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DATE: TUESDAY, March 28, 1995                   TAG: 9503280088
SECTION: EXTRA                    PAGE: 1   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: ASSOCIATED PRESS
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`GUMP,' HANKS WINNERS

Robert Zemeckis won as best director and Tom Hanks as best actor for "Forresdt Gump," the surprise blockbuster that won the Academy Award for best picture Monday night.

Hanks' prize for his role as the slow-witted Southern hero of "Forrest Gump" made him only the second performer to win in that category two years in a row.>


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