Directed by:
Steven Spielberg
Written by:
Robert Rodat
Genre:
Drama | War
Runtime:
169 mins
Plot:
Following the Normandy Landings, a group of U.S. soldiers go behind enemy lines to retrieve a paratrooper whose brothers have been killed in action.
Release Date:
July 24, 1998
Reception:
Cast:
Tom Hanks
Tom Sizemore
Edward Burns
Barry Pepper
Adam Goldberg
Vin Diesel
Giovanni Ribisi
Jeremy Davies
Matt Damon
Ted Danson
Paul Giamatti
Dennis Farina
Wins
- Best Achievement in Directing | Steven Spielberg
- Best Achievement in Cinematography | Janusz Kaminski
- Best Achievement in Film Editing | Michael Kahn
- Best Achievement in Sound | Gary Rydstrom, Gary Summers, Andy Nelson, Ron Judkins
- Best Achievement in Sound Effects Editing | Gary Rydstrom, Richard Hymns
Nominations
- Best Motion Picture of the Year | Steven Spielberg, Ian Bryce, Mark Gordon, Gary Levinsohn
- Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role | Tom Hanks
- Best Original Screenplay | Robert Rodat
- Best Achievement in Production Design | Thomas E. Sanders, Lisa Dean
- Best Achievement in Music, Original Score | John Williams
- Best Achievement in Makeup and Hairstyling | Lois Burwell, Conor O’Sullivan, Daniel C. Striepeke
Wins
- Best Sound | Gary Rydstrom, Gary Summers, Andy Nelson, Ron Judkins, Richard Hymns
- Best Special Visual Effects | Stefen Fangmeier, Roger Guyett, Neil Corbould
Nominations
- Best Film | Steven Spielberg, Ian Bryce, Mark Gordon, Gary Levinsohn
- Best Direction | Steven Spielberg
- Best Leading Actor | Tom Hanks
- Best Cinematography | Janusz Kaminski
- Best Editing | Michael Kahn
- Best Production Design | Thomas E. Sanders
- Best Original Music | John Williams
- Best Make Up & Hair | Lois Burwell, Jeanette Freeman
Wins
- Best Motion Picture – Drama
- Best Director – Motion Picture | Steven Spielberg
Nominations
- Best Actor – Drama | Tom Hanks
- Best Screenplay – Motion Picture | Robert Rodat
- Best Original Score – Motion Picture | John Williams
Nominations
- Outstanding Performance by a Cast
- Outstanding Male Actor in a Leading Role | Tom Hanks
Wins
- Best Edited Feature Film | Michael Kahn
Nominations
- Achievement in Cinematography | Janusz Kaminski
Nominations
- Excellence in Feature Film | Thomas E. Sanders
Wins
- Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | Steven Spielberg
Wins
- Best Instrumental Composition | John Williams
Wins
- Outstanding Producer of Motion Pictures | Steven Spielberg, Ian Bryce, Mark Gordon, Gary Levinsohn, Allison Lyon Segan, Bonnie Curtis
Nominations
- Best Original Screenplay | Robert Rodat