Was it because he wasn't nominated for Best Actor, or did he send back his Golden Globe awards after the Hollywood Foreign Press Association controversy? Perhaps it was because of all the Scientology jokes.
Entertainment Tonight reports that Cruise is too busy filming Mission: Impossible—Dead Reckoning, Part II in the UK, doing what he loves most—making movies for his fans. He even teased about his upcoming stunt where he jumps a motorcycle off a cliff, and who knows, maybe he'll try blasting off to space next! Next time he's up for an award, it will be a nearly impossible task for Hollywood to get Cruise to show up at their awards show.
But even without Cruise's presence at the 95th Academy Awards, the jokes about him didn't stop. The Oscars host, Jimmy Kimmel, started the show by saying, "Everyone loved Top Gun, everyone. Tom Cruise with his shirt off in that beach football scene?
L. Ron Hubba Hubba!," a reference to Scientology. He continued by joking that Cruise and James Cameron didn't show up, even though they insisted on going to the theater. Some viewers at home might have been wondering if these jokes were the reason Cruise skipped the event.
Nonetheless, Cruise seems to be in high spirits, as Top Gun: Maverick received six nominations at the Oscars, including Best Original Song, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Picture.
