The Academy nominated Hanks for Best Actor and the film for Best Sounds, but Cast Away didn’t win either award.
Forrest Gump also took home the Oscars for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Film Editing, and Best Visual Effects.
Saving Private Ryan was nominated for eleven Oscars at the 71st Academy Awards and ultimately won five for Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Film Editing, Best Sound, and Best Sound Effects Editing.
The story written by Gary Ross and Anne Spielberg received a nomination for Best Original Screenplay, and Hanks pocketed his first Oscar nomination for Best Actor in his breakout role.