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19th Youth in Film Awards

1998 US film awards ceremony


1998 US film awards ceremony

FieldValue
number19
awardYouth in Film Awards
award_linkYoung Artist Award
imageYoung Artist Award.jpg
image_size100px
dateMarch 14, 1998
siteHollywood, California
awarded_forAchievement in the 19961997 season
hostHaley Joel Osment and Kimberly J. Brown
last18th
next20th

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.

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.{{cite web |url-status=dead

Categories

Bold indicates the winner in each category.

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'''''

  • Mario Yedidia - Warriors of Virtue
  • Blake Foster - Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie
  • Brandon Hammond - Soul Food

Best Performance in a Feature Film: Leading Young Actress

★ '*Mara Wilson - *A Simple Wish'''''

  • Florence Hoath - FairyTale: A True Story
  • Christina Ricci - That Darn Cat
  • Jurnee Smollett - Eve's Bayou
  • Jennifer Love Hewitt - I Know What You Did Last Summer

Best Performance in a Feature Film: Supporting Young Actor

★ '*Jeremy Foley - *Dante's Peak'''''

  • 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

★ '*Jessica Biel - *Ulee's Gold'''''

  • Vanessa Zima - Ulee's Gold
  • Christina Ricci - The Ice Storm
  • Rebecca Lee Meza - Selena

Best Performance in a Feature Film: Young Actor Age Ten or Under

★ '*Joseph Ashton - *The Education of Little Tree'''''

  • Justin Cooper - Liar Liar
  • Cameron Finley - Leave It to Beaver
  • Alex D. Linz - Home Alone 3
  • Vincent Berry - Free Willy 3: The Rescue

Best Performance in a Feature Film: Young Actress Age Ten or Under

★ '*Jamie Renée Smith - *Dante's Peak'''''

  • Mika Boorem - The Education of Little Tree
  • Danielle Wiener - Traveller
  • Elizabeth Earl - FairyTale: A True Story

Best Young Performer in a TV Movie, Pilot or Mini-Series

Best Performance in a TV Movie / Pilot / Mini-Series: Leading Young Actor

★ '*Gregory Smith - *Shadow Zone: My Teacher Ate My Homework'''''

  • Robert Ri'chard - In His Father's Shoes
  • Bradley Pierce - Doom Runners
  • Lucas Black - Flash
  • Joseph Cross - Northern Lights

Best Performance in a TV Movie / Pilot / Mini-Series: Leading Young Actress

★ '*Jena Malone - *Ellen Foster'''''

  • Anna Chlumsky - A Child's Wish
  • Anna Paquin - The Member of the Wedding
  • Kirsten Dunst - Tower of Terror
  • Ashley Peldon - The Westing Game (aka: Get a Clue)

Best Performance in a TV Movie / Pilot / Mini-Series: Supporting Young Actor

★ '*Edwin Hodge - *Shadow Zone: My Teacher Ate My Homework'''''

  • Phillip Van Dyke - The Ticket
  • Kevin Zegers - A Call To Remember
  • Tim Redwine - The Last Don
  • Shawn Toovey - Flash
  • Bill Switzer - The Christmas List

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

★ '*Seth Adkins - *...First Do No Harm'''''

  • Courtland Mead - The Shining
  • Frankie Muniz -What the Deaf Man Heard
  • Alex Trench - Oliver Twist
  • Eric Lloyd - A Christmas Memory

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'''''

  • Jessica Bowman - Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
  • Jessica Biel - 7th Heaven
  • Larisa Oleynik - The Secret World of Alex Mack

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

★ '*Brittany Tiplady - *Millennium'''''

  • Caitlin Wachs - Profiler
  • Mackenzie Rosman - 7th Heaven

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

★ '*Melissa Joan Hart - *Sabrina the Teenage Witch'''''

  • Ben Savage - Boy Meets World
  • Mike Damus - Teen Angel
  • Corbin Allred - Teen Angel
  • Tahj Mowry - Smart Guy
  • Jordan Wall - Wishbone
  • Brandy Norwood - Moesha

Best Performance in a TV Comedy Series: Supporting Young Actor

★ '*Kyle Sabihy - *Hiller and Diller'''''

  • Brandon Hammond - The Gregory Hines Show
  • Benjamin Salisbury - The Nanny
  • Justin Berfield - Unhappily Ever After
  • Rahi Azizi - Space Cases

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

★ '*Sydney Berry - *3rd Rock from the Sun'''''

  • Emily Hart - Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
  • Mika Boorem - The Drew Carey Show
  • Cara Rose - Ellen

Best Performance in a TV Comedy Series: Young Actor Age Ten or Under

★ '*Jonathan Osser - *Hiller and Diller'''''

  • Michael Finiguerra - Soul Man
  • Angelo Massagli - Cosby
  • Haley Joel Osment - Murphy Brown
  • Curtis Williams - The Parent 'Hood

Best Performance in a TV Comedy Series: Young Actress Age Ten or Under

★ '*Madylin Sweeten - *Everybody Loves Raymond'''''

  • Jillian Berard - Hiller and Diller
  • Courtney Chase - Soul Man
  • Ashli Amari Adams - The Parent 'Hood

Best Young Performer in a TV Daytime Drama

Best Performance in a Daytime Drama: Young Performers (Male & Female)

★ '*Collin O'Donnell (Male) - *Days of Our Lives'''''

★ '*Kimberly J. Brown (Female) - *Guiding Light'''''

  • 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

★ '*Mathew Valencia - *The New Batman Adventures'''''

  • Ryan O'Donohue - Recess
  • Sam Gifaldi - Hey Arnold!
  • Phillip Van Dyke - Hey Arnold!
  • Josh Keaton - Hercules

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
  • Rose Hill :Kevin Zegers, David Klein, Blair Slater, Michael Alexander Jackson
  • Under Wraps :Mario Yedidia, Adam Wylie, Clara Bryant

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

The Jackie Coogan Award

Outstanding Contribution to Youth Through Motion Pictures

The Education of Little Tree - Paramount

The Michael Landon Award

Outstanding Contribution to Youth Through Television

Bryton McClure

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 Feature Films

Animation: Anastasia - 20th Century Fox

Comedy: Air Bud - Disney

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

Gigi Perreau

References

References

  1. Crouse, Richard. (2005). "Reel Winners". Dundurn Press Ltd..
  2. Riggs, Thomas. (2007). "Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television". Gale / Cengage Learning.
  3. "19th Youth In Film Awards".
  4. "Young Artist Awards - President's Message". YoungArtistAwards.org.
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