Jurassic Park Jurassic Park is regarded as a landmark in the use of computer-generated imagery, and received highly positive reviews from most critics. It is the most financially successful film for Universal and Steven Spielberg. It won the Academy Award for Best Sound, Best Sound Effects Editing, and Best Visual Effects. Because of the film’s success, two sequels were made, The Lost World: Jurassic Park, released in 1997, and Jurassic Park III released in 2001. A fourth one is due to be released in 2013.