Why did it take this long for Tom Cruise to win an Oscar?

[Billy]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1990288530090914273

Tom Cruise finally got an honorary Oscar at the Governor's Awards 2025, and while it feels deserved, it doesn't even feel sufficient. In any list of dedicated actors that more than deserve an Oscar, Tom Cruise gets in every every 99 times out of 100, so it is baffling how it has taken this long for him to bag an honorary one.
The whole room seems to have felt the same as they gave him a near two-minute-long standing ovation before his speech. He said making movies is not what he does, it is who he is, and surely, I couldn't agree more. Congratulations to him.

 

[alexj-12]

I'm extremely shocked that it took this long. And also it's great that they recognized him, but it being honorary definitely doesn't feel like enough considering all of the great movies he's made

 

[Billy]

I actually love his composure around the whole situation. Other actors would have thrown a tantrum or at least mocked the Academy on SNL or something like that but he didn't. Then when he finally receives it, he makes it all about the industry and nothing about himself. The guy is just class.