Tom Cruise has been nominated for Academy Awards.
Born on the Fourth of July (film) . Tom Cruise plays Ron Kovic , in a performance that earned him his first Academy Award nomination . Jerry Maguire . The film was nominated for five Academy Awards , including Best Picture and Best Actor for Tom Cruise , with Cuba Gooding Jr. winning the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor . Tom Cruise . He has won Golden Globe Awards for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture in Drama in 1990 for Born on the Fourth of July ; Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture in Comedy/Musical in 1997 for Jerry Maguire ; and Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture in 2000 for Magnolia .