The Hanks Era Over?

Tom Hanks, a well known actor most famous for the 1995 film "Forrest Gump" has made a great impact on the film industry. Being not only a well known screen actor but also very popular voice actor for his role in the "Toy Story" series. This year he starred in two very heart warming films. In "Saving Mr. Banks" Hanks played the legend Walt Disney. Personally I think that to play that role is an extreme honor. Disney created some of the most iconic cartoon characters and to play him must have been very special to Hanks. In "Captain Phillips" Hanks plays the lead role of a captain whose cargo ship is taken over by Somali Pirates.

Over the years the Oscar nominations have left Hanks of the list for Best Actor and Supporting Actor. To me this is surprising because one of the most famous actors in the industry hasn't won any awards recently. The last award Hanks got was for "Cast Away" in 2001. 13 years since he last won and Oscar and even this year he has been shut out. I like Tom Hanks he is one of my top five favorite actors and his films this year were actually very good. Yet the industry votes and they know what they like so if he is not winning anymore  the era of new actors is upon us and we must learn to accept it. Tom Hanks is still a great actor.

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