"Forrest Gump," the feel-good story of a simpleton who triumphs in the end, received a leading 13 Academy Award nominations Tues-day including best picture. Its star, Tom Hanks, got a shot at a second consecutive Oscar for best actor.
The 13 nominations are the most for any movie since 1966's "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" The record is 14 nominations, captured by "All About Eve" in 1950.Also nominated for best picture were "Four Weddings and a Funeral," "Pulp Fiction," "Quiz Show" and "The Shawshank Redemption."
The winners will be announced March 27 in a ceremony broadcast live by ABC. David Letterman will be the host.
Besides Hanks, who won the award last year for his work in "Philadelphia," the best actor nominees were Morgan Freeman in "The Shawshank Redemption," Nigel Hawthorne in "The Madness of King George," Paul Newman in "Nobody's Fool" and John Tra-vol-ta in for "Pulp Fiction."
Two-time winner Jodie Foster was nominated for best actress for her starring role in "Nell." She will face Jessica Lange in "Blue Sky," Miranda Richardson in "Tom & Viv," Winona Ryder in "Little Women" and Susan Sarandon in "The Client."
Trailing "Gump" with seven nominations apiece were "Bullets Over Broadway," "Pulp Fiction" and "The Shawshank Redemption."
"Pulp Fiction's" Samuel L. Jackson was nominated for best supporting actor, as were Martin Landau in "Ed Wood," Chazz Pal-min-teri in "Bullets Over Broadway," Paul Scofield in "Quiz Show" and Gary Sinise in "Forrest Gump."
Two performers from "Bullets Over Broadway" - Jennifer Tilly and Dianne Wiest - were named for best supporting actress. The other three selections were Rosemary Harris in "Tom & Viv," Helen Mirren in "The Madness of King George" and Uma Thurman in "Pulp Fiction."
In the documentary feature category, "Hoop Dreams" failed to get nominated despite some of the best reviews of the year.
Woody Allen was nominated for both co-writing and directing "Bullets Over Broadway." Also nominated for directing were Robert Zemeckis ("Forrest Gump"), Quentin Tarantino ("Pulp Fiction"), Robert Redford ("Quiz Show") and Krzysztof Kieslowski ("Red").
Macedonia's "For the Rain" was picked as one of the five top foreign language films. It will compete against Russia's "Burnt By the Sun," Taiwan's "Eat Drink Man Woman," Belgium's "Far-in-elli: Il Castrato" and Cuba's "Strawberry and Chocolate."
It was the first nominations for both Cuba and Macedonia.
The 13 nominations for "Forrest Gump" ties it with 1939's "Gone With The Wind," 1953's "From Here to Eternity," 1964's "Mary Poppins" and "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?"
The film was also nominated for art direction, cinematography, film editing, makeup, original score, sound, sound effects editing, visual effects and adapted screen-play.
The Oscar nominations:
PICTURE: "Forrest Gump," "Four Weddings and a Funeral," "Pulp Fiction," "Quiz Show," "The Shawshank Redemption."
ACTOR: Morgan Freeman, "The Shawshank Redemption"; Tom Hanks, "Forrest Gump"; Nigel Hawthorne, "The Madness of King George"; Paul Newman, "Nobody's Fool"; John Travolta, "Pulp Fiction."
ACTRESS: Jodie Foster, "Nell"; Jessica Lange, "Blue Sky"; Miranda Richardson, "Tom & Viv"; Winona Ryder, "Little Women"; Susan Sarandon, "The Client."
SUPPORTING ACTOR: Samuel L. Jackson, "Pulp Fiction"; Martin Landau, "Ed Wood"; Chazz Palminteri, "Bullets Over Broadway"; Paul Scofield, "Quiz Show"; Gary Sinise, "Forrest Gump."
SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Rosemary Harris, "Tom & Viv"; Helen Mirren, "The Madness of King George"; Uma Thurman, "Pulp Fiction"; Jennifer Tilly, "Bullets Over Broadway"; Dianne Wiest, "Bullets Over Broadway."
DIRECTOR: Woody Allen, "Bullets Over Broadway"; Robert Zemeckis, "Forrest Gump"; Quentin Tarantino, "Pulp Fiction"; Robert Redford, "Quiz Show"; Krzysztof Kieslowski, "Red."
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: Woody Allen and Douglas McGrath, "Bullets Over Broadway"; Richard Curtis, "Four Weddings and a Funeral"; Frances Walsh and Peter Jackson, "Heavenly Creatures"; Quentin Tarantino and Roger Avary, "Pulp Fiction"; Krzysztof Piesiewicz and Krzysztof Kieslowski, "Red."
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY: Eric Roth, "Forrest Gump"; Alan Bennett, "The Madness of King George"; Robert Benton, "Nobody's Fool"; Paul Attanasio, "Quiz Show"; Frank Darabont, "The Shawshank Redemption."
FOREIGN FILM: "Before the Rain," Macedonia; "Burnt by the Sun," Russia; "Eat Drink Man Woman," Taiwan; "Farinelli: Il Castrato," Belgium; "Strawberry and Chocolate," Cuba.
ART DIRECTION: "Bullets Over Broadway," "Forrest Gump," "Interview with the Vampire," "Legends of the Fall," "The Madness of King George."
CINEMATOGRAPHY: "Forrest Gump," "Legends of the Fall," "Red," "The Shawshank Redemption," "Wyatt Earp."
COSTUME DESIGN: "The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert," "Bullets Over Broadway," "Little Women," "Maverick," "Queen Margot."
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE: "Complaints of a Dutiful Daughter," "D-Day Remembered," "Freedom on My Mind," "A Great Day in Harlem," "Maya Lin: A Strong Vision."
DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT: "Blues Highway," "89MM OD Europy (89MM From Europe)," "School of the Americas Assassins," "Straight From the Heart," "A Time for Justice."
FILM EDITING: "Forrest Gump," "Hoop Dreams," "Pulp Fiction," "The Shawshank Redemption," "Speed."
MAKEUP: "Ed Wood," "Forrest Gump," "Mary Shelley's Frankenstein."
MUSIC ORIGINAL SCORE: Alan Silvestri, "Forrest Gump"; Elliot Goldenthal, "Interview with the Vampire"; Hans Zimmer, "The Lion King"; Thomas Newman, "Little Women"; Thomas Newman, "The Shawshank Redemption."
MUSIC ORIGINAL SONG: "Can You Feel the Love Tonight," "The Lion King"; "Circle of Life," "The Lion King"; "Hakuna Matata," "The Lion King"; "Look What Love Has Done," "Junior"; "Make Up Your Mind," "The Paper."
ANIMATED SHORT FILM: "The Big Story," "Bob's Birthday," "The Janitor," "The Monk and the Fish," "Triangle."
LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM: "Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life," "Kangaroo Court," "On Hope," "Syrup," "Trevor."
SOUND: "Clear and Present Danger," "Forrest Gump," "Legends of the Fall," "The Shawshank Redemption," "Speed."
SOUND EFFECTS EDITING: "Clear and Present Danger," "Forrest Gump," "Speed."
VISUAL EFFECTS: "Forrest Gump," "The Mask," " True Lies."