Forrest Gump: Best Picture · Robert Zemeckis: directing
Oscars 1995: winning films and award nominations
Forrest Gump won Best Picture at the 1995 Oscars, with Robert Zemeckis recognised for directing the same film. Jessica Lange received the leading actress award for Blue Sky. Tom Hanks won for Forrest Gump.
- 56Films
- 23Categories
- 109Nomination entries
- 16Winners
- March 27, 1995Ceremony date
Winning films and category recognition at Oscars 1995
Forrest Gump won Best Picture at the 1995 Oscars. Tom Hanks won for Forrest Gump, while Jessica Lange received leading actress recognition for Blue Sky.
Nominated films and award entries at Oscars 1995
Four Weddings and a Funeral and Pulp Fiction competed for Best Picture alongside Forrest Gump at the 1995 Oscars. Explore their other category entries as well: a film can have several nominations and win in a different category.
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Wins are included in nomination counts.
Explore Oscars 1995 nominations and winners by category
Legends of the Fall received Cinematography recognition at the 1995 Oscars, while The Adventures of Priscilla: Queen of the Desert won Costume Design. Explore the other category shortlists and their credited winners within the same ceremony year.
Best Picture
5 nominations
Winner Forrest Gump Wendy Finerman, Steve Tisch, Steve Starkey Directing
5 nominations Winner Forrest Gump Robert Zemeckis Actor in a Leading Role
5 nominations Winner Forrest Gump Tom Hanks Actress in a Leading Role
5 nominations
Winner Blue Sky Jessica Lange Actor in a Supporting Role
5 nominations
Winner Ed Wood Martin Landau Actress in a Supporting Role
5 nominations
Winner Bullets Over Broadway Dianne Wiest Cinematography
5 nominations
Winner Legends of the Fall John Toll Costume Design
5 nominations
Winner The Adventures of Priscilla: Queen of the Desert Lizzy Gardiner, Tim Chappel Documentary (Feature)
5 nominations
Winner Maya Lin: A Strong Clear Vision Freida Lee Mock, Terry Sanders Documentary (Short Subject)
5 nominations
Winner A Time for Justice Charles Guggenheim Film Editing
5 nominations Winner Forrest Gump Arthur Schmidt Foreign Language Film
5 nominations
Winner Burnt by the Sun Russia Makeup
3 nominations Winner Ed Wood Rick Baker, Ve Neill, Yolanda Toussieng Music (Original Score)
5 nominations
Winner The Lion King Hans Zimmer Music (Original Song)
5 nominations Winner Can You Feel The Love Tonight The Lion King Elton John, Tim Rice Art Direction
5 nominations
Winner The Madness of King George Ken Adam, Carolyn Scott Short Film (Animated)
5 nominations
Winner Bob's Birthday Alison Snowden, David Fine Short Film (Live Action)
5 nominations
Winner Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life Peter Capaldi, Ruth Kenley-Letts 
Winner Trevor Peggy Rajski, Randy Stone Sound
5 nominations
Winner Speed Gregg Landaker, Steve Maslow, Bob Beemer, David R. B. MacMillan - Clear and Present Danger Donald O. Mitchell, Michael Herbick, Frank A. Montaño, Arthur Rochester
- Forrest Gump Randy Thom, Tom Johnson, Dennis Sands, William B. Kaplan
- Legends of the Fall Paul Massey, David Campbell, Christopher David, Douglas Ganton
- The Shawshank Redemption Robert J. Litt, Elliot Tyson, Michael Herbick, Willie Burton
Visual Effects
3 nominations Winner Forrest Gump Ken Ralston, George Murphy, Stephen Rosenbaum, Allen Hall Writing (Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published)
5 nominations Winner Forrest Gump Eric Roth Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen)
5 nominations
Winner Pulp Fiction Quentin Tarantino, Roger Avary Sound Effects Editing
3 nominations Winner Speed Stephen Hunter Flick About these results
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- March 27, 1995
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- October 29, 2026
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Oscars 1995: Winners and Nominees
Tom Hanks won for Forrest Gump, and Jessica Lange for Blue Sky. Acting recognition at the 1995 Oscars sits alongside craft awards, including Cinematography for Legends of the Fall.
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