List of accolades received by Forrest Gump
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Forrest Gump is a 1994 epic romantic comedy-drama film based on the 1986 novel of the same name by Winston Groom. The film premiered in Los Angeles, California on June 23, 1994 and was released into the United States and Canada on July 6, 1994, opening into 1,595 domestic theaters and earning $24,450,602 on its first weekend.[1] Forrest Gump grossed $677 million and was at its time the fourth highest grossing film of all time (behind only E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Star Wars IV: A New Hope, and Jurassic Park).[2] Despite its praise, it has only a 72% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes.[3]
Forrest Gump won six Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Actor in a Leading Role, Best Director, Best Visual Effects, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Film Editing.[4] The film garnered for 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).[5][6] The film also won the Outstanding Achievement in Special Effects award at the 1995 BAFTA Film Awards.[7] Forrest Gump received numerous other awards such as one win from the Screen Actors Guild Awards in its first year for Tom Hanks in a total of four nominations.[8] The film received three nominations from the MTV Movie Awards, but left empty handed. The film swept the Peoples Choice Awards in its three nominations. The American Society of Cinematographers nominated the films cinematographer Don Burgess for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Release, but lost to Shawshank Redemption's Roger Deakins.
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 the quote "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 Empire's list of the 500 Greatest Movies Of All Time.[9] The chain of restaurants, Bubba Gump Shrimp Company opened based on the film, and has opened many locations since its founding.[10]
Awards and nominations
| Award | Category | Recipients and nominees | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 67th Academy Awards[11] | Best Actor in a Leading Role[4] | Tom Hanks | Won |
| Best Director[4] | Robert Zemeckis | Won | |
| Best Film Editing[4] | Arthur Schmidt | Won | |
| Best Picture[4] | Wendy Finerman, Steve Starkey, and Steve Tisch | Won | |
| Best Visual Effects[4] | Ken Ralston, George Murphy, Allen Hall and Stephen Rosenbaum | Won | |
| Best Adapted Screenplay[4] | Eric Roth | Won | |
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role[12] | Gary Sinise | Nominated | |
| Best Art Direction[12] | Rick Carter and Nancy Haigh | Nominated | |
| Best Cinematography[12] | Don Burgess | Nominated | |
| Best Makeup[12] | Daniel C. Striepeke, Judith A. Cory and Hallie D'Amore | Nominated | |
| Best Original Score[12] | Alan Silvestri | Nominated | |
| Best Sound Mixing[12] | Randy Thom, Tom Johnson, Dennis S. Sands, and William B. Kaplan | Nominated | |
| Best Sound Editing[12] | Gloria S. Borders and Randy Thom | Nominated | |
| 1995 Saturn Awards | Best Supporting Actor (Film)[5] | Gary Sinise | Won |
| Best Fantasy Film[6] | Wendy Finerman, Steve Starkey, and Steve Tisch | Won | |
| Best Actor (Film)[13] | Tom Hanks | Nominated | |
| Best Music[13] | Alan Silvestri | Nominated | |
| Best Special Effects[13] | Ken Ralston | Nominated | |
| Best Writing[13] | Eric Roth | Nominated | |
| 1995 Amanda Awards | Best Film (International)[14] | Won | |
| 1995 American Cinema Editors | Best Edited Feature Film[15] | Arthur Schmidt | Won |
| 1995 American Comedy Awards | Funniest Actor in a Motion Picture (Leading Role)[16] | Tom Hanks | Won |
| 1995 American Society of Cinematographers | Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases[17] | Don Burgess | Nominated |
| 1995 BAFTA Film Awards | Outstanding Achievement in Special Effects[7] | Ken Ralston, George Murphy, Stephen Rosenbaum, Doug Chiang, and Allen Hall | Won |
| Best Actor in a Leading Role[7] | Tom Hanks | Nominated | |
| Best Actress in a Supporting Role[7] | Sally Field | Nominated | |
| Best Film[7] | Wendy Finerman, Steve Tisch, Steve Starkey, and Robert Zemeckis | Nominated | |
| Best Cinematography[7] | Don Burgess | Nominated | |
| David Lean Award for Direction[7] | Robert Zemeckis | Nominated | |
| Best Editing[7] | Arthur Schmidt | Nominated | |
| Best Adapted Screenplay[7] | Eric Roth | Nominated | |
| 1995 Casting Society of America | Best Casting for Feature Film, Drama[18] | Ellen Lewis | Nominated |
| 1995 Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | Best Actor[19] | Tom Hanks | Won |
| 1995 Directors Guild of America | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures[20] | Robert Zemeckis, Charles Newirth, Bruce Moriarity, Cherylanne Martin, and Dana J. Kuznetzkoff | Won |
| 1995 Golden Globe Awards | Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama[21] | Tom Hanks | Won |
| Best Director – Motion Picture[21] | Robert Zemeckis | Won | |
| Best Motion Picture – Drama[21] | Wendy Finerman | Won | |
| Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture[21] | Gary Sinise | Nominated | |
| Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture[21] | Robin Wright | Nominated | |
| Best Original Score[21] | Alan Silvestri | Nominated | |
| Best Screenplay – Motion Picture[21] | Eric Roth | Nominated | |
| 30th Guldbagge Awards | Best Foreign Film[22] | Nominated | |
| 1995 MTV Movie Awards | Best Breakthrough Performance[23] | Mykelti Williamson | Nominated |
| Best Male Performance[23] | Tom Hanks | Nominated | |
| Best Movie[23] | Nominated | ||
| 1995 Motion Picture Sound Editors (Golden Reel Award) | Best Sound Editing[24] | Won | |
| 1994 National Board of Review of Motion Pictures | Best Actor[25] | Tom Hanks | Won |
| Best Supporting Actor[25] | Gary Sinise | Won | |
| Best Picture[25] | Won | ||
| 1995 PGA Golden Laurel Awards | Motion Picture Producer of the Year Award[26] | Wendy Finerman, Steve Tisch, Steve Starkey, Charles Newirth | Won |
| 1995 People's Choice Awards | Favorite All-Around Motion Picture[27] | Won | |
| Favorite Dramatic Motion Picture[27] | Won | ||
| Favorite Actor in a Dramatic Motion Picture[27] | Tom Hanks | Won | |
| 1995 Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role[8] | Tom Hanks | Won |
| Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role[8] | Gary Sinise | Nominated | |
| Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role[8] | Sally Field | Nominated | |
| Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role[8] | Robin Wright | Nominated | |
| 1995 Writers Guild of America Awards | Best Screenplay Adapted from Another Medium[28] | Eric Roth | Won |
| 1995 Young Artist Awards | Best Performance in a Feature Film – Young Actor 10 or Younger[29] | Haley Joel Osment | Won |
| Best Performance in a Feature Film – Young Actress 10 or Younger[29] | Hanna R. Hall | Won | |
| Best Performance in a Feature Film – Young Actor Co-Starring[29] | Michael Conner Humphreys | Nominated |
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