The 17th 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 music for the 1994–1995 season, and took place in 1996 in Hollywood, California.
Established 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.
Categories ★ Bold indicates the winner in each category.
Best Young Performer in a Feature Film
Best Young Leading Actor: Feature Film ★ Wil Horneff – Born to Be Wild Jerry Barone – Two Bits Jesse Bradford – Far From Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog Brad Renfro & Joseph Mazzello – The Cure Hal Scardino – The Indian in the Cupboard Ryan Slater – The Amazing Panda Adventure Jonathan Taylor Thomas – Tom and Huck Leonardo DiCaprio - The Basketball Diaries
Best Young Leading Actress: Feature Film ★ Anna Chlumsky – Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain Vanessa Lee Chester – A Little Princess Liesel Matthews – A Little Princess Christina Ricci – Casper Claire Danes – Home for the Holidays Kirsten Dunst – Jumanji Nicole Lund – Grizzly Mountain Alicia Silverstone – Clueless
Best Young Supporting Actor: Feature Film ★ Jonathan Hernandez – My Family Joseph Anderson – Mr. Holland's Opus Steve Cardenas – Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie Rishi Bhat – The Indian in the Cupboard Thomas Ian Nicholas – A Kid in King Arthur's Court
Best Young Supporting Actress: Feature Film ★ Kristy Young – Gordy Stacey Dash – Clueless Julia Devin – The Tie That Binds Brittany Murphy – Clueless Jean Marie Barnwell – Born to Be Wild Natalie Portman – Heat Sarah Wayne – Magic in the Water Yi Ding – The Amazing Panda Adventure
Best Performance by a Young Actor Under 10: Feature Film ★ Nicholas John Renner – Mr. Holland's Opus Jimmy Baker – Man of the House Dylan Haggerty – Grizzly Mountain Joshua Haines – Three Wishes Joel Palmer – Far From Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog Andy Ryan – Paul McCall
Best Performance by a Young Actress Under 10: Feature Film ★ Scarlett Pomers – The Baby-Sitters Club Courtney Chase – Roommates Bethany Richards – Angus Ashley Olsen – It Takes Two Mary-Kate Olsen – It Takes Two
Best Young Performer in a TV Special
Best Performance by a Young Actor: TV Special ★ Mike McCarthy – Deadly Whispers Robert Bishop – Family of Cops Geoffrey Scott Brown – Fast Forward Toran Caudell – Max Is Missing Noah Fleiss – A Mother's Prayer Victor Rajas – Max is Missing Shane Sweet – Indictment: The McMartin Trial
Best Performance by a Young Actress: TV Special ★ Sandee Van Dyke – The Judds Kyndra Joy Casper – The Great Mom Swap Robin Lynn Heath – The Stranger Ashley Johnson – Annie: A Royal Adventure! Laura Morgan – Love Can Build a Bridge
Best Young Performer in a TV Series
Best Performance by a Young Actor: TV Drama Series ★ Shawn Toovey – Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman Steven Hartman – The Bold and the Beautiful Jonathan Jackson – General Hospital Cirroc Lofton – Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Chaz Ryan – Days of Our Lives Kyle Sabihy – The Bold and the Beautiful Micheal Sullivan – Days of Our Lives Billy Tolson – Walker, Texas Ranger
Best Performance by a Young Actress: TV Drama Series ★ Jessica Bowman – Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman Lacey Chabert – Party of Five Yvonne Zima – ER Erin Torpey – One Life to Live Heather Tom – The Young and the Restless Maitland Ward – The Young and the Restless Courtney Peldon – Renegade
Best Performance by a Young Actor: TV Comedy Series ★ Benjamin Salisbury – The Nanny Christopher Castile – Step by Step Zane Carney – Dave's World Will Estes – Kirk Frankie J. Galasso – Hudson Street Sam Gifaldi – Bless This House Richard Lee Jackson – Saved by the Bell: The New Class Matthew Lawrence – Brotherly Love Nick Scoullar – The Anti-Gravity Room Phillip Van Dyke – The Home Court Jake Richardson – Fudge Bobby E. McAdams II – Minor Adjustments
Best Performance by a Young Actress: TV Comedy Series ★ Nassira Nicola – Fudge Danielle Fishel – Boy Meets World Meghann Haldeman – The Home Court Ashley Johnson – Maybe This Time Sarah Lancaster – Saved by the Bell: The New Class Tia & Tamera Mowry – Sister, Sister Nicholle Tom – The Nanny Madeline Zima – The Nanny Lisa Rieffel – Women of the House Maia Campbell – In the House Natanya Ross – The Secret World of Alex Mack
Best Performance by a Young Actor: Guest Starring Role TV Series ★ Justin Thomson – Boy Meets World Anthony Jesse Cruz – Baywatch John Graas – Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman Richard Lee Jackson – Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Lucky Luciano – The Tonight Show Chris J. Miller – Maybe This Time
Best Performance by a Young Actress: Guest Starring Role TV Series ★ Kim Cullum – Home Improvement Kyndra Joy Casper – NYPD Blue Erin J. Dean – Boy Meets World Yunoka Doyle – Touched by an Angel Lisa Rieffel – Brotherly Love Krista Sherre Selico – Sister, Sister Sabrina Wiener – Charlie Grace Lisa Wilhoit – Walker, Texas Ranger
Best Performance by a Young Actor Under 10: Television ★ Ross Bagley – The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Spencer Treat Clark – Another World Andrew Ducote – Dave's World Andy Lawrence – Brotherly Love Jacob Loyst – Sisters Courtland Mead – Kirk Haley Joel Osment – The Jeff Foxworthy Show Jeffery Wood – In the House
Best Performance by a Young Actress Under 10: Television ★ Kaitlin Cullum – Grace Under Fire Brittany Holmes – Ellen Kylie Erica Mar – The Parent 'Hood Camille Winbush – Minor Adjustments Danielle Wiener – Diagnosis: Murder
Best Young Performer in a Voiceover Role
Best Performance by a Young Actor: Voiceover Role ★ Malachi Pearson – Casper Josh Keaton – Todd Lincoln Chris Allport – The Donna Reed Show Roland Thomson – The Revolutionary War
Best Performance by a Young Actress: Voiceover Role ★ Sarah Freeman – Toy Story Rachel Miner – Orphan Train Danielle Wiener – This Is America, Charlie Brown Sabrina Wiener – Santo Bugito
Best Young Ensemble Performance
Best Performances by a Young Ensemble: Feature Film or Video ★ The Baby-Sitters Club – Columbia Pictures/TriStar PicturesNow and Then – New Line Cinema Secret Adventures: Slam and Split – Taweel-Loos and Company The Brady Bunch Movie – Paramount Pictures
Best Performance by a Young Ensemble: Television ★ The Secret World of Alex Mack – NickelodeonThe Home Court – NBC Sweet Valley High – Saban Fudge – ABC Are You Afraid of the Dark? – Nickelodeon
Best Young Entertainer: Acting and Singing
Best Professional Actress/Singer ★ Moriah SnyderBrittany Murphy Ivyann Schwan Jennifer Love Hewitt
Best Professional Actor/Singer ★ Chris AllportFrankie J. Galasso Josh Keaton Zachary McLemore
Best Family Entertainment
Best Family Animation Production ★ Animaniacs – Warner BrothersThe Adventures of Dudley the Dragon – Canadian TV Doug – Nickelodeon Siegfried and Roy – DIC This Is America, Charlie Brown – Lee Mendelson
Best Family Feature: Action-Adventure ★ Jumanji – TriStarThe Amazing Panda Adventure – Warner Brothers Far from Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog – 20th Century Fox Magic in the Water – Columbia-TriStar Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain – Universal Grizzly Mountain – Hemdale
Best Family Feature: Musical or Comedy ★ Toy Story – Walt DisneyBabe – Universal Balto – Universal Casper – Universal Clueless – Paramount Pocahontas – Walt Disney
Best Family Feature: Drama ★ Mr. Holland's Opus – Walt DisneyApollo 13 – Universal The Cure – Universal The Indian in the Cupboard – Paramount A Little Princess – Warner Brothers Two Bits – Miramax
Youth In Film's Special Awards
The Jackie Coogan Award
Outstanding Contribution to Youth Through Motion Pictures ★ Christopher Reeve – For his Inspiration to YouthThe Michael Landon Award
Outstanding Contribution to Youth Through Television ★ Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman – For Outstanding Family Television Series of the YearBeth Sullivan – Executive Producer; Timothy Johnson – Producer; Chad Allen, Jessica Bowman, Shawn Toovey – Young Stars of the SeriesOutstanding Contribution To Youth Through Entertainment ★ World Youth News – Kris Kollins and Mick Kollins
Community Service Award ★ Special Olympics World Games 1995 – Kids TV – New Haven, Connecticut
References
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