The two Hollywood megastars, Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt, have been at odds with one another for a while. Despite becoming the most popular movie of 2022, Top Gun: Maverick did not receive an Oscar nomination.
Due to certain baggage associated with the Mission: Impossible actor, Tom Cruise’s most recent film, Babylon, was not nominated for an Oscar. Rumor has it that Tom Cruise is dissatisfied that Brad Pitt was chosen for the Oscars but he wasn’t.
Tom Cruise Is Unhappy With Brad Pitt’s Oscar Snub
Top Gun: Maverick earned Tom Cruise a whopping $100 million during the year 2022. On the other hand, Babylon found much negative reception due to the chaotic settings that the movie offered. According to reports, Tom Cruise is very unhappy that he was not picked up by the Oscars while Brad Pitt was.
Brad Pitt got picked up by the Oscars for Babylon.
As per reported by Radar Online, an insider close to Tom Cruise stated that he was so already ready and was polishing his Oscar speech when they picked up Brad Pitt. As per the insider, Tom Cruise was a sure shot of winning the Oscars this year but it all went awry.
“Tom expected to walk away with the award for best actor, so you can imagine his reaction when he wasn’t even on the list — he totally blew a fuse! This was the first time in years that Tom was so sure he had a slam-dunk win he was fine-tuning his acceptance speech,”
Brad Pitt was picked up for his performance in Damien Chazelle’s Babylon which received mixed reception while Top Gun: Maverick was received very well by the audience. It is unknown why the Oscars had this controversial decision taken but Tom Cruise does have his reasons for not being picked up
When Tom Cruise Rejected The Awards
Tom Cruise in Top Gun: Maverick.
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association is the source of the Golden Globe Awards. In the past, the firm has been involved in some contentious episodes involving illustrious celebrities like Brendan Fraser and Tom Cruise.Tom Cruise has previously turned down three Golden Globe trophies to protest Hollywood’s lack of diversity. He has also blamed Hollywood for not having enough diversity. According to the insider, Tom Cruise was passed over in favor of Brad Pitt by the Oscars.
“A lot of people are convinced that’s the real reason he was snubbed. It stinks that Brad, once again, seems to have milked his relationship with the foreign journalists at the Globes to get his own movie — which many consider way inferior to Top Gun — a ton of nods,”
As far as officiality goes, these are all allegations that do not have concrete proof as of yet. Tom Cruise’s Top Gun: Maverick is available to stream on Paramount+.
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