16th Youth in Film Awards

Categories

★ Bold indicates the winner in each category.

Best Young Performer in a Motion Picture

Best Performance by a Youth Actor Starring in a Motion Picture

★ Brad Renfro - The Client (Warner Bros. Pictures)

• Elijah Wood - North (Columbia Pictures)
• Sean Nelson - Fresh (Miramax Films)
• Austin O'Brien - My Girl 2 (Columbia Pictures)

Best Performance by a Youth Actress Starring in a Motion Picture

★ Anna Chlumsky - My Girl 2 (Columbia Pictures)

• Katherine Heigl - My Father the Hero (Touchstone Pictures)
• Alana Austin - A Simple Twist of Fate (Touchstone Pictures)
• Zelda Harris - Crooklyn (Universal Pictures)

Best Performance by a Youth Actor Co-Starring in a Motion Picture

★ Matthew McCurley - North (Columbia Pictures)

• Michael Conner Humphreys - Forrest Gump (Paramount Pictures)
• Eric Lloyd - The Santa Clause (Walt Disney Pictures)
• Max Elliott Slade - 3 Ninjas Kick Back (TriStar Pictures)
• Roland Thomson - My Girl 2 (Columbia Pictures)
• Sean Fox - 3 Ninjas Kick Back (TriStar Pictures)
• Matthew Lawrence - Mrs. Doubtfire (20th Century Fox)

Best Performance by a Youth Actress Co-Starring in a Motion Picture

★ Kirsten Dunst - Little Women (Columbia Pictures)

• Lisa Jakub - Mrs. Doubtfire (20th Century Fox)
• Anna Klemp - Blue Sky (Orion Pictures)
• Amy Locane - Blue Sky (Orion Pictures)
• Lexi Randall - The War (Universal Pictures)
• Claire Danes - Little Women (Columbia Pictures)
• Michelle Williams - Lassie (Paramount)

Best Performance by an Actor Under 10 in a Motion Picture

★ Haley Joel Osment - Forrest Gump (Paramount)

• Courtland Mead - Corrina, Corrina (New Line Cinema)
• J. Evan Bonifant - 3 Ninjas Kick Back (TriStar Pictures)
• Milton A. Davis - Angels in the Outfield (Walt Disney)

Best Performance by an Actress Under 10 in a Motion Picture

★ Hanna Hall - Forrest Gump (Paramount)

• Whittni Wright - I'll Do Anything (Columbia Pictures)
• Alyssa Austin - A Simple Twist of Fate (Touchstone)
• Tina Majorino - Andre (Paramount)
• Madeline Zima - Mr. Nanny (New Line Cinema)

Best Young Performer in a Film Made for Video

Best Performance by a Youth Actor in a Film Made for Video

★ Courtland Mead - Dragonworld (Paramount)

• Michael MacLeod - Secret Adventures (Taweel-Loos and Company)
• Chris Wilson - Secret Adventures (Taweel-Loos and Company)
• Marcus Andrews - Secret Adventures (Taweel-Loos and Company)

Best Performance by a Youth Actress in a Film Made for Video

★ Marne Patterson - Secret Adventures (Taweel-Loos and Company)

• Heidi Lucas - Secret Adventures (Taweel-Loos and Company)
• Frankie Ingrassia - Secret Adventures (Taweel-Loos and Company)
• Tamara Daniels - Secret Adventures (Taweel-Loos and Company)
• Sarah Martineck - Secret Adventures (Taweel-Loos and Company)

Best Young Performer in a TV Mini-Series or Special

Best Performance by a Youth Actor in a TV Mini-Series or Special

★ Wil Horneff - The Yearling (CBS)

• Jonathan Hoog - Someone Else's Child (ABC)
• Jonathan Brandis - Good King Wenceslas] (Family Channel)
• Eric Lloyd - Seasons of the Heart (NBC)
• Sam Gifaldi - Where Are My Children (ABC)
• Bradley Pierce - Ride with the Wind (ABC)

Best Performance by a Youth Actress in a TV Mini-Series or Special

★ Rae'Ven Larrymore Kelly - Lily in Winter (USA Network)

• Courtney Chase - Reunion (CBS)
• Ashley Malinger - To My Daughter with Love (ABC)
• Holly Marie Combs - A Perfect Stranger (NBC)
• Ashley Peldon - Without Warning (CBS)
• Olivia Burnette - The Gift of Love (CBS)

Best Young Performer in a Television Series

Best Performance by a Youth Actor in a Drama Series

★ Shawn Toovey - Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (CBS)

• Devon Gummersall - My So-Called Life (ABC)
• Justin Shenkarow - Picket Fences (CBS)
• Adam Wylie - Picket Fences (CBS)
• Joey Zimmerman - Earth 2 (NBC)

Best Performance by a Youth Actress in a Drama Series

★ (tie) Lisa Wilhoit - My So-Called Life (ABC)

★ (tie) J. Madison Wright - Earth 2 (NBC)

• Vinessa Shaw - McKenna (ABC)
• Natalie Shaw - Under Suspicion (CBS)
• Lacey Chabert - Party of Five (FOX)
• Haylie Johnson - Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (CBS)

Best Performance by a Youth Actor in a TV Comedy Series

★ Michael Fishman - Roseanne (ABC)

• Andrew Keegan - Thunder Alley (ABC)
• Jason Marsden - Boy Meets World (ABC)
• Johnny Galecki - Roseanne (ABC)
• Will Friedle - Boy Meets World (ABC)

Best Performance by a Youth Actress in a TV Comedy Series

★ Brittany Daniel and Cynthia Daniel - Sweet Valley High (Syndication)

• Courtney Peldon - The Mommies (NBC)
• Larisa Oleynik - The Secret World of Alex Mack (Nickelodeon)
• Noley Thornton - The Martin Short Show (NBC)
• Angela Watson - Step by Step (ABC)
• Ashley Johnson - All American Girl (ABC)
• Tatyana M. Ali - Name Your Adventure (NBC)

Best Youth Comedian in a TV Show

★ Marques Houston - Sister, Sister (ABC)

• Victor Togunde - Sister, Sister (ABC)
• Isaac Lidsky - Summertime Switch (ABC)
• Jason Zimbler - Clarissa Explains It All (ep. "Take My Brother's Place") (Nickelodeon)

Best Youth Comedienne in a TV Show

★ Melissa Joan Hart - Clarissa Explains It All (Nickelodeon)

• Gaby Hoffmann - Someone Like Me (NBC)
• Tia Mowry and Tamera Mowry - Sister, Sister (ABC)
• Andrea Barber - Full House (ABC)
• Ashley Peldon - The Mommies (NBC)

Best Performance by a Youth Actor in a Daytime Series

★ Courtland Mead - The Young and the Restless (CBS)

• Bryan Buffington - Guiding Light (CBS)
• Michael Sutton - General Hospital (ABC)
• Josh Morrow - The Young and the Restless (CBS)
• Bryan Dattilo - Days of Our Lives (NBC)

Best Performance by a Youth Actress in a Daytime Series

★ Maitland Ward - The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS)

• Erin Torpey - One Life to Live (ABC)
• Rachel Miner - Guiding Light (CBS)
• Sarah Michelle Gellar - All My Children (ABC)
• Courtney Chase - One Life to Live (ABC)

Best Performance by a Youth Actor - TV Guest Star

★ Christopher Babers - Due South (CBS)

• Raushan Hammond - Hangin' with Mr. Cooper (ABC)
• Joshua Wiener - Someone Like Me (NBC)
• Dustin Voigt - Someone Like Me (NBC)
• Gabriel Damon - Star Trek: The Next Generation (Syndication)
• Erik Alperin - Law & Order (NBC)
• Chris Demetral - Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (ABC)
• Wil Horneff - Law & Order (NBC)
• Ross Malinger - Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (CBS)

Best Performance by a Youth Actress - TV Guest Star

★ Rae'Ven Larrymore Kelly - Sweet Justice (NBC)

• Jackie Tohn - The Nanny (CBS)
• Azura Bates - Due South (CBS)
• Vinessa Shaw - Murder, She Wrote (CBS)
• Rachael Bella - ER (NBC)
• Kimberly Cullum - Star Trek: The Next Generation (Syndication)
• Madeline Zima - Law & Order (NBC)
• Sabrina Wiener - Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (CBS)
• Ivyann Schwan - Bill Nye the Science Guy (PBS)

Best Performance by an Actor Under 10 in a TV Series

★ Ross Bagley - The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (NBC)

• Jon Paul Steuer - Grace Under Fire (ABC)
• Andrew Ducote - Dave's World (CBS)
• Zane Carney - Dave's World (CBS)
• Jake Smollett - On Our Own (ABC)
• Benjamin LeVert - Me and the Boys (ABC)
• Sam Gifaldi - The Mommies (NBC)

Best Performance by an Actress Under 10 in a TV Series

★ Kaitlin Cullum - Grace Under Fire (ABC)

• Yvonne Zima - ER (NBC)
• Ashley Peldon - The Mommies (NBC)
• Courtney Chase - Blossom (NBC)
• Jurnee Smollett - On Our Own (ABC)
• Lindsay Felton - Thunder Alley (ABC)
• Madeline Zima - The Nanny (CBS)

Best Young Performer in a Voice-Over

Best Performance by a Youth Actor in a Voice-Over - TV or Movie

★ Jason Weaver (duet with Laura Williams) - The Lion King (Walt Disney)

• Jonathan Taylor Thomas - The Lion King (Walt Disney)
• Ndehru Roberts - Whitewash (HBO)
• Adam Wylie - The Swan Princess (New Line Cinema)
• J.D. Daniels - The Swan Princess (New Line Cinema)
• Ben Diskin - Problem Child (USA Network)

Best Performance by a Youth Actress in a Voice-Over - TV or Movie

★ Laura Williams (duet with Jason Weaver) - The Lion King (Walt Disney)

• Larisa Oleynik - The Swan Princess (New Line Cinema)
• Adrian Zahiri - The Swan Princess (New Line Cinema)
• Alisa Nordberg - The Swan Princess (New Line Cinema)
• Sabrina Wiener - Duckman (USA Network)
• Serena Henry - Whitewash (HBO)
• Haven Hartman - Red Planet (FOX)

Best Young Ensemble Performance

Best Performance by a Youth Ensemble in a Motion Picture

★ The Little Rascals (Universal Pictures) - Ross Bagley, Travis Tedford, Bug Hall, Brittany Ashton Holmes, Kevin Jamal Woods and Juliette Brewer

• Little Big League (Columbia Pictures) - Luke Edwards, Billy Sullivan and Miles Feulner
• Beethoven's 2nd (Universal Pictures) - Nicholle Tom, Christopher Castile and Sarah Rose Karr

Best Performance by a Youth Ensemble in a Television Series

★ My So-Called Life (ABC) - Claire Danes, Wilson Cruz, Devon Gummersall, A.J. Langer, Devon Odessa and Lisa Wilhoit

• The Nanny (ABC) - Nicholle Tom, Benjamin Salisbury and Madeline Zima
• Kids Incorporated (Disney Channel) - Nicole Brown, Anthony Harrell, Haylie Johnson, Anastasia Horne, Dena Burton, Charlie Brady and Thomas Guiry

Best Family Entertainment

Best New Family Television Series

★ My So-Called Life (ABC)

• Sister, Sister (ABC)
• Earth 2 (NBC)
• The Secret World of Alex Mack (Nickelodeon)
• Me and the Boys (ABC)

Best Family Film Made for Video

★ Dragonworld (Paramount)

• Secret Adventures: Snap (Taweel-Loos and Company)
• Enchanted Tales (Animated Family Classics/Golden Films)
• Secret Adventures: Snag (Taweel-Loos and Company)

Best Family Motion Picture: Comedy or Musical

★ The Lion King (Walt Disney)

• Beethoven's 2nd (Universal Pictures)
• Mrs. Doubtfire (20th Century Fox)
• Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (Buena Vista)
• The Santa Clause (Walt Disney)
• North (Castle Rock)

Best Family Motion Picture: Drama

★ Lassie (Paramount)

• Andre (Paramount)
• Black Beauty (Warner Bros.)
• Crooklyn (Universal Pictures/Spike Lee Productions)
• Little Women (Columbia)
• The War (Universal Pictures)

Youth In Film's Special Awards

The Jackie Coogan Award

Outstanding Contribution to Youth Through Motion Pictures

★ '*New Line Cinema - *The Swan Princess'''''

The Michael Landon Award

Outstanding Contribution to Youth Through Television

★ '*Youth Cast and Producers for *Home Improvement'''''

Former Child Star - Life Achievement Award

★ '*Robert Blake - Original "Little Mickey" in *The Little Rascals'''''

Outstanding Family Theater Production

★ '*Dana Lightstone - *Chicken Soup'''''

Outstanding Contribution To Youth Through Entertainment

★ Laura Dash - Stunt Artist For Children in Film and TV

Inspiration To Youth Award

★ Scott Cheek

Outstanding International Student Film Award

★ '*Vickie Oldham - *The Clearing'''''

International Music Award

★ Joselito Escobar - "Daddy Kool 'N The Raskals"

Outstanding Youth Actors in a Foreign Film

★ '*Daniel Guyent and Jehan Pagès - *Poussières de vie (Dust of Life)'''''

Outstanding Family Foreign Film

★ Shiro and Marilyn (Japan)

References

References

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