Tom Cruise, Oscars, snub, North Pole, Mission Impossible 8

Tom Cruise arrives for the 95th Annual Oscars Nominees Luncheon at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California, on February 13, 2023. Image: AFP. Chris Delmas.

‘He’s seen it all’: Tom Cruise skips Oscars, heads to North Pole

Tom Cruise did not attend the Oscars over the weekend, but it had nothing to do with his ex, Nicole Kidman. He is at the North Pole.

Tom Cruise, Oscars, snub, North Pole, Mission Impossible 8

Tom Cruise arrives for the 95th Annual Oscars Nominees Luncheon at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California, on February 13, 2023. Image: AFP. Chris Delmas.

Fans scratched their heads when Tom Cruise did not show up for the Oscars this past weekend, but in true Cruise fashion, it was duty before pleasure.

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TOM CRUISE SKIPS OSCARS AMIDST BEST FILM AND ACTOR SNUBS

After his movie “Top Gun: Maverick’s” release, it received one accolade after the other. But, Tome Cruise’s Oscar snub for Best Actor did not go unnoticed. Speculation went rampant when the actor didn’t attend the Oscars at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on Sunday.

But unlike what most people thought, it seems the Golden Globe-winning actor did not just skip the event in protest; he was actually working.

Tom Cruise, Oscars, snub, North Pole, Mission Impossible 8
Tom Cruise attends a red carpet event for the film ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ in Seoul on June 19, 2022. Image: AFP/ Jung Yeon-Je.

The Sun reports Cruise spent the weekend in Svalbard, 500 miles north of the North Pole, where he and director Chris McQuarrie are shooting scenes for the eighth Mission Impossible movie.

A source told the publication: “Tom just knows how these things play out – he’d rather get on with doing what he does best and making amazing movies that millions want to go and see that sit in an audience clapping and smiling for the cameras.”

“He’s seen it all before,” the source continues.

Although nominated for six Oscars, “Top Gun” only won one – for Best Sound.

Fans were upset by Cruise’s snub and took to Twitter to voice their feelings. 

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SOME EVEN RUMOURED THAT CRUISE WANTED TO AVOID HIS EX, NICOLE KIDMAN

One of the rumours that spread like wildfire on social media was that Cruise opted to miss the Oscars as he wanted to avoid seeing ex Nicole Kidman. This is according to the New York Post.

Although the couple divorced more than 20 years ago, a source told MailOnline on Monday that “Tom was not there because she was there, and he did not want a run-in.”

It has since been confirmed that Cruise was actually working.

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