I just got a photo with Tom Cruise!
I must talk to Tomas, he said as he made his way down the steps.
It is all played silently, and masterfully shot and cut.
(L-R) Jerry Bruckheimer, Christopher McQuarrie, Joseph Kosinski, Tom Cruise and Eddie Hamilton at the 95th Annual Oscars Nominees LuncheonFrazer Harrison/Getty Images
Spielberg told me he learned long ago to be thankful for what youdoget.
14-time nominee Diane Warren caught up with new AMPAS CEO Bill Kramer in one corner of the Hilton.
I asked her if she has also been to 14 nomineelunches.
Guillermo del Toro and Tom CruisePete Hammond/Deadline
I dont quite remember all of them.
Were they being held when I first got nominated?
she asked me, and I told her yes, so then she was sure.
If they invited me to this lunch I definitely would have come every time.
I asked if she had attended the lunch for her 2015 feature documentaryHe Named Me Malalabut she didnt.
We were shortlisted but didnt make the final list of five nominees, she said.
This time she is going to the Oscars.
How long do you have?
the packed ballroom yelled back.
Here is my first prediction for the 95thAcademy Awards.
