List of accolades received by Forrest Gump

Accolades received by Forrest Gump

Tom Hanks' performance of Forrest Gump was praised by many critics

Total number of wins and nominations
Totals 29 61
Footnotes

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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  9. ↑ Braund, Simon;. "Empire's 500 Greatest Movies Of All Time". Empire. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
  10. ↑ "Bubba Gump website info on name".
  11. ↑ "The 67th Academy Awards (1995) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved December 2013.
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Nominees for Oscars". Eugene Register-Guard. Associated Press. February 15, 1995. Retrieved December 2013.
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  15. ↑ "'Gump' garners ACE award". Ocala Star-Banner. Associated Press. May 21, 1995. Retrieved December 2013.
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  18. ↑ "Artios Award Winners". Casting Society of America. Retrieved December 2013.
  19. ↑ "Chicago Film Critics Give 'Hoop Dreams' and Hanks Top Honors" (Fee required). Chicago Tribune. Tribune Wires. March 14, 1995. Retrieved December 2013.
  20. ↑ "Robert Zemeckis Wins Top Award From Director's Guild for 'Forrest Gump'" (Fee required). Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. March 12, 1995. Retrieved December 2013.
  21. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Forrest Gump". Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Archived from the original on December 2013. Retrieved December 2013.
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  26. ↑ "'Forrest Gum,' 'ER,' 'Hoop Dreams' Win Major Awards From Producers" (Fee required). Los Angeles Daily News. March 10, 1995. Retrieved December 2013.
  27. 1 2 3 "Nominees & Winners for 1995". People's Choice Awards. Archived from the original on December 2013. Retrieved December 2013.
  28. ↑ "1995 Award Winners". Writers Guild of America. Archived from the original on December 2013. Retrieved December 2013.
  29. 1 2 3 "Sixteenth Annual Youth in Film Awards 1993–1994". Young Artist Awards. Archived from the original on December 2013. Retrieved December 2013.

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