Tom Cruise has been nominated for an Academy Award four times, and this year, the Risky Business actor will finally get his roses at the Governors Awards, the Academy announced this Tuesday. Cruise is known for many things: He is a Guinness World Record holder, named by People as one of the sexiest men alive, and a proud member of the Church of Scientology. The Academy has praised Cruise for a similarly wide range of accomplishments, from his acting in dramas like Jerry Maguire and Magnolia to performing his own risky stunts in the Top Gun and Mission: Impossible film series. Other recipients of the award include Debbie Allen, who choreographed the Oscars seven times, and Wynn Thomas, a production designer who worked on Do The Right Thing, among other classics. According to the film academy, the Honorary Award is given “to honor extraordinary distinction in lifetime achievement, exceptional contributions to the state of motion picture arts and sciences in any discipline, or for outstanding service to the Academy.” Along with the Honorary Awardees, the Academy will honor country legend and philanthropist Dolly Parton, who will receive the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award for her work to support education in East Tennessee.
