Tom Cruise to receive American Film Institute life achievement award
In short
The American Film Institute's board of trustees said Wednesday that Tom Cruise will receive its life achievement award. The award will be presented at a gala tribute at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on April 24 next year.
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Tom Cruise is to receive a life achievement award from the American Film Institute, AFI's board of trustees said Wednesday. The award will be handed out at a gala tribute at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on April 24 next year. [ 2 , 3 ]
"Tom Cruise is a global icon," said Kathleen Kennedy, chair of AFI's board of trustees, in a statement. She praised Cruise's commitment as an actor and producer and his belief in movies' ability to bring people together. [ 2 , 3 ]
Cruise, 64, has worked in film for more than four decades, starring in movies including "Risky Business," "A Few Good Men," "Jerry Maguire," "Minority Report" and the "Mission: Impossible" series. He has received three Academy Award nominations for acting: best actor for "Born on the Fourth of July" and "Jerry Maguire," and supporting actor for "Magnolia." As a producer, Cruise was nominated when "Top Gun: Maverick" received a best picture nomination. Last year, he received an honorary Oscar at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' Governors Awards. [ 2 , 3 ]
The AFI Life Achievement Award, established in 1973, recognizes a person whose work has advanced film and stood the test of time. Cruise will join a roster that includes John Ford, Bette Davis, Sidney Poitier, Steven Spielberg, Denzel Washington, Nicole Kidman and Eddie Murphy, who received the honor earlier this year. Proceeds from the tribute gala support AFI's education and arts initiatives. [ 2 , 3 ]
The Associated Press and Reuters also reported the announcement. Reuters headlined its English item that Cruise is to be honored with an American Film Institute award, and published a Spanish-language item as well. [ 1 , 4 , 5 ]
Why it matters
The award adds Cruise to the roster of AFI Life Achievement Award recipients, which the documents say includes John Ford, Steven Spielberg and Nicole Kidman. Proceeds from the gala support AFI's education and arts initiatives.
Key facts
- AFI's board of trustees said Wednesday that Tom Cruise will receive its life achievement award. [ 2 , 3 ]
- The award will be handed out at a gala tribute at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on April 24 next year. [ 2 , 3 ]
- Kathleen Kennedy, chair of AFI's board of trustees, called Cruise "a global icon" in a statement. [ 2 , 3 ]
- Cruise, 64, has received three Academy Award nominations for acting and was nominated as a producer when "Top Gun: Maverick" received a best picture nomination. [ 2 , 3 ]
- Last year Cruise received an honorary Oscar at the Governors Awards of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. [ 2 , 3 ]
- The AFI Life Achievement Award was established in 1973; Eddie Murphy received it earlier this year. [ 2 , 3 ]
Confirmed by several sources
Still unclear
- The award will be presented at a gala tribute at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on April 24 next year, according to AFI's board of trustees. Reported by a single source so far