ score, another indicator of the goodwill toward it, and how things might be different for Cruise and the franchise at these Oscars.
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