15th Youth in Film Awards

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15th Youth in Film Awards
Awarded forAchievement in the 19921993
DateFebruary 5, 1994
SiteSportsmen's Lodge
Studio City, California
Hosted byMelissa Joan Hart
Official websiteYoungArtistAwards.org

The 15th 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 1992-1993 season, and took place on February 5, 1994, at the Sportsmen's Lodge in Studio City, California.[1][2][3]

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, theater and music.[1][4][5]

Categories[edit]

Bold indicates the winner in each category.[3]

Best Young Performer in a Motion Picture[edit]

Best Youth Actor Leading Role in a Motion Picture: Drama[edit]

(tie) Edward Furlong - A Home of Our Own (Gramercy Pictures)
(tie) Jason James Richter - Free Willy (Warner Bros)

Best Youth Actress Leading Role in a Motion Picture: Drama[edit]

Ariana Richards - Jurassic Park (Universal Pictures)

Best Youth Actor Leading Role in a Motion Picture: Comedy[edit]

Mason Gamble - Dennis the Menace (Warner Bros)

Best Youth Actress Leading Role in a Motion Picture: Comedy[edit]

(tie) Thora Birch - Hocus Pocus (Walt Disney Pictures)
(tie) Christina Vidal - Life with Mikey (Touchstone Pictures)

Best Youth Actor Co-Starring in a Motion Picture: Drama[edit]

Joseph Mazzello - Jurassic Park (Universal Pictures)

Best Youth Actress Co-Starring in a Motion Picture: Drama[edit]

Reese Witherspoon - Jack the Bear (20th Century Fox)

Best Youth Actor Under 10 in a Motion Picture[edit]

Ross Malinger - Sleepless in Seattle (TriStar)

Best Youth Actress Under 10 in a Motion Picture[edit]

Melanie Chang - The Joy Luck Club (Hollywood Pictures)

Best Young Performer in a TV Movie, Mini-Series or Special[edit]

Best Youth Actor in a TV Mini-Series, Movie of the Week, or Special[edit]

Benjamin Brazier - Heidi (Disney)

Best Youth Actress in a TV Mini-Series, Movie of the Week, or Special[edit]

Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen - Double, Double, Toil and Trouble (ABC)

  • Nancy Moore Atchison - They (Showtime)
  • Melissa Clayton - A Child Lost Forever: The Jerry Sherwood Story (NBC)
  • Molly Orr - A Message From Holly (CBS)
  • Lexi Randall - Heidi (Disney)
  • Brooke Stanley - Big Boys Don't Cry (CBS)
  • Noley Thornton - Heidi (Disney)
  • Sabrina Wiener - Miracle on Interstate 880 (NBC)

Best Young Performer in a Television Series[edit]

Best Youth Actor Leading Role in a Television Series[edit]

Jonathan Brandis - seaQuest DSV (NBC)

Best Youth Actress Leading Role in a Television Series[edit]

Rae'Ven Kelly - I'll Fly Away (NBC)

Best Youth Comedian[edit]

Johnny Galecki - Roseanne (ABC)

Best Youth Comedienne[edit]

Jenna von Oÿ - Blossom (NBC)

Best Youth Actor Recurring or Regular in a TV Series[edit]

Adam Wylie - Picket Fences (CBS)

Best Youth Actress Recurring or Regular in a TV Series[edit]

Sabrina Wiener - Cheers (NBC)

Best Youth Actor in a Soap Opera[edit]

Tommy Michaels - All My Children (ABC)

Best Youth Actress in a Soap Opera[edit]

Rachel Miner - Guiding Light (CBS)

Best Youth Actor Guest-Starring in a Television Show[edit]

Adam Wylie - The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. (FOX)

Best Youth Actress Guest-Starring in a Television Show[edit]

Courtney Peldon - Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (ABC)

Best Youth Actor Under 10 in a Television Series or Show[edit]

(tie) Jonathan Hernandez - General Hospital (ABC)
(tie) Shawn Toovey - Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (CBS)

Best Youth Actress Under 10 in a Television Series or Show[edit]

(tie) Ashley Johnson - Phenom (ABC)
(tie) Ashley Peldon - Shameful Secrets (ABC)

Best Young Performer in a Voice Over Role[edit]

Best Youth Actor in a Voice-Over Role: TV or Movie[edit]

Adam Wylie - All-New Dennis the Menace (CBS)

Best Youth Actress in a Voice-Over Role: TV or Movie[edit]

Anndi McAfee - Tom and Jerry: The Movie (Miramax)

  • Megan Pryor - Recycle Rex (Disney Channel)
  • Francesca Smith - Itsy Bitsy Spider (USA Network)

Best Young Host in a Television Show[edit]

Outstanding Youth Host in a TV Magazine, News, or Variety Show[edit]

Mario Lopez - Name Your Adventure (NBC)

Best Young Ensemble Performance[edit]

Outstanding Youth Ensemble in a Television Series[edit]

Home Improvement (ABC) - Zachery Ty Bryan, Taran Noah Smith, and Jonathan Taylor Thomas

Outstanding Youth Ensemble in a Cable or Off-Prime Time Series[edit]

Kids Incorporated (Disney Channel) - Eric Balfour Nicole Brown, Jared Delgin, Kenny Ford, Love Hewitt, Anastasia Horne, and Haylie Johnson

Outstanding Youth Ensemble in a Motion Picture[edit]

The Sandlot (20th Century Fox) - Brandon Quintin Adams, Victor DiMattia, Grant Gelt, Tom Guiry, Chauncey Leopardi, Shane Obedzinski, Patrick Renna, Mike Vitar, and Marty York

Best Young Performer in Live Theatre[edit]

Best Youth Actor in Live Theatre[edit]

J. D. Daniels - Conversations with My Father (Los Angeles)

Best Youth Actress in Live Theatre[edit]

Soleil Moon Frye - Orestes

Best Family Entertainment[edit]

Outstanding Youth Mini-Video Series[edit]

Karate for Kids (Bright Ideas Productions) - Brandon Gaines, Erika Nenekervis, Terri Tseng, Niven Shan, and Joshua Walker

Outstanding Family TV Special, Movie of the Week, or Mini-Series[edit]

Heidi (Disney Channel)

  • A Matter of Justice (NBC)
  • A Message From Holly (CBS)
  • Miracle on Interstate 880 (NBC)
  • They (Showtime)
  • The Bulkin Trail (Family Channel)

Best New Television Series[edit]

Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (CBS)

Outstanding Family Motion Picture: Action/Adventure[edit]

Jurassic Park (Universal Pictures)

Outstanding Family Motion Picture: Comedy[edit]

Sleepless in Seattle (TriStar)

Outstanding Family Motion Picture: Drama[edit]

Free Willy (Warner Bros)

Youth In Film's Special Awards[edit]

The Jackie Coogan Award[edit]

Outstanding Contribution to Youth Through Motion Pictures[edit]

Steven Spielberg

The Michael Landon Award[edit]

Outstanding Contribution to Youth Through Television[edit]

Merv Griffin - Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune

Former Child Star - Life Achievement Award[edit]

Shelley Fabares - The Donna Reed Show
Jimmy Hawkins - It's A Wonderful Life

Most Promising New Youth Actress[edit]

Christina Vidal - Life with Mikey

The Music Award of Merit[edit]

Gail Purse - Producer for Disney's Young Musicians Symphony Orchestra

Family Classic Award[edit]

Al Burton - Producer of The New Lassie Series

Outstanding Dissemination of News for Kids Through Radio[edit]

Radio AAHS Program - Bill Barnett, President

Outstanding Youth Actors in a Family Foreign Film[edit]

Ruaidhri Conroy and Ciarán Fitzgerald (Ireland) - Into the West

Outstanding Family Foreign Film[edit]

Into the West (Ireland) - Directed by Mike Newell

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Crouse, Richard (2005). Reel Winners (illustrated ed.). Dundurn Press Ltd. pp. 42–43. ISBN 1-55002-574-0.
  2. ^ Riggs, Thomas (2007). Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television. Gale / Cengage Learning. ISBN 0-7876-9047-3.
  3. ^ a b "15th Annual Youth In Film Awards". YoungArtistAwards.org. Archived from the original on 2011-04-03. Retrieved 2011-03-31.
  4. ^ "Young Artist Awards - President's Message". YoungArtistAwards.org. Archived from the original on 2013-01-16. Retrieved 2011-03-31.
  5. ^ "HFPA Golden Globes - Young Artist Foundation". GoldenGlobes.org. Archived from the original on 2011-03-17. Retrieved 2011-03-31.

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