After decades of snubs, the Academy is at long last giving the world's biggest movie star a statuette. An honorary one — but still.

Thirty-five years after Tom Cruise received his first Oscar nomination, he’s finally getting a trophy. It’s not for his death-defying stunts, either. At least, not exclusively. Cruise, choreographer Debbie Allen and “Do The Right Thing” production designer Wynn Thomas have all been selected to receive honorary Oscar statuettes at the annual

Tom Cruise has been announced as one of the recipients of this year's honorary Oscars and will be recognized for his lifetime of work in the film industry