Overview
- At the 16th Governors Awards in Los Angeles, Cruise received an Academy Honorary Award and delivered a reflective speech about the unifying power of cinema.
- Variety published a short event video capturing Cruise, 63, and Sweeney, 28, smiling and talking in a group at the Ray Dolby Ballroom.
- A Page Six transcription from the clip notes Sweeney saying she has “never driven a boat,” with no evidence that the conversation implied a romantic connection.
- Alejandro G. Iñárritu presented Cruise with the honor and is directing him in an untitled project reported for 2026 release.
- Recent coverage also cites reports that Cruise split from Ana de Armas, while Sweeney is reported to be dating music executive Scooter Braun.