Found this little tidbit at DarkHorizons.com – so apparently Tom did attend an Oscar After Party.
TOM CRUISE
Cruise is set to do the third “Mission Impossible” movie and says that there’s a number of actors he’s talked to about it. He doesn’t rule out working with Kidman again either, even suggesting a role for her in MI3 which he has mentioned to her. Says she’s still quite special and hopes to do a film again with her. Is interested in doing “Iron Man” but says it’s still in talk stages.
Oscar pics! I couldnt find many, since Tom’s appearence was so fast! Fanny will be adding more later. They’re at the gallery:
The first pictures are posted in the gallery!
We all know that Renee Zellweger – who won the award for Best supporting actress for Cold Mountain – has a special place in her heart for Tom. Of course she honoured her co-workers in her acceptance speech but see who else she especially thanked (which I think is very nice):
“I am overwhelmed – thank you. I would like to thank the Academy for inviting me here tonight along side so many talented people.
I am honoured to be here with you. Jude and Nicole – such a privilege to go to work with you. Anthony Minghella you are brilliant – thank you for making me better as an actress. Thank you to Tom Cruise for showing me kindness and success are not mutually exclusive.”
More from the IFP Awards. Cruise served as the chairperson and was there along with his sister and Paula Wagner, supporting Shattered Glass, which was up for BP. Here’s Cruise’s speech:
How are you all doing? Listen it’s great to be chairing this event today because I love movies. And, as a kid, every paper that I delivered, ever grass that I cut, brought me closer to my next cinematic adventure. So I definetely consider all of us here extremely fortunate to be part of this– the art of filmmaking. We have the unique opportunity to bring people to places, to experience emotions, that they might not otherwise have the opportunity to do that. So, I congratulate all of you all here in this room.
-Applaud from the audience-
Now it is with great pleasure that I am gonna give the IFR–IF..IFP! sprit Award to best director.
-Cruise attemtps to open envelope, realizing he hasn’t read the nominees and looks back to the teleprompter to read out nominees-
And the nominees are:
-audience laughing-
The 2004 Independent Spirit Awards, which is being held at this very moment in Santa Monica, California, and Tom is there. The gallery:
Not much news lately… as you’ve noticed! All I can come up with is this:
Each presenter at the Oscars will be well rewarded with a gift package containing a seven-day all-expense paid sea cruise, business class air tickets from Los Angeles to Auckland, luxury hotel stays and a $1,500 dinner for two at world-class steak-house. Also a $6,000 television set and an espresso machine (read here and here).
Nice to read was this: Tom was at the re-opening of the five-star luxurious Mexican resort One & Only Palmilla, and on Feb. 7 he joined Scarlett Johansson and Jenna Elfman in chartering a boat to see the whales. Cruise was so thrilled he jumped into the water. Appartently he was far enough away not to be in danger but I’m sure he loved it anyway (said the girl who went in the water with dolphins)!
Tom Cruise will present BEST DIRECTOR at the Oscars. Keep an eye out, folks!
Movie superstar Tom Cruise was so moved by the plight of homeless people near his film set recently – he immediately moved to ease their problems.
The Last Samurai hunk was shooting upcoming thriller Collateral in a downtown area of Los Angeles when he saw a group of street dwellers living nearby.
And Cruise was so horrified by their living condition he sent his assistant out to buy them blankets, pillows, sleeping bags and coats.
In Japan, The Last Samurai continued to strong business in its 12th weekend, grossing an estimated $1.6m (¥173.5m) – a drop of only 21%. The estimated cumulative total to date of $115.2m (¥12.593b) establishes the following records:
