how in the world did this film win an Oscar?

Rating: Null/10 (29 March 2001)

This wasn't a bad movie...it is an OK movie..but an OSCAR award winning movie?? I agree with other posters that Shawshank Redemption and Morgan Freeman should've received the Oscars in 95. I got nothing out of Gump, in fact, I don't even remember what the movie is about except that Hanks undeservingly won an award for his portrayal of a villiage idiot. Meanwhile, I own a copy of shawshank and I can always watch it when the time is right. Shawshank is a great movie to watch. It is no surprise today that Gump is ranked in the bottom of IMDB top list at #172 while Redemption is #2...what a travesty of justice bought on by the Academy that a movie like Gump wins an oscar over Shawshank.