Tom Cruise debuts striking new look at Academy Awards luncheon

The Top Gun megastar looked noticeably different at yesterday’s Academy Awards lunch – with some online roasting his “Trump-level tan”.

Tom Cruise at the Academy Awards luncheon.

Tom Cruise debuted a suave new look at the Oscars luncheon yesterday.

The Top Gun: Maverick actor rubbed shoulders with Hollywood’s elite at the star-studded event at The Beverly Hilton in LA, but despite the host of big names packed into one lavish room, Cruise’s striking coif and skin tone were the first thing celebrities noticed, Page Six reports.

Cruise sported a much deeper tan than he’s known for, as well as a longer hairstyle.

Marking his first red carpet appearance in eight months, 60-year-old Cruise turned heads with his floppy locks.

Cruise and actress Michelle Yeoh. Picture: Frazer Harrison/Getty

Looking dapper on the red carpet. Picture: Chris Delmas/AFP

He opted for a midnight blue bespoke three-piece suit by Brioni, which he paired with a lilac patterned tie.

The tan didn’t go unnoticed by eagle-eyed fans, with some poking fun at his tan.

“Jamie Lee Curtis seeing Tom Cruise’s Trump-level spray tan up close,” tweeted one person alongside a snap of a shocked Jamie Lee Curtis embracing Cruise.

Cruise, seen here with Jamie Lee Curtis, was sporting a deep tan. Picture: AFP

“Tom Cruise Spray Tan Dot Tumblr Dot Com,” another wrote.

The actor was seen mingling with nominees Curtis, Michelle Yeoh, Austin Butler, Angela Bassett, Steven Spielberg, Michelle Williams and Brendan Fraser at the event.

Cruise was invited to support his latest instalment of the Top Gun franchise released last summer – which scooped up a Best Picture nomination.

With Elvis star Austin Butler. Picture: AFP

A less-tanned Cruise in May last year. Picture: Hector Vivas/Getty

The actor was all smiles as he shook hands with the film’s producer, Jerry Bruckheimer, before posing for pictures with Everything, Everywhere All At Once star Ke Huy Quan.

After the pair snapped a picture together, Cruise was asked to be in a group selfie, for which he insisted on moving over to a spot with better lighting, according to The New York Times.

Cruise with filmmaker Christopher McQuarrie (left) and producer Jerry Bruckheimer. Picture: AFP

Elsewhere at the lunch, Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences president Janet Yang spoke about last year’s disastrous event as a result of the infamous Will Smith “slapgate”.

The organisation, which votes on nominees, winners and hosts of the annual ceremony, said it will be “fully transparent” in the future.

“I’m sure you all remember we experienced an unprecedented event at the Oscars,” she said, according to Variety.

“What happened onstage was fully unacceptable and the response from our organisation was inadequate.”

This story originally appeared on Page Six and is republished here with permission