What's Keeping Tom Cruise From The 2023 Oscars?

Asma Irshad
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Tom Cruise, the actor from Top Gun has already returned to the set of Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part Two in the United Kingdom, according to ET, which has confirmed his absence at the Oscars.

95th Academy Awards

The world is abuzz as the 95th Academy Awards ceremony has started.

Fans' Discussions About Their Favorite Stars Outfits

The public had eagerly anticipated the arrival of some of their favorite stars on the red carpet to flaunt their designer outfits. Apart from the nominees and awards, people discussed what each star wore.

Tom Cruise Absence

But, one prominent Hollywood actor was absent from this year's event.

Oscars 2023

Yes, we are talking about our favorite Tom Cruise. He wasn't present at the 2023 Oscars ceremony, which was held at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood on Sunday.

Cruise's Movie Was Up For Six Awards

What's Keeping Tom Cruise from the 2023 Oscars?
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His movie Top Gun: Maverick was up for six awards, and the sequel to 1986's Top Gun was also nominated for Best Adapted Writing, Best Film Editing, Best Original Song, Best Visual Effects, and Best Sound. But still, he can't come.

Tom Cruise Is Busy In Filming

Cruise's agent confirmed to PEOPLE that his absence is because he is overseas filming Mission: Impossible 8 at the moment.

Tom Cruise's Stunts

Tom Cruise
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He's doing what he enjoys, producing films for us. Cruise recently previewed his forthcoming Mission Impossible stunt, where he jumps from a cliff on a motorcycle.

Tom's Movie Won The Award

Top Gun: Maverick, starring Tom Cruise, won the Academy Award for Best Sound on Sunday, even though the 60-year-old star missed the ceremony.

Movie Producer Received The Award

According to Entertainment Tonight, producer Jerry Bruckheimer accepted the award on his behalf.

Thanks To Academy From The Movie Crew

The action film's sound crew of Mark Weingarten, James H. Mather, Al Nelson, Chris Burdon, and Mark Taylor were honored, with Nelson accepting the award and remarking,  'Thank you, Academy. And thank you to everyone who saw and heard this film. Together, in theaters. 

' Thank you to our incredibly collaborative filmmakers, director, and producers. Thank you to the sound artists who share this award with us at Skywalker sound and sound-byte studios in London. And to our families. We did it!'

Someone Else Was Also Coming

What's Keeping Tom Cruise from the 2023 Oscars?
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Cruise isn't the only prominent figure linked with Top Gun: Maverick, who has been unable to attend the award presentation owing to production.

Lady Gaga Was Busy

Lady Gaga
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It was reported last week that Lady Gaga, whose son's song "Hold My Hand" was nominated for a Best Original Song Oscar, would be the sole candidate who would not perform on the awards show because of the demands of her filming schedule for the 2019's Joker sequel.

But She Performed

However, it was confirmed at the last minute that Gaga would perform at the event.

Joining Of Hannah Waddingham

Christopher McQuarrie, the writer-director of Mission: Impossible 8, revealed on Friday that Hannah Waddingham has joined the cast of the next series film.

McQuarrie Posted Waddingham's Photo

In the image posted by McQuarrie, Waddingham appeared to be acting as she angrily stared into the distance while wearing a tan cap in front of what appeared to be a communications hub.

Waddingham Roles in Different Movies

Waddingham is most recognized for her role as Rebecca Welton in Ted Lasso, for which she earned an Emmy Award for outstanding supporting actor in a comedy series in 2021. She also appeared in Hocus Pocus 2 in 2022.

Jay Ellis's Conversation With ET

Earlier this year, Jay Ellis talked with ET about the film's tremendous box office success and the opportunity to work alongside the Hollywood elite.

Ellis Was Excited

Ellis stated at the premiere of his latest film, "It's wild, man. It's wild, Somebody I Used to Know, explaining that when they all first started working on the sequel four years ago, "We just wanted people to go see it. We just wanted to work with Tom Cruise. We wanted to work with [producer] Jerry Bruckheimer and [director] Joe Kosinski. This is a dream."

Jimmy Kimmel Hosted The Show

Jimmy Kimmel
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Jimmy Kimmel hosted the 95th Annual Academy Awards, which was live on Sunday, March 12, at 8 p.m. As we bring you the most recent news from the Oscars, stay tuned to Diply For News.