Tom Cruise is an actor who received Academy Award nominations for roles he played in the following films: "Born on the Fourth of July", a 1989 American biographical war drama, "Jerry Maguire", a 1996 American romantic comedy-drama sports film, and "Magnolia", a 1999 American epic psychological drama. Cruise's performances in the 1989 drama and later in the 1996 film got him two Best Actor, Academy Award nominations for playing Sergeant Ron Kovic and Gerald "Jerry" Maguire, respectively. For the 1999 film, Cruise was nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the 72nd Academy Awards.

"Rain Man" was the highest-grossing film of 1988. The film was nominated for eight Oscars at the 61st Academy Awards, winning Best Picture, Best Original Screenplay, Best Director, and Best Actor for Dustin Hoffman who played Raymond "Ray" Babbitt, an autistic savant. Cruise played the role of Charles "Charlie" Babbitt. Cruise had no opportunity to obtain an Oscar at the 61st Academy Awards.

"Rain Man" is a film that was directed by Barry Levinson and written by Barry Morrow and Ronald Bass. It tells the story of abrasive, selfish young wheeler-dealer Charlie Babbitt, who discovers that his estranged father has died and bequeathed virtually all of his multimillion dollar estate to his other son, Raymond. Ray is a savant and Charlie at the time of his father's death is unaware of Ray's existence. Charlie is left with only his father's beloved vintage car and rosebushes. He must help Ray.

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