List of accolades received by Forrest Gump


Forrest Gump is a 1994 romantic comedy-drama film based on the 1986 novel of the same name by Winston Groom. With a screenplay by Eric Roth and starring popular actor Tom Hanks, the film premiered in Los Angeles, California on June 23, 1994. It was released in the United States and Canada on July 6, 1994, opening in 1,595 domestic theaters and earning $24,450,602 on its first weekend. Forrest Gump grossed $677 million and was at its time the fourth highest-grossing film of all time. Despite its praise, it has only a 75% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
Forrest Gump won six Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Actor in a Leading Role, Best Director, Best Visual Effects, Best Adapted Screenplay, and [Academy Award for BAFTA Award for Best Film|Best Film Editing|Best Film Editing]. Hanks became the first actor since Spencer Tracy to win two consecutive Academy Awards for Best Actor; he won the previous year for Philadelphia.
The film garnered seven Golden Globe Award nominations, winning three of them, including Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama, Best Director – Motion Picture, and Best Motion Picture – Drama. The film was also nominated for six Saturn Awards and won two for Best Fantasy Film and Best Supporting Actor (Film). The film also won the Outstanding Achievement in Special Effects award at the 1995 BAFTA Film Awards.
Forrest Gump also won numerous other awards, such as Best Actor for Tom Hanks from the Screen Actors Guild Awards in its first year, from a total of four category nominations. The film received three nominations from the MTV Movie Awards, but left empty handed. The film swept the People's Choice Awards in its three nominations. The American Society of Cinematographers nominated the film's cinematographer Don Burgess for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Release, but he lost to Roger Deakins of Shawshank Redemption
The film was selected for preservation by the Library of Congress in the United States National Film Registry in 2011, being deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". The movie has made multiple American Film Institute lists, including one for quotations for its "Mama always said life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get.", ranking 40th on 100 Years...100 Movie Quotes. The film ranked 240 on Empires list of the 500 Greatest Movies Of All Time. A chain of restaurants, Bubba Gump Shrimp Company, opened with a name drawn from the film.

Awards and nominations

AwardCategoryRecipients and nomineesResult
67th Academy AwardsBest PictureWendy Finerman, Steve Starkey, and Steve TischWon
67th Academy AwardsBest DirectorRobert ZemeckisWon
67th Academy AwardsBest ActorTom HanksWon
67th Academy AwardsBest Supporting ActorGary SiniseNomitated
67th Academy AwardsBest Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published (Adapted Screenplay)Eric RothWon
67th Academy AwardsBest Art DirectionRick Carter and Nancy HaighNomitated
67th Academy AwardsBest CinematographyDon BurgessNomitated
67th Academy AwardsBest Film EditingArthur SchmidtWon
67th Academy AwardsBest MakeupDaniel C. Striepeke, Judith A. Cory and Hallie D'AmoreNomitated
67th Academy AwardsBest Original ScoreAlan SilvestriNomitated
67th Academy AwardsBest SoundRandy Thom, Tom Johnson, Dennis S. Sands, and William B. KaplanNomitated
67th Academy Awards[Academy Award for Academy Award for Best Sound|Best Sound Editing|Best Sound Effects Editing]Randy Thom and Gloria S. BordersNomitated
67th Academy AwardsBest Visual EffectsKen Ralston, George Murphy, Allen Hall and Stephen RosenbaumWon
1995 Saturn AwardsBest Supporting ActorGary SiniseWon
1995 Saturn AwardsBest Fantasy FilmWendy Finerman, Steve Starkey, and Steve TischWon
1995 Saturn AwardsBest ActorTom HanksNomitated
1995 Saturn AwardsBest MusicAlan SilvestriNomitated
1995 Saturn AwardsBest Special EffectsKen RalstonNomitated
1995 Saturn AwardsBest WritingEric RothNomitated
1995 Amanda AwardsBest Film - InternationalWon
1995 American Cinema EditorsBest Edited Feature FilmArthur SchmidtWon
1995 American Comedy AwardsFunniest Actor in a Motion Picture - Leading RoleTom HanksWon
1995 American Society of CinematographersOutstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical ReleasesDon BurgessNomitated
1995 BAFTA Film AwardsOutstanding Achievement in Special EffectsKen Ralston, George Murphy, Stephen Rosenbaum, Doug Chiang, and Allen HallWon
1995 BAFTA Film AwardsBest Actor in a Leading RoleTom HanksNomitated
1995 BAFTA Film AwardsBest Actress in a Supporting RoleSally FieldNomitated
1995 BAFTA Film AwardsBest FilmWendy Finerman, Steve Tisch, Steve Starkey, and Robert ZemeckisNomitated
1995 BAFTA Film AwardsBest CinematographyDon BurgessNomitated
1995 BAFTA Film AwardsDavid Lean Award for DirectionRobert ZemeckisNomitated
1995 BAFTA Film AwardsBest EditingArthur SchmidtNomitated
1995 BAFTA Film AwardsBest Adapted ScreenplayEric RothNomitated
1995 Casting Society of AmericaBest Casting for Feature Film - DramaEllen LewisNomitated
1995 Chicago Film Critics Association AwardsBest ActorTom HanksWon
1995 Directors Guild of AmericaOutstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion PicturesRobert Zemeckis, Charles Newirth, Bruce Moriarity, Cherylanne Martin, and Dana J. KuznetzkoffWon
1995 Golden Globe AwardsBest Actor – Motion Picture DramaTom HanksWon
1995 Golden Globe AwardsBest DirectorRobert ZemeckisWon
1995 Golden Globe AwardsBest Motion Picture - DramaWendy FinermanWon
1995 Golden Globe AwardsBest Supporting Actor – Motion PictureGary SiniseNomitated
1995 Golden Globe AwardsBest Supporting Actress – Motion PictureRobin WrightNomitated
1995 Golden Globe AwardsBest Original ScoreAlan SilvestriNomitated
1995 Golden Globe AwardsBest ScreenplayEric RothNomitated
30th Guldbagge AwardsBest Foreign FilmNomitated
1995 MTV Movie AwardsBest Breakthrough PerformanceMykelti WilliamsonNomitated
1995 MTV Movie AwardsBest Male PerformanceTom HanksNomitated
1995 MTV Movie AwardsBest MovieNomitated
1995 Motion Picture Sound Editors - Golden Reel AwardBest Sound EditingWon
1994 National Board of Review of Motion PicturesBest ActorTom HanksWon
1994 National Board of Review of Motion PicturesBest Supporting ActorGary SiniseWon
1994 National Board of Review of Motion PicturesBest PictureWon
1995 PGA Golden Laurel AwardsMotion Picture Producer of the Year AwardWendy Finerman, Steve Tisch, Steve Starkey, and Charles NewirthWon
1995 People's Choice AwardsFavorite All-Around Motion PictureWon
1995 People's Choice AwardsFavorite Dramatic Motion PictureWon
1995 People's Choice AwardsFavorite Actor in a Dramatic Motion PictureTom HanksWon
1995 Screen Actors Guild AwardsOutstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading RoleTom HanksWon
1995 Screen Actors Guild AwardsOutstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting RoleGary SiniseNomitated
1995 Screen Actors Guild AwardsOutstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting RoleSally FieldNomitated
1995 Screen Actors Guild AwardsOutstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting RoleRobin WrightNomitated
1995 Writers Guild of America AwardsBest Screenplay Adapted from Another MediumEric RothWon
1995 Young Artist AwardsBest Performance in a Feature Film – Young Actor 10 or YoungerHaley Joel OsmentWon
1995 Young Artist AwardsBest Performance in a Feature Film – Young Actress 10 or YoungerHanna R. HallWon
1995 Young Artist AwardsBest Performance in a Feature Film – Young Actor Co-StarringMichael Conner HumphreysNomitated

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