Tom Cruise got plenty of attention at the 2023 Oscars, though he was not even present at the ceremony.

The star and producer of Top Gun: Maverick, which was nominated for six Academy Awards including best picture, did not attend the ceremony held Sunday at the Dolby Theatre. Cruise, who received a best picture nomination as a Maverick producer, has been busy with production on the eighth film in his long-running Mission: Impossible franchise, reported The Hollywood Reporter.