19th Youth in Film Awards
The 19th Youth in Film Awards ceremony (now known as the Young Artist Awards), presented by the Youth in Film Association, honored outstanding youth performers under the age of 21 in the fields of film, television and theatre for the 1996-1997 season, and took place on March 14, 1998, in Hollywood, California.[1][2][3]
19th Youth in Film Awards | |
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Awarded for | Achievement in the 1996—1997 season |
Date | March 14, 1998 |
Site | Hollywood, California |
Hosted by | Haley Joel Osment and Kimberly J. Brown |
Official website | YoungArtistAwards.org |
Established in 1978 by long-standing Hollywood Foreign Press Association member, Maureen Dragone, the Youth in Film Association was the first organization to establish an awards ceremony specifically set to recognize and award the contributions of performers under the age of 21 in the fields of film, television, theatre and music.[1][4][5]
Categories
★ Bold indicates the winner in each category.[3]
Best Young Performer in a Feature Film
Best Performance in a Feature Film: Leading Young Actor
★ (tie) Blake Heron - Shiloh
★ (tie) Kevin Zegers - Air Bud
Best Performance in a Feature Film: Leading Young Actress
Best Performance in a Feature Film: Supporting Young Actor
- Erik Von Detten - Leave It to Beaver
- Adam Zolotin - Leave It to Beaver
- Elijah Wood - The Ice Storm
- Brendan Fletcher - Air Bud
Best Performance in a Feature Film: Supporting Young Actress
Best Performance in a Feature Film: Young Actor Age Ten or Under
Best Performance in a Feature Film: Young Actress Age Ten or Under
Best Young Performer in a TV Movie, Pilot or Mini-Series
Best Performance in a TV Movie / Pilot / Mini-Series: Leading Young Actor
Best Performance in a TV Movie / Pilot / Mini-Series: Leading Young Actress
Best Performance in a TV Movie / Pilot / Mini-Series: Supporting Young Actor
Best Performance in a TV Movie / Pilot / Mini-Series: Supporting Young Actress
★ Shadia Simmons - In His Father's Shoes
- Tina Majorino - Before Women Had Wings
- Kimberly J. Brown - Ellen Foster
- Allison Jones - Ellen Foster
- Mairon Bennett - Flood A River's Rampage
- Courtney Peldon - Little Girls in Pretty Boxes
Best Performance in a TV Movie / Pilot / Mini-Series: Young Actor Age 10 or Under
Best Performance in a TV Movie / Pilot / Mini-Series: Young Actress Age 10 or Under
★ Kristen Bone - Flood: A River's Rampage
- Courtney Chase - Rose Hill
- Alexandra Purvis - Ronnie & Julie
- Dara Perlmutter - Shadow Zone: My Teacher Ate My Homework
Best Young Performer in a TV Drama Series
Best Performance in a TV Drama Series: Leading Young Actor
★ (tie) Austin O'Brien - Promised Land
★ (tie) Michael Yarmush - My Life as a Dog
- David Gallagher - 7th Heaven
- Shawn Toovey - Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
- Eddie Karr - Promised Land
Best Performance in a TV Drama Series: Leading Young Actress
★ (tie) Beverley Mitchell - 7th Heaven
★ (tie) Sarah Schaub - Promised Land
Best Performance in a TV Drama Series: Supporting Young Actor
★ Ryan Merriman - The Pretender
- Shane Sweet - The Journey of Allen Strange
- Jimmy Galeota - Michael Hayes
Best Performance in a TV Drama Series: Supporting Young Actress
Best Performance in a TV Drama Series: Guest Starring Young Actor
★ Trevor O'Brien - Promised Land
- Bradley Pierce - Touched by an Angel
- Jeremy Foley - Buffy the Vampire Slayer
- Zackery McLemore - Gun
- Zachary Browne - The Pretender
- Haley Joel Osment - Walker, Texas Ranger
- Bobby Brewer - 7th Heaven
Best Performance in a TV Drama Series: Guest Starring Young Actress
★ Cara Rose - Touched by an Angel
- Allison Bertolino - Party of Five
- Molly Orr - 7th Heaven
- Courtney Jacquin - EZ Streets
- Danielle Wiener - 7th Heaven
- Lauren Diewold - Millennium
- Aria Noelle Curzon - The Adventures of A.R.K.
Best Young Performer in a TV Comedy Series
Best Performance in a TV Comedy Series: Leading Young Performer
Best Performance in a TV Comedy Series: Supporting Young Actor
Best Performance in a TV Comedy Series: Supporting Young Actress
★ Michelle Trachtenberg - Meego
- Kaitlin Cullum - Grace Under Fire
- Faryn Einhom - Hiller and Diller
- Madeline Zima - The Nanny
- Alex McKenna - You Wish
Best Performance in a TV Comedy Series: Guest Starring Young Actor
★ Kyle Gibson - Jenny
- Billee Thomas - The Parent 'Hood
- Miles Marsico - Johnnytime
- Cody McMains - The Parent 'Hood
Best Performance in a TV Comedy Series: Guest Starring Young Actress
Best Performance in a TV Comedy Series: Young Actor Age Ten or Under
Best Performance in a TV Comedy Series: Young Actress Age Ten or Under
Best Young Performer in a TV Daytime Drama
Best Performance in a Daytime Drama: Young Performers (Male & Female)
★ Lamont Bentley (Male) - Moesha
★ Brandy (Female) - Moesha
- Bryant Jones - The Young and the Restless
- Christian Siefert - As the World Turns
- Camryn Grimes - The Young and the Restless
Best Young Performer in a Voice-Over
Best Performance in a Voice-Over - TV or Film: Young Actor
Best Performance in a Voice-Over - TV or Film: Young Actress
★ Francesca Smith - Hey Arnold!
- Anndi McAfee - Recess
- Aria Noelle Curzon - Annabelle's Wish
- Ashley Peldon - Cats Don't Dance
- Lindsay Louie - Sing Me A Song
Best Young Ensemble Performance
Best Performance in a TV Movie or Feature Film: Young Ensemble
★ The Right Connections
- Elizabeth Hart, Emily Hart, Alexandra Hart-Gilliams, Brian Hart, Melissa Joan Hart
- Ditchdigger's Daughter
- Adrienne Monique Coleman, Jameelah Nuriddin, Kiara Tucker, Rae'Ven Kelly, Malaika Jabali, Niaja Cotton
- Kevin Zegers, David Klein, Blair Slater, Michael Alexander Jackson
Best Family Entertainment
Best Family TV Movie / Pilot / Mini-Series (Network)
★ First Do No Harm - ABC
- Ellen Foster - CBS
- Miracle in the Woods - CBS
- What the Deaf Man Heard - CBS
- Oliver Twist - ABC
- Flash - ABC
Best Family TV Movie / Pilot / Mini-Series (Cable)
★ The Right Connections - Showtime
- Under Wraps - Disney
- Whiskers - Showtime
- Ditchdigger's Daughters - Family Channel
- The Christmas List - Family Channel
- Little Girls in Pretty Boxes - Lifetime Channel
Best Educational TV Show
★ Bear in the Big Blue House - Disney Channel
- Bill Nye the Science Guy - PBS
- Wishbone - PBS
- Skinnamarink TV - The Learning Channel
- Wild About Animals - ABC
Best Family TV Comedy Series
★ Sabrina the Teenage Witch - ABC
- Soul Man - ABC
- The Gregory Hines Show - CBS
- Everybody Loves Raymond - CBS
- The Parent 'Hood - WB
- Teen Angel - ABC
Best Family TV Drama Series
★ (tie) Promised Land - CBS
★ (tie) 7th Heaven - WB
- Touched by an Angel - CBS
- The Secret World of Alex Mack - Nickelodeon
- The Journey of Allen Strange - Nickelodeon
Youth In Film's Special Awards
Outstanding Contribution to Youth Through Motion Pictures
★ The Education of Little Tree - Paramount
Outstanding Contribution to Youth Through Television
Outstanding Young Performer in a Television Commercial
★ Alan James Morgan - Target Corporation
Outstanding Young Performers Live Theatre
★ Blake McIver Ewing
★ Danielle Wiener
Scholarship Recipients
★ Michael Seale, Jr.
★ Josh Evans
Best Family Foreign Film
★ Ponette (France) - Arrow Releasing
Best Young Performers in a Foreign Film
★ Victoire Thivisol - Ponette (France)
★ Misha Philipchuk - The Thief (Russia)
Former Child Star Lifetime Achievement Award
References
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- Riggs, Thomas (2007). Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television. Gale / Cengage Learning. ISBN 978-0-7876-9047-2.
- "19th Youth In Film Awards". YoungArtistAwards.org. Archived from the original on 2016-12-22. Retrieved 2011-03-31.
- "Young Artist Awards - President's Message". YoungArtistAwards.org. Archived from the original on 2013-01-16. Retrieved 2011-03-31.
- "HFPA Golden Globes - Young Artist Foundation". GoldenGlobes.org. Archived from the original on 2011-03-17. Retrieved 2011-03-31.