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The Best Oscar-Nominated Movies of the '90s

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They've made you laugh. They've made you cry. And chances are, you know some of their dialogue by heart. These are the nominees and winners of Best Picture at the Academy Awards during the 1990s, as ranked by you. Oscar-nominated 1990s movies are a varied group. Some are heartwarming dramedies, while others boast edge-of-your-seat action. A few qualify as romantic comedies, demonstrating that the genre can be anything but fluffy.There are even some animated pictures included in the bunch.

What films will you find on this list of 1990s Oscar-winning movies? “Life is like a box of chocolates,” but fans knew what they were going to get with Forrest Gump: a great movie-watching experience. The decades-spanning film took home the Best Picture trophy in 1994, and star Tom Hanks also won his own Academy Award for Best Actor that same year. Pulp Fiction, with its out-of-sequence storytelling, impressed fans and Oscar voters alike in 1994 as well. Other good films featured on this list of Oscar-nominated 1990s movies include The Silence of the Lambs, The Fugitive, and Fargo.

Which '90s Oscar nominee deserves the top spot on this list? Give your favorites a thumbs up to move them up the ranks.

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Forrest Gump
Tom Hanks, Sally Field
Released: 1994
Directed by: Robert Zemeckis
Won Best Picture in 1994.
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Apollo 13
Tom Hanks, Bryce Dallas Howard
Released: 1995
Directed by: Ron Howard
Nominated in 1995.
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The Green Mile
Tom Hanks, Gary Sinise
Released: 1999
Directed by: Frank Darabont
Nominated in 1999.
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Saving Private Ryan
Tom Hanks, Matt Damon
Released: 1998
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
Nominated in 1998.
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Fargo
Steve Buscemi, William H. Macy
Released: 1996
Directed by: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
Nominated in 1996.
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The Sixth Sense
Bruce Willis, Mischa Barton
Released: 1999
Directed by: M. Night Shyamalan
Nominated in 1999.
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Dances with Wolves
Kevin Costner, Mary McDonnell
Released: 1990
Directed by: Kevin Costner
Won Best Picture in 1990.
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Good Will Hunting
Ben Affleck, Robin Williams
Released: 1997
Directed by: Gus Van Sant
Nominated in 1997.
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Braveheart
Mel Gibson, Sophie Marceau
Released: 1995
Directed by: Mel Gibson
Won Best Picture in 1995.
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American Beauty
Kevin Spacey, Annette Bening
Released: 1999
Directed by: Sam Mendes
Won Best Picture in 1999.
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Goodfellas
Robert De Niro, Samuel L. Jackson
Released: 1990
Directed by: Martin Scorsese
Nominated in 1990.
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The Shawshank Redemption
Morgan Freeman, Rita Hayworth
Released: 1994
Directed by: Frank Darabont
Nominated in 1994.
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Pulp Fiction
John Travolta, Bruce Willis
Released: 1994
Directed by: Quentin Tarantino
Nominated in 1994.
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L.A. Confidential
Kevin Spacey, Russell Crowe
Released: 1997
Directed by: Curtis Hanson
Nominated in 1997.
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As Good as It Gets
Jack Nicholson, Helen Hunt
Released: 1997
Directed by: James L. Brooks
Nominated in 1997.
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The Piano
Anna Paquin, Holly Hunter
Released: 1993
Directed by: Jane Campion
Nominated in 1993.
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Unforgiven
Clint Eastwood, Morgan Freeman
Released: 1992
Directed by: Clint Eastwood
Won Best Picture in 1992.
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The Prince of Tides
Barbra Streisand, Nick Nolte
Released: 1991
Directed by: Barbra Streisand
Nominated in 1991.
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The Silence of the Lambs
Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins
Released: 1991
Directed by: Jonathan Demme
Won Best Picture in 1991.
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The English Patient
Willem Dafoe, Ralph Fiennes
Released: 1996
Directed by: Anthony Minghella
Won Best Picture in 1996.
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Schindler's List
Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes
Released: 1993
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
Won Best Picture in 1993.
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Ghost
Demi Moore, Whoopi Goldberg
Released: 1990
Directed by: Jerry Zucker
Nominated in 1990.
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The Fugitive
Julianne Moore, Harrison Ford
Released: 1993
Directed by: Andrew Davis
Nominated in 1993.
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Beauty and the Beast
Angela Lansbury, Frank Welker
Released: 1991
Directed by: Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise
Nominated in 1991.
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A Few Good Men
Tom Cruise, Demi Moore
Released: 1992
Directed by: Rob Reiner
Nominated in 1992.
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