# Tom Cruise to Be Honored With AFI Life Achievement Award in 2027

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/tom-cruise-to-be-honored-with-afi-life-achievement-award-in-2027/
- Published: 2026-10-21T19:00:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-21T19:41:43+00:00
- Original publisher: Variety
- Original article: https://variety.com/2026/film/news/tom-cruise-afi-life-achievement-award-2027-1236919013/
- Topics: Entertainment, Film

## Key points

- Tom Cruise will receive the AFI’s 2027 Life Achievement Award.
- The Hollywood gala is scheduled for 24 April 2027.
- His films have earned nearly $13 billion worldwide.

## Summary

Tom Cruise has been named the recipient of the American Film Institute’s 52nd Life Achievement Award, recognising a career that has shaped film and reached audiences worldwide. He will be honoured at a gala at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood on 24 April 2027.

Cruise’s career spans more than five decades, and his films have taken nearly $13 billion at the global box office. A three-time Oscar nominee, he has appeared in films including “Top Gun”, “A Few Good Men” and the “Mission: Impossible” series; he is currently starring in “Digger” and is due to appear in a new “Days of Thunder” film in 2028. The AFI Board of Trustees selects one recipient each year; last year’s award went to Eddie Murphy.

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