#29: Forest Gump, 67th Academy Awards, 1995

Categories: Winner of 6 Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actor

Best Picture nominees that lost at the 67th Academy Awards:

• Four Weddings and a Funeral
• Pulp Fiction
• Quiz Show
• The Shawshank Redemption

The 67th Academy Awards’ Best Picture showdown was legendary, with Pulp Fiction and The Shawshank Redemption leading the charge. Yet, the idyllic Forrest Gump unexpectedly clinched the title, sparking controversy.

Modern audiences found Forrest’s innocence grating rather than endearing. Forrest Gump’s simplistic narrative painted a rosy, self-centered view of American history, failing to challenge or inspire. In contrast to its dynamic rivals, it fell short in both storytelling and execution, leaving audiences longing for more depth and substance.