Tom Cruise's Image Makeover 101, With Some Help From SJP And The Sandman

Is it just us or did Tom Cruise come across as massively sane, funny, and um almost cool tonight? Maybe it was the moment when we saw Tom chatting up "Tropic Thunder" buddy Ben Stiller. Or maybe it was when Katie Holmes sweetly wished him "good luck" before he made his way to the big stage. One of our favorite moments surely came when we saw Tom backstage with Sarah Jessica Parker. She practically looked like she was meeting royalty.

Then there was the big show where Tom won us over by repeatedly referring to MTV Generation Award winner Adam Sandler as "the Sandman." Tom Cruise has comic timing? You've come a long way from your couch jumping, Tom. Welcome back. (See pics of Cruise, Holmes and Sarah Jessica Parker after the jump!)