A theater packed with movie stars rose to offer a lengthy standing ovation for Tom Cruise on Sunday night, as he claimed his first golden Oscar statuette — an honorary award recognizing his contributions to filmmaking.

Cruise sent the crowd to their feet a second time with an emotional acceptance speech, paying tribute to the army of people who make his films possible.

The honorary Oscar was presented by filmmaker Alejandro G. Iñárritu, who is currently directly Cruise in a not-yet-titled movie set to release next October. Iñárritu noted that while this is the “Mission: Impossible” actor’s first Oscar, he is certain it “will not be his last.”

Cruise briefly praised Iñárritu’s work and took about five minutes celebrating his fellow honorees — production designer Wynn Thomas and choreog

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