Tom Hanks Best Movies and Characters


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Toy Story and Toy Story 2

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Character name: Woody
Appears in: Toy Story, Toy Story 2
Date(s): 1995, 1999

Awards for Toy Story: Nominated 3 times for Oscar.
~ Nominated for BAFTA.
~ Nominated for Golden Globe.
~ Nominated for MTV Movie Awards.

Awards for Toy Story 2
: Nominated for Oscar.
~ Nominated for 11 Annie Awards and won 9 of them.
~ Nominated two times for Golden Globes (Won only Best Animation).
~ Nominated two times for Grammy Awards and won the prize at the category "
Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media".
Character Quotes & Catchphrases - Toy Story
  • Buzz: I've set my laser from stun to kill.
    Woody: Oh, great. If anyone attacks we can blink em' to death
  • Woody: Wait a minute, I just lit a rocket, rockets explode!
  • Woody: Buzz, you've got wings! You glow in the dark! You talk! Your helmet does that, that... *whoosh* thing! You are a cool toy!
    Woody: As a matter of fact, you're *too* cool.
Character Quotes & Catchphrases - Toy Story 2
  • Woody: Look Jessie, I know you hate me for leaving, but I have to go back. I'm still Andy's toy. Well, if you knew him, you'd understand. See, Andy's...
    Jessie: Let me guess. Andy's a real special kid, and to him, you're his buddy, his best friend, and when Andy plays with you it's like... even though you're not moving, you feel like you're alive, because that's how he sees you.
    Woody: How did you know that?
    Jessie: Because Emily was just the same. She was my whole world.
Forrest Gump

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Character name: Forrest Gump
Appears in: Forrest Gump
Date(s): 1994

Award(s): Won 6 Oscars, one of them for Best Actor (Tom Hanks), and 7 more nominations.
~ Nominated 8 times for BAFTA and won the prize only at Best Special Effects.
~ Won 2 Golden Globes and 4 more nominations.

Character Quotes & Catchphrases
  • Forrest Gump: Will you marry me?
    Forrest Gump: I'd make a good husband, Jenny.
    Jenny Curran: You would, Forrest.
    Forrest Gump: ...But you won't marry me.
    Jenny Curran: You don't wanna marry me.
    Forrest Gump: Why don't you love me, Jenny? I'm not a smart man ... But I know what love is.
  • Forrest Gump: My momma always said, "Life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get.
Saving Private Ryan

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Character name: Captain John H. Miller
Appears in: Saving Private Ryan
Date(s): 1998

Award(s): Won 5 Oscars
~ Won 2 BAFTAs and was nominated for 8 times more.
~ Won 2 Empire Awards, 2 Golden Globes and an Grammy.

Character Quotes & Catchphrases
  • Captain John Miller: "The Statue of Liberty is kaput" - that's disconcerting.
  • Captain John Miller: Caparzo, get that kid back up there!
    Private Caparzo: Captain, the decent thing to do would be take her over to the next town.
    Captain John Miller: We're not here to do the decent thing, we're here to follow fucking orders!
Cast Away

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Character name: Chuck Noland
Appears in: Cast Away
Date(s): 2000

Award(s): Nominated for 2 Oscars at "Best Actor" and "Best Sound"
~ Nominated for BAFTA at "
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role"
~ Won a Golden Globe for "Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama"
~ Nominated for 4 MTV Movie Awards.
Character Quotes & Catchphrases
  • Chuck Noland: I couldn't even kill myself the way I wanted to. I had power over nothing.
  • Chuck Noland: Aha. Look what I've created. I have made FIRE.
  • Chuck Noland: I should've never gotten on that plane. I should've never gotten out of the car.