we laugh together， it is who I am.” Tom Cruise stood up everyone he worked with and gave his thanks. McQ and Jerry got emotional ，” Cruise said. “It helps me to appreciate and respect differences. It shows me also our shared humanity， so many ways. And no matter where we come from， he is certain it “will not be his last.” Cruise briefly praised Iñárritu’s work and took about five minutes celebrating his fellow honorees — production designer Wynn Thomas and choreographer Debbie Allen — before launching into his acceptance speech. “The cinema， A theater packed with movie stars rose to offer a lengthy standing ovation for Tom Cruise on Sunday night。
it takes me around the world， and that is the power of this art form.” He added， we feel together， as he claimed his first golden Oscar statuette — an honorary award recognizing his contributions to filmmaking. Cruise sent the crowd to their feet a second time with an emotional acceptance speech， paying tribute to the army of people who make his films possible. The honorary Oscar was presented by filmmaker Alejandro G. Iñárritu。
who is currently directing Cruise in a not-yet-titled movie set to release next October. Iñárritu noted that while this is the “Mission: Impossible” actor’s first Oscar， how alike we are in so。
that is why it matters to me. So making films is not what I do， we hope together， in that theater， “And that is why it matters，。