Academy Awards, USA 1995

Winner Oscar	Best Picture Wendy Finerman Steve Starkey Steve Tisch
	Best Actor in a Leading Role Tom Hanks
	Best Director Robert Zemeckis
	Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published Eric Roth
	Best Film Editing Arthur Schmidt
	Best Effects, Visual Effects Ken Ralston George Murphy Stephen Rosenbaum Allen Hall
Nominee Oscar	Best Actor in a Supporting Role Gary Sinise
	Best Cinematography Don Burgess
	Best Art Direction-Set Decoration Rick Carter Nancy Haigh
	Best Sound Randy Thom Tom Johnson Dennis S. Sands William B. Kaplan
	Best Effects, Sound Effects Editing Gloria S. Borders Randy Thom
	Best Makeup Daniel C. Striepeke Hallie D'Amore Judith A. Cory
	Best Music, Original Score Alan Silvestri

Golden Globes, USA 1995

Winner Golden Globe	Best Director - Motion Picture Robert Zemeckis
	Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama Tom Hanks
	Best Motion Picture - Drama
Nominee Golden Globe	Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture Robin Wright
	Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture Gary Sinise
	Best Screenplay - Motion Picture Eric Roth
	Best Original Score - Motion Picture Alan Silvestri

BAFTA Awards 1995

Winner BAFTA Film Award	Best Special Effects Ken Ralston George Murphy Stephen Rosenbaum Doug Chiang Allen Hall
Nominee BAFTA Film Award	Best Actor Tom Hanks
	Best Actress in a Supporting Role Sally Field
	Best Screenplay - Adapted Eric Roth
	Best Cinematography Don Burgess
	Best Editing Arthur Schmidt
	Best Film Wendy Finerman Steve Tisch Steve Starkey Robert Zemeckis
Nominee David Lean Award for Direction	Robert Zemeckis

Screen Actors Guild Awards 1995

Winner Actor	Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role Tom Hanks
Nominee Actor	Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role Gary Sinise
	Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role Sally Field
	Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role Robin Wright

20/20 Awards 2015

Winner Felix	Best Actor Tom Hanks
Nominee Felix	Best Picture

Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA 1995

Winner Saturn Award	Best Fantasy Film
	Best Supporting Actor Gary Sinise
Nominee Saturn Award	Best Actor Tom Hanks
	Best Supporting Actress Robin Wright
	Best Director Robert Zemeckis
	Best Writing Eric Roth
	Best Music Alan Silvestri
	Best Special Effects Ken Ralston Industrial Light & Magic (ILM)

Amanda Awards, Norway 1995

Winner Amanda

Best Foreign Feature Film (Årets utenlandske spillefilm) Robert Zemeckis

American Cinema Editors, USA 1995

Winner Eddie

Best Edited Feature Film Arthur Schmidt

American Comedy Awards, USA 1995

Winner American Comedy Award	Funniest Actor in a Motion Picture (Leading Role) Tom Hanks
Nominee American Comedy Award	Funniest Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture Sally Field

American Music Awards 1996

Nominee American Music Award

Top Soundtrack

American Society of Cinematographers, USA 1995

Nominee ASC Award

Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases Don Burgess

Awards Circuit Community Awards 1994

Winner ACCA	Best Actor in a Leading Role Tom Hanks
	Best Visual Effects
Nominee ACCA	Best Motion Picture Wendy Finerman Steve Starkey Steve Tisch
	Best Director Robert Zemeckis
	Best Actor in a Supporting Role Gary Sinise
	Best Actress in a Supporting Role Sally Field
	Best Actress in a Supporting Role Robin Wright
	Best Adapted Screenplay Eric Roth
	Best Cinematography Don Burgess
	Best Art Direction Rick Carter Leslie McDonald William James Teegarden
	Best Film Editing Arthur Schmidt
	Best Makeup & Hairstyling
	Best Achievement in Sound
	Best Original Score Alan Silvestri
	Best Cast Ensemble Tom Hanks Gary Sinise Sally Field Robin Wright Mykelti Williamson Haley Joel Osment
	Best Stunt Ensemble

Awards of the Japanese Academy 1996

Nominee Award of the Japanese Academy

Best Foreign Film

BMI Film & TV Awards 1995

Winner BMI Film Music Award

Alan Silvestri

Casting Society of America, USA 1995

Nominee Artios

Best Casting for Feature Film, Drama Ellen Lewis

Chicago Film Critics Association Awards 1995

Winner CFCA Award	Best Actor Tom Hanks
Nominee CFCA Award	Best Supporting Actor Gary Sinise
	Best Picture
	Best Director Robert Zemeckis
	Best Screenplay Eric Roth

Chlotrudis Awards 1995

Winner Chlotrudis Award	Best Supporting Actor Gary Sinise
Nominee Chlotrudis Award	Best Actor Tom Hanks

Cinema Audio Society, USA 1995

Winner C.A.S. Award

Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Feature Films Randy Thom (re-recording mixer) Tom Johnson (re-recording mixer) Dennis S. Sands (re-recording mixer) William B. Kaplan (production mixer)

Czech Lions 1995

Winner Czech Lion

Best Foreign Language Film (Nejlepsí zahranicní film) Robert Zemeckis

Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards 1995

Winner DFWFCA Award	Best Actor Tom Hanks
Nominee DFWFCA Award	Best Picture
	Best Director Robert Zemeckis
	Best Supporting Actor Gary Sinise

David di Donatello Awards 1995

Nominee David	Best Foreign Actor (Migliore Attore Straniero) Tom Hanks
	Best Foreign Film (Miglior Film Straniero) Robert Zemeckis

Directors Guild of America, USA 1995

Winner DGA Award

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures Robert Zemeckis Charles Newirth (unit production manager) (plaque) Bruce Moriarty (first assistant director) (plaque) Cherylanne Martin (second assistant director) (plaque) Dana J. Kuznetzkoff (second assistant director) (plaque)

DVD Exclusive Awards 2001

Nominee Video Premiere Award

Best Overall New Extra Features, Library Title

Golden Rooster Awards 1996

Winner Golden Rooster

Best Foreign Language Film Robert Zemeckis

Golden Screen, Germany 1995

Winner Golden Screen with 1 Star

Golden Screen, Germany 1994

Winner Golden Screen

Grammy Awards 1995

Nominee Grammy

Best Pop Instrumental Performance Alan Silvestri For "I'm Forrest... Forrest Gump (The Feather Theme)".

Guldbagge Awards 1995

Nominee Guldbagge

Best Foreign Film (Bästa utländska film) Robert Zemeckis

Heartland International Film Festival 1995

Winner Studio Crystal Heart Award

Winston Groom

Humanitas Prize 1995

Nominee Humanitas Prize

Feature Film Category Eric Roth

Jupiter Award 1994

Winner Jupiter Award

Best International Actor Tom Hanks

Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards 1994

Winner KCFCC Award

Best Actor Tom Hanks

Kids' Choice Awards, USA 1995

Nominee Blimp Award

Favorite Movie Actress Sally Field

Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA 1995

Winner Golden Reel Award

Best Sound Editing - ADR

MTV Movie + TV Awards 1995

Nominee MTV Movie Award	Best Movie
	Best Male Performance Tom Hanks
	Best Breakthrough Performance Mykelti Williamson

National Board of Review, USA 1994

Winner NBR Award	Best Film Tied with Pulp Fiction (1994).
	Best Actor Tom Hanks
	Best Supporting Actor Gary Sinise
	Top Ten Films

National Film Preservation Board, USA 2011

Winner National Film Registry

Online Film & Television Association 2014

Winner OFTA Film Hall of Fame

Motion Picture

People's Choice Awards, USA 1995

Winner People's Choice Award	Favorite Motion Picture
	Favorite Dramatic Motion Picture

PGA Awards 1995

Winner PGA Award

Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures Wendy Finerman Steve Tisch Steve Starkey Charles Newirth

Publicists Guild of America 1995

Winner Maxwell Weinberg Award

Motion Picture Paramount Pictures Publicity Department and Clein + White

Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards 1995

Winner SEFCA Award	Best Actor Tom Hanks
Nominee SEFCA Award	Best Picture 2nd place

USC Scripter Award 1995

Nominee USC Scripter Award

Eric Roth (screenwriter) Winston Groom (author)

Writers Guild of America, USA 1995

Winner WGA Award (Screen)

Best Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published Eric Roth

Young Artist Awards 1995

Winner Young Artist Award	Best Performance by an Actress Under Ten in a Motion Picture Hanna Hall
	Best Performance by an Actor Under Ten in a Motion Picture Haley Joel Osment
Nominee Young Artist Award	Best Performance by a Young Actor Co-Starring in a Motion Picture Michael Conner Humphreys