Editing Forrest Gump (section)

=== Accolades ===
{{Main|List of accolades received by Forrest Gump|l1=List of accolades received by ''Forrest Gump''}}

''Forrest Gump'' won [[Academy Award for Best Picture|Best Picture]], [[Best Actor in a Leading Role]] (Hanks had won the previous year for [[Philadelphia (film)|''Philadelphia'']]), [[Academy Award for Best Director|Best Director]], [[Academy Award for Best Visual Effects|Best Visual Effects]], [[Academy Award for Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay)|Best Adapted Screenplay]], and [[Academy Award for Best Film Editing|Best Film Editing]] at the [[67th Academy Awards]]. The film was nominated for seven [[52nd Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globe Awards]], winning three of them: [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama|Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama]], [[Golden Globe Award for Best Director|Best Director – Motion Picture]], and [[Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama|Best Motion Picture – Drama]]. The film was also nominated for six [[Saturn Awards]] and won two for [[Saturn Award for Best Fantasy Film|Best Fantasy Film]] and [[Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor (Film)]].

In addition to the film's multiple awards and nominations, it has also been recognized by the [[American Film Institute]] on several of its lists. The film ranks 37th on ''[[AFI's 100 Years...100 Cheers|100 Years...100 Cheers]]'', 71st on ''[[AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies|100 Years...100 Movies]]'', and 76th on ''[[AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies (10th Anniversary Edition)|100 Years...100 Movies (10th Anniversary Edition)]]''. In addition, the quote "Mama always said life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get," was ranked 40th on ''[[100 Years...100 Movie Quotes]]''.<ref name="AFILists">{{cite web|url=http://connect.afi.com/site/PageServer?pagename=100YearsList|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716070826/http://connect.afi.com/site/PageServer?pagename=100YearsList |archive-date=July 16, 2011|title=AFI's 100 Years... The Complete Lists|publisher=[[American Film Institute]]|access-date=July 2, 2009}}</ref> The film also ranked at number 61 on ''[[Empire (film magazine)|Empire]]''{{'}}s list of the 100 Greatest Movies of All Time.<ref>{{cite web|title=Empire's 100 Greatest Movies Of All Time|url=https://empireonline.com/500/51.asp|work=Empire|access-date=November 16, 2013|author=Braund, Simon|display-authors=etal|archive-date=September 27, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927023434/http://www.empireonline.com/500/51.asp|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In December 2011, ''Forrest Gump'' was selected for preservation in the [[Library of Congress]]' [[National Film Registry]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.accessatlanta.com/atlanta-movies/forrest-gump-hannibal-lecter-1277319.html?cxntlid=thbz_hm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120111160501/http://www.accessatlanta.com/atlanta-movies/forrest-gump-hannibal-lecter-1277319.html?cxntlid=thbz_hm |archive-date=January 11, 2012|title=Forrest Gump, Hannibal Lecter join film registry|author=Nuckols, Ben|newspaper=Associated Press|publisher=Cox Newspapers|date=December 28, 2011|access-date=December 28, 2011}}</ref> The Registry said that the film was "honored for its technological innovations (the digital insertion of Gump seamlessly into vintage archival [[footage]]), its resonance within the culture that has elevated Gump (and what he represents in terms of American innocence) to the status of folk hero, and its attempt to engage both playfully and seriously with contentious aspects of the era's traumatic history."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2011/11-240.html|title=2011 National Film Registry More Than a Box of Chocolates|publisher=Library of Congress|date=December 28, 2011|access-date=December 28, 2011|archive-date=July 4, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140704135038/http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2011/11-240.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

'''[[American Film Institute]] lists'''
* [[AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies]] – #71
* [[AFI's 100 Years...100 Movie Quotes]]:
** "Mama always said life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get." – #40
* [[AFI's 100 Years...100 Cheers]] – #37
* [[AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies (10th Anniversary Edition)]] – #76