Jonathan Rosenbaum of the '' Chicago Reader '' gave the film a negative review , criticizing Zemeckis and Gale for turning the characters into " strident geeks " and for making the " frenetic action strictly formulaic . " He believed that it contained " rampant misogyny , " because the character of Jennifer Parker " is knocked unconscious early on so she wo n't interfere with the little-boy games . " He cited , as well , Michael J. Fox dressing in drag . '' Variety '' said , " Director Robert Zemeckis ' fascination with having characters interact at different ages of their lives hurts it visually , and strains credibility past the breaking point , by forcing him to rely on some very cheesy makeup designs . " The film won the Saturn Award for Best Special Effects ( for Ken Ralston , the special effects supervisor ) , the BAFTA Award for Best Special Visual Effects ( Ken Ralston , Michael Lantieri , John Bell and Steve Gawley ) , an Internet-voted 2003 AOL Movies DVD Premiere Award for the trilogy DVDs , a Golden Screen Award , a Young Artist Award , and the Blimp Awards for Favorite Movie Actor ( Michael J. Fox ) , and Favorite Movie Actress ( Lea Thompson ) at the 1990 Kids ' Choice Awards . It was nominated in 1990 for an Academy Award for Best Visual Effects ( John Bell , Steve Gawley , Michael Lantieri and Ken Ralston )
1990 Kids ' Choice Awards
1990 Kids' Choice Awards
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