Hollywood’s New Power Goes On Cruise Control
Fashion Wire Daily June 03, 2004 - Los Angeles - Jake Gyllenhaal (news) said the award resembled a penis, Kate Hudson (news) cut her acceptance speech short to go breastfeed her baby and Marlon Wayans (news) dubbed Eve “the black J. Lo.”
But Tom Cruise (news) stole the show from five New Power inductees (”Premiere” magazine’s hot film industry innovators under 35) at a crowded awards ceremony last night.
“You might look my security man and you may not be a virgin!” joked the aging Cruise, 41, who presented the phallic-shaped award to a bald and goateed Joe Carnahan. “But you are definitely part of The New Power in Hollywood!”
Getting an award from Cruise, even if you’re directing “Mission: Impossible 3,” is definitely an honor. But it can also be downright embarrassing.
“I feel like I’ve asked my successful, wealthy, good-looking brother to chaperon my first dance and my date has forgotten that I’m in the fu—ing car,” said Carnahan at the Forbidden City restaurant in Hollywood last night.
The impact of Cruise control was felt by almost every speaker.
“I know you guys came to see me tonight, not Tom Cruise,” kidded Gyllenhaal, whom presenter Mark Ruffalo (news) crowned “the new punk rock movie star,” “This award means a lot to me because my girlfriend and my sister already have one. But it really does look like a penis. Oops, sorry ‘Premiere.’”
Naomi Watts (news), who starred with Hudson in the messy “Le Divorce”, recalled their first meeting before presenting the award.
“I first met Kate Hudson when I gate crashed a party at her mom Goldie Hawn’s house, but I was with Tom and Nicole and felt I had a right to be there,” added Watts, who once appeared in an Australian TV commercial turning down a date with Cruise for her mum’s lamb roast. “But if new power means you’re talented, gorgeous, smart, funny, a wonderful mother AND young then Kate you’re it!”
Fortunately, not everyone felt they had to mention Cruise. In fact, the awards left some inductees almost speechless.
“You shouldn’t give out free liquor and then ask me to say something,” said Eve during her short and sweet acceptance speech.
June 3rd, 2004 at 6:59 pm
I watched Entertainment Tonight show on TV and was surprised to see a glimpse of Tom Cruise was at an award ceremony for young actors. Thanks for reporting the news and the source of the news for a more complete reading. I’m glad to read that TC is still popular and respected among his fellow movie stars.
June 3rd, 2004 at 8:50 pm
Very sweet. I think Tom gets more and more comfortable in his own skin with age, and far from being a boring interview subject as some may say, he often dishes out a healthy dose of self-deprecating humour these days. Way to go!
June 3rd, 2004 at 11:39 pm
Congratulations to Tom. It is very well deserved for him. He is such an incredible good looking man, he will have no problemo replacing penelope. I believe he is back with Nicole. Hourra, Hourra, thanks for the information.
June 4th, 2004 at 1:36 am
Yes, we already know that: everybody love Tom! and to hear that from people who’s worked with him is not surprised; like Renee said: He show me that kindness and sucess are not mutually exclusive.
June 4th, 2004 at 2:49 am
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June 4th, 2004 at 4:31 am
Tom has always given his support and kindness to the less famous and the younger generation of actors.
(Yes! Snappycruise your Renee must be a woman of substance to honour Tom in a magnificent way compared to others who received a fortune from Tom but reward him with ungratefulness.)
Tom has shown once more that his striving spirit and humour never gets old or will not lost with age.
Another good news for Tom from Berlin:
Mission POSSIBLE in Berlin (Permission granted).
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/3775753.stm
June 4th, 2004 at 12:15 pm
Wow! That’s great news. T was right! What a FOX! It’s great that so many great things can happen to someone.
It is interesting to see this ride of yours - your like a great conductor in California.
So, this is great news and FOX! What a great dad you are!
I’m sooo happy for you all!
Goodluck!