Tom Cruise to receive lifetime achievement award from the American Film Institute

The American Film Institute (AFI) has announced that Tom Cruise will receive the organization's 52nd lifetime achievement award. The award will be presented at a ceremony at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on April 24, 2027. Board of Trustees chair Kathleen Kennedy praised Cruise as a "global icon" and an ambassador of American cinema. Cruise has worked in the industry for over five decades, and his films have grossed close to $13 billion.

The Board of Trustees of the American Film Institute (AFI) has announced that actor and producer Tom Cruise will receive the organization's 52nd lifetime achievement award. The award will be presented to him at a ceremony at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on April 24, 2027. The award is given annually to a man or woman of film on the basis of their professional activity and their influence on the field. Board of Trustees chair Kathleen Kennedy said that Cruise is a global icon who brings exceptional commitment to everything he does, and that his belief in movies and in their ability to bring people together has made him an extraordinary ambassador of American cinema. Cruise has worked in the industry for more than five decades, and his films have generated revenues of close to $13 billion. Among his notable films: "Risky Business," "Top Gun," "A Few Good Men," "Interview with the Vampire," "The Firm," "Minority Report" and the "Mission: Impossible" series. His film "Digger" recently came out, and he is expected to star alongside Anne Hathaway in a sequel to "Days of Thunder" in 2028. Cruise has three Oscar nominations for acting, one nomination as a producer, and an honorary Academy Award he received in 2025.