Not to pile on, but you do hear about this movie all the time, if for nothing else than it always seems to pop up on those lists of movies that didn't deserve their Oscar.
That's fair enough. None of the people in that movie, nor the movie itself deserved any Oscars.
I mean, there were 3 films nominated for best picture that year that deserved it over Forrest Gump: Shawshank Redemption, Pulp Fiction, and Quiz Show were all much better movies. Four Weddings and a Funeral was even more entertaining.
And, actually I was wrong, Gary Sinise did not win best supporting actor, Martin Landau won it for Ed Wood. Which was also a travesty. They gave it to him for lifetime achievement.