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The Producers Guild of America honored Cruise
with a lifetime achievement award, and several speakers thanked
the actor for boosting the pandemic-hobbled movie business with
last summer's blockbuster "Top Gun: Maverick."
"Tom Cruise showed all of us that moviegoing was back," Sherry
Lansing, the former CEO of Paramount Pictures, said in her
introduction.
The 60-year-old Cruise rose to fame as the star of "Risky
Business," "Cocktail," "A Few Good Men" and other films.
His producing credits include "Vanilla Sky," "The Last Samurai,"
the "Mission: Impossible" movies and "Maverick," which hauled in
nearly $1.5 billion at worldwide box offices.
As he accepted his award, Cruise applauded the work of the TV
and film producers in the audience.
"I know what it takes to do what you do," Cruise said. "It's not
just luck. You have to create that luck. You have to will it
into existence. And I want you to know that I am always rooting
for you."
"I will continue to do all that I can to contribute and help
this industry and this art form that I love," he added.
After Cruise's remarks, "Everything Everywhere" was named best
theatrical motion picture, providing momentum for the movie
heading into the Oscars on March 12. Four of the past five
winners of the top PGA trophy went on to win the Academy Award
for best picture, including last year's family drama "CODA."
"Everything Everywhere" tells the story of a Chinese-American
laundromat owner struggling to finish her taxes when she is
swept into alternate universes.
"This is insane! Thank you so much," said producer Jonathan
Wang, surrounded by Oscar-nominated cast members Michelle Yeoh,
Ke Huy Quan, Stephanie Hsu and Jamie Lee Curtis.
(Reporting by Lisa Richwine; Editing by Raissa Kasolowsky)
(Photo: Actor Tom Cruise attends the Nominees
Luncheon for the 95th Oscars in Beverly Hills, California, U.S.
February 13, 2023. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni)
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