‘No matter where we come from, in that theater, we laugh together, we feel together, we hope together, we dream together, and that is the power of this art form’ — List of Tom Cruise Oscar nominations
Posted: March 2026
List of Oscar nominations for Tom Cruise. Tom Cruise has been nominated for 4 Academy Awards across 3 categories. He was awarded an honorary Oscar in 2025. Year indicates year/period for which films were eligible for awards consideration, not year of ceremony. Sources: Oscars.org, Internet Movie Database, Wikipedia
2022: Top Gun: Maverick (Best Picture) (shared with Christopher McQuarrie, David Ellison, Jerry Bruckheimer) — lost to Everything Everywhere All at Once (Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert, Jonathan Wang). Other nominees: Avatar: The Way of Water (James Cameron, Jon Landau), The Banshees of Inisherin (Graham Broadbent, Peter Czernin, Martin McDonagh), Women Talking (Jeremy Kleiner, Dede Gardner, Frances McDormand), Triangle of Sadness (Erik Hemmendorff, Philippe Bober), The Fabelmans (Kristie Macosko Krieger, Steven Spielberg, Tony Kushner), Tár (Todd Field, Alexandra Milchan, Scott Lambert), Elvis (Baz Luhrmann (Catherine Martin, Gail Berman, Patrick McCormick, Schuyler Weiss), All Quiet on the Western Front (Malte Grunert)
1999: Magnolia (Best Supporting Actor) — lost to Michael Caine (The Cider House Rules). Other nominees: Haley Joel Osment (The Sixth Sense), Michael Clarke Duncan (The Green Mile), Jude Law (The Talented Mr. Ripley)
1996: Jerry Maguire (Best Actor) — lost to Geoffrey Rush (Shine). Other nominees: Ralph Fiennes (The English Patient), Woody Harrelson (The People vs. Larry Flynt), Billy Bob Thornton (Sling Blade)
1989: Born on the Fourth of July (Best Actor) — lost to Daniel Day-Lewis (My Left Foot). Other nominees: Morgan Freeman (Driving Miss Daisy), Kenneth Branagh (Henry V), Robin Williams (Dead Poets Society)
Tom Cruise was awarded an honorary Oscar on Nov. 16, 2025, at the 16th Governors Awards. The Academy 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.”