The two men responsible for the two highest-earning films of 2022 were noticeably absent from the Oscars awards ceremony Sunday night, snubbing the hoity-toity affair in favor of attending to other things far more compelling and interesting in what Breitbart called a \u201cshark rebuke.\u201d<\/p>\n
Tom Cruise and James Cameron, titans of Hollywood and the filmmakers behind the epic Top Gun and Avatar sequels, decided not to glam up for the poorly-received annual awards show despite both having their movies nominated for Best Picture and other accolades.<\/p>\n
Breitbart reported that Cruise opted to skip the Oscars, preferring to continue working on his next summer blockbuster. The media outlet\u00a0wrote<\/a>:<\/p>\n Tom Cruise reportedly chose to return to work shooting the latest\u00a0Mission: Impossible<\/em>\u00a0movie rather than endure the lengthy Oscars ceremony at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood. His absence was surprising since Cruise attended the Oscar nominees luncheon in February, where he quickly became the most popular person in the room.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n As for Cameron, Breitbart relayed a message from another of Avatar\u2019s producers that Cameron would not attend owing to \u201cpersonal reasons.\u201d Like Cruise, he had also shown up to other festivities for the week, including a dinner with other nominees just the night before.<\/p>\n \u201cAvatar: The Way of Water\u00a0<\/em>was the top-grossing movie of 2022, raking in $2.29 billion worldwide. Not far behind,\u00a0Top Gun: Maverick<\/em>\u00a0grossed $1.49 billion globally,\u201d Breitbart added.<\/p>\n The Oscars provided a memorable moment when Harrison Ford and Ke Huy Quan reunited on stage for an emotional embrace. The internet absolutely loved the interaction, as it brought back Indiana Jones member berries when the two men hugged it out as Indiana and Short Round. Quan was the winner of the Best Supporting Actor award for his role in the critically-acclaimed Best Picture winner\u00a0Everything Everywhere All At Once<\/em>.<\/p>\n Aside from that, the Oscars provided mostly comic relief. Jimmy Kimmel was roundly panned for failing to deliver a comeback for the ceremony. The American Tribune called him \u201cratings poison<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n