After fifty films and almost 45 years of career before the cameras, Tom Cruise will finally receive his first Oscar prize. And he will not even have to suffer the uncertainty of knowing if he will win it as nominated. The Hollywood Film Academy announced Tuesday that the 62 -year -old New York actor is one of the four artists who will be honored with the Oscar of honor for their professional career. He has already had four nominations, but he has never won. He will collect the prize with no less than another legend of the American screen and music: Dolly Parton.
For Tennessee singer, 79, he will also be his first Oscar, after two nominations. She will receive the award called Jean Hersholt, who is delivered to distinguish outstanding artists in her humanitarian work. Next to them, there will be two more awarded: the production designer Wynn Thomas (regular collaborator of the filmmaker Spike Lee and who has worked on films such as Malcolm X, A wonderful mind, Cinderella Man y Hidden figures) and the choreographer, producer and actress Debbie Allen, creator of the choreographies of a multitude of films and also of seven Oscar ceremonies.
According to the Academy, this year the awards – which will be delivered at the governor’s dance on November 16 – “will celebrate four legends whose extraordinary careers and commitment to our film community continue to leave a lasting impact,” said President Janet Yang. “The Board of Governors of the Academy feels honored to recognize these brilliant artists. Debbie Allen is a choreographer and pioneer actress, whose work has captivated generations and transferred genres. Tom Cruise’s incredible commitment to our community, with the cinematographic experience and with the community of action double Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award through its unwavering dedication to beneficial works.
Cruise has touched the statuette four times, three of them as an actor and the last one as a producer, for best film for Top Gun: Maverickmakes a couple of editions, when he won All at once everywhere. As an interpreter, he had it close in 1990 with Born on July 4 (Daniel Day-Lewis took him by My left foot); In 1997 thanks to the charismatic Jerry Maguire (When he had it more shot, but Geoffrey Rush took it out of Shine); And in 2000 as a secondary actor by Magnolia (although Michael Caine won, The rules of the Casa de la Cider).
For his part, Dolly Parton was nominated in 1981 with the already famous theme Nine To Five as best song for How to eliminate your bossbut there he swept Fama. In 2006, he tried again for Transamericwith the song Travelin’ Thrubut won the song It’s Hard Out Here for a Pimp of the movie Hustle&Flow. Neither Thomas nor Allen have ever been nominated for one of the famous statuettes.
The Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award, which will receive Parton, is granted “a person from the arts and film sciences whose humanitarian efforts have honored the industry promoting human well -being and contributing to rectifying inequalities.” Country singer is a great philanthontrap. One of his best known actions is that, in 2020, he financed the development of the Vaccine against COVID-19 of modern laboratories, donating a million dollars through the University of Vanderbilt in Nashville, in his Natal Tennessee.
The three Honor Awards, to Cruise, Allen and Thomas, are granted by the Academy “in honor of a person who has distinguished themselves by their achievements throughout their lives, for their exceptional contributions to the state of the arts and film sciences in any discipline, or for their exceptional services to the Academy.” Cruise’s merits are well known. In addition to the films he has been nominated, he also highlights his participation in the saga of Mission: Impossiblewhich has just released its eighth and (in principle) last delivery. In addition to actor, Cruise has produced, directed and even sung and danced in his films, in addition to making his own action scenes; It is one of the promoters that Oscars, in 2027, include action doubles in their awards. In his career there are key titles such as Interview with El VampiroSome good men, Eyes Wide Shut, Rain Man, Valkiria, Collateral, Minority Report y The last samurai, which has made him one of the highest grossing actors in the film industry.