Back to the Future the Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film. Michael J. Fox and the visual effects designers won categories at the Saturn Awards. Zemeckis, composer Alan Silvestri, the costume design and supporting actors Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Crispin Glover and Thomas F. Wilson were also nominated. The film was nominated for numerous BAFTAs at the 39th British Academy Film Awards, including Best Film, original screenplay, visual effects, production design and editing. At the 43rd Golden Globe Awards, "Back to the Future" was nominated for Best Motion Picture (Musical or Comedy), original song (for "The Power of Love"), Best Actor in a
Back to the Future: The Ride Steven Spielberg, executive producer of the films, served as creative consultant for it. The idea of a "Back to the Future"–based ride was first discussed in a 1986 meeting between Steven Spielberg and MCA Planning and Development's Peter N. Alexander on the Universal Studios Hollywood backlot on the eve of the debut of the King Kong Encounter scene for the park's Studio Tour. Spielberg recalled how his friend George Lucas had just taken him for a ride on Lucas' "Star Tours" ride at Disneyland, telling Spielberg that "[ Universal ] could never do a "Star Tours"". Spielberg requested that Alexander