 In March 1994 , Jurassic Park won all three Academy Awards for which it was nominated : Best Sound Editing , Best Sound Mixing , and Best Visual Effects ( at the same ceremony , Spielberg , editor Michael Kahn and composer John Williams won Academy Awards for Schindler 's List ) . The film won honors outside the U.S. including the 1994 BAFTA for Best Special Effects , as well as the Award for the Public 's Favorite Film . It won the 1994 Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation , and the 1993 Saturn Awards for Best Science Fiction Film , Best Direction , Best Writing for Crichton and Koepp and Best Special Effects . The film won the 1993 People 's Choice Awards for Favorite All @-@ Around Motion Picture . Young Artist Awards were given to Ariana Richards and Joseph Mazzello , with the film winning an Outstanding Action / Adventure Family Motion Picture award . In 2001 , the American Film Institute ranked Jurassic Park as the 35th most thrilling film of American cinema . The film has been included in the book 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die , film lists by Empire magazine , and The Guardian . 
