Tom Cruise got a few mentions at last night's Academy Awards despite not even gracing the star-studded event with his presence.
Oscars host Jimmy Kimmel couldn't resist poking fun at the actor's absence as he delivered a scathing opening monologue on stage at the Dolby Theatre - with Cruise's controversial religion Scientology the butt of a few jokes.
Despite his film Top Gun: Maverick being nominated for six Academy Awards, Cruise opted not to attend the star-studded event due to filming the eighth film in his long-running Mission: Impossible franchise.
