Tom Cruise appeared in great spirits on Saturday evening as he posed backstage beside Kate Hudson and Cate Blanchett at the 2023 Producers Guild Awards in Beverly Hills, California.
The actor, 60, cut a dapper figure in a navy tuxedo, teamed with a crisp shirt and bow tie as he flashed his dazzling white smile for the camera.
Meanwhile, Kate showed off her incredible figure in a plunging hot pink gown with rhinestone detail.
The actress, 43, accessorised with dazzling diamond drop earrings, while her golden locks were swept back into a bun.
Cate, 53, donned an eye-catching sequined frock in a tunic length, which she paired with shiny black leggings.
Glamorous: Tom Cruise appeared in great spirits on Saturday evening as he posed backstage beside Kate Hudson and Cate Blanchett at the 2023 Producers Guild Awards in Beverly Hills, California
The Australian’s dress included a cap sleeve design and a deep V-neck cut, with glittering gold and black detailing, along with some silver leaf accents.
Tom was honored with the 2023 David O. Selznick Achievement Award at the Producers Guild of America Awards in Los Angeles on Saturday night.
The award is the PGA’s highest honor in film, acknowledging a producer or team for exceptional filmography.
The superstar joins an illustrious pantheon of previous honorees that includes Steven Spielberg , Mary Parent, Barbara Broccoli, David Heyman, Brian Grazer, and Kevin Feige.
The box office titan earned his highest-grossing film ever with Top Gun: Maverick, which by December had raked in nearly $1.5 billion at the box office against a budget of just $170 million, according to The Numbers.
‘Tom Cruise showed us that moviegoing was back,’ declared Sherry Lansing, giving Cruise a glowing introduction. ‘You’re an exceptional person, and you’ve had a tremendous impact on my career.’
Commanding the podium, Cruise began his speech by talking about his love of movies growing up: ‘Whenever I didn’t have the money, I’d figure out a way to sneak in.’
He went on to add: ‘I like to see people do well. I know that things don’t just happen. I know it’s not just luck.
‘You have to create that luck. You have to will it into existence. I want you to know that I’m always rooting for you. I’m rooting for all of you.’
Bold: Cate, 53, donned an eye-catching sequined frock in a tunic length, which she paired with shiny black leggings
Career achievement: Tom was honored with the 2023 David O. Selznick Achievement Award at the Producers Guild of America
King of Hollywood: The box office titan earned his highest-grossing film ever with Top Gun: Maverick, which by December had raked in nearly $1.5 billion at the box office against a budget of just $170 million, according to The Numbers
The megastar went on to speak about his close relationship with Stephen Spielberg, telling an anecdote about meeting famed director Brian De Palma through Spielberg.
‘I’ve spent many hours in [Spielberg’s] home and at his table talking about movies. It was at his dinner table that I met Brian De Palma.’ De Palma would go on to direct Cruise in the first Mission: Impossible.
Concluding his remarks, Cruise said: ‘The better every studio does, the better every film does, the better we all do and the better it is for everyone.
‘So, I look forward to seeing what you create in the future, and I’ll continue to do all I can to contribute and help this industry and this art form that I love.’
Beyond box office gold, Top Gun: Maverick also received critical acclaim, holding a 96% on the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes and an 8.4 out of 10 according to IMDb .
The film is Cruise’s highest-grossing movie ever and the biggest global success in all of Paramount Pictures history.
The National Board of Review also picked Top Gun Maverick as the 2022’s best film.
The film is Cruise’s highest-grossing movie ever and the biggest global success in all of Paramount Pictures history.
The National Board of Review also picked Top Gun Maverick as the 2022’s best film.
In his five-decade-spanning career the Hollywood leading man’s projects have brought in over $11 billion.
Some of his most iconic movies include the Jack Reacher franchise, Vanilla Sky, The Last Samurai, and Elizabethtown.
His first producing credit came in 1996’s Mission Impossible, which went on to become an internationally recognized franchise.
The 34th Annual Producers Guild of America Awards honors, ‘the most impactful and entertaining producing achievements in the worlds of film and television,’ according to the official website.
Other honorees throughout the night included Warner Bros. Pictures Group CEOs, Michael De Luca and Pamela Adby, who received the Milestone Award .
The drama, Till, was honored with the Stanley Kramer Award, which honors those, ‘who use cinema as a platform to raise awareness for social issues from past to present.’
The big winner of the night was Everything Everywhere All at Once, which one Best Film.
