Petty Hollywood

It is a shame that Tom Cruise’s outstanding performance in “Top Gun Maverick” has been overlooked by the Hollywood Foreign Press in their nomination for the Golden Globe awards. Despite receiving critical acclaim for his role, Cruise was not nominated for the Best Actor award. The reason for this snub is clear: Cruise had previously returned all three of his Golden Globe awards as a protest against the lack of diversity in the awards. Instead of taking this as an opportunity for introspection, the Hollywood Foreign Press has chosen to take it as a personal affront and has retaliated by snubbing Cruise’s performance. Furthermore, during the actual ceremony, the press…