Forrest Gump was the surprise hit of the 1994 summer movie season.The movie received widespread critical acclaim, was a major success at the box office, and received numerous awards.Its Original Motion Picture Score is composed and conducted by Alan Silvestri, which was nominated for Best Original Score.Silvestri has been a long-time collaborator with Zemeckis and has composed music for nearly all of his feature films including thenBack To The Future film series, Cast Away, and The Polar Express.

In total, Forrest Gump won six Oscars, three Golden Globe Awards, and two Saturn Awards. In December 2011,the movie was selected for preservation in the Library of Congress National Film Registry, as being culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant.