Tom Cruise hits first red carpet in 8 months at Oscars nominees luncheon

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Tom Cruise stepped out on a red carpet for the first time in eight months at this year’s Oscars nominees luncheon.

Cruise, 60, wore a blue three-piece suit and lavender tie for the event, sporting longer hair and a tan.

The actor is nominated at this year’s Oscars in the best picture category for "Top Gun: Maverick" as a producer on the movie.

The movie has six nominations in total, including best original song for "Hold My Hand," sung by Lady Gaga and BloodPop.

Tom Cruise attends the 95th Annual Oscars Nominees Luncheon at The Beverly Hilton on February 13, 2023. (Monica Schipper / WireImage)

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Cruise last attended a red carpet event in June 2022 for a "Top Gun: Maverick" press conference in Seoul, South Korea.

Cruise attended the 2023 Oscar Nominees Luncheon and posed for the cast photo. (Richard Harbaugh / A.M.P.A.S.)

He did make one other public appearance in 2022, at the F1 Grand Prix of Great Britain in July, but he has been largely out of the public eye since then.

Tom Cruise at a "Top Gun: Maverick" press conference in Seoul, South Korea, in June 2022. (Chosunilbo JNS / Imazins via Getty Images)

Tom Cruise applauds at the Podium celebrations during the F1 Grand Prix of Great Britain at Silverstone on July 3, 2022, in Northampton, England. (Mark Thompson / Getty Images)

At the Oscars nominees luncheon, an annual event hosted by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ahead of the ceremony, the nominees from every category mingle before taking a "class photo" together. The tradition started in 1982.

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At this year’s event, Cruise told People, "This is fun. I’m enjoying it."

Other stars hitting the red carpet include nominees Jamie Lee Curtis, Angela Bassett, Austin Butler, Michelle Williams and Colin Farrell, to name but a few.

Austin Butler and Tom Cruise have a chat at the 95th Annual Oscars Nominees Luncheon. (Frazer Harrison / Getty Images)

Tom Cruise and Michelle Yeoh pose together at the 95th Annual Oscars Nominees Luncheon. (Frazer Harrison / Getty Images)

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The Oscars air on March 12 on ABC, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel.