29th Young Artist Awards

Categories

★ Bold indicates the winner in each category.

Best Performance in a Feature Film

Best Performance in a Feature Film – Leading Young Actor

★ Josh Hutcherson – Bridge to Terabithia – Buena Vista Pictures

• Alex Etel – The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep – Columbia Pictures
• Miles Heizer – Rails & Ties – Warner Brothers
• Freddie Highmore – August Rush – Warner Brothers
• Jacob Kogan – Joshua – Fox Searchlight Pictures
• Logan Lerman – 3:10 to Yuma – Lionsgate
• Zach Mills – Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium – 20th Century Fox
• Alex Neuberger – Underdog – Buena Vista Pictures
• Chris O'Neil – The Last Mimzy – New Line Cinema
• Alejandro Polanco – Chop Shop – Koch Lober Films

Best Performance in a Feature Film – Leading Young Actress

★ AnnaSophia Robb – Bridge to Terabithia – Buena Vista Pictures

• Gracie Bednarczyk – Grace Is Gone – The Weinstein Company
• Abigail Breslin – No Reservations – Warner Brothers
• Isamar Gonzales – Chop Shop – Koch Lober Films
• Kay Panabaker – Moondance Alexander – 20th Century Fox
• Dakota Blue Richards – The Golden Compass – New Line Cinema
• Emma Roberts – Nancy Drew – Warner Brothers
• Saoirse Ronan – Atonement – Focus Features

Best Performance in a Feature Film – Supporting Young Actor (Fantasy or Drama)

★ Leon G. Thomas III – August Rush – Warner Brothers

• Alex Ferris – The Invisible – Buena Vista Pictures
• Dillon Freasier – There Will Be Blood – Paramount Pictures
• Soren Fulton – South of Pico – Snails Pace Productions
• Jordan Garrett – Death Sentence – 20th Century Fox
• Devon Gearhart – Canvas – Screen Media Films
• Bailey Hughes – Good Time Max – Rabbit Bandini Productions
• Denzel Whitaker – The Great Debaters – MGM

Best Performance in a Feature Film – Supporting Young Actor (Comedy or Musical)

★ Zachary Gordon – Georgia Rule – Universal Pictures

• Max Baldry – Mr. Bean's Holiday – Universal Pictures
• Jimmy Bennett – Evan Almighty – Universal Pictures
• Dylan McLaughlin – Georgia Rule – Universal Pictures
• Graham Phillips – Evan Almighty – Universal Pictures
• Ed Sanders – Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street – Paramount Pictures

Best Performance in a Feature Film – Supporting Young Actress

★ Jasmine Jessica Anthony – 1408 – MGM

• Courtney Taylor Burness – Premonition – MGM
• Hannah Lochner – Firehouse Dog – 20th Century Fox
• Taylor Momsen – Underdog – Buena Vista Pictures
• Jamia Simone Nash – August Rush – Warner Brothers
• Keke Palmer – Cleaner – Screen Gems
• Kristen Stewart – Into the Wild – Paramount Vantage

Best Performance in a Feature Film – Young Actor Ten and Under

★ Micah Berry – Things We Lost in the Fire – Paramount Pictures

• Nicholas Art – The Nanny Diaries – MGM
• Jackson Bond – The Invasion – Warner Brothers
• Bobby Coleman – Martian Child – New Line Cinema
• Nathan Gamble – The Mist – MGM
• Samuel Garland – The Reaping – Warner Brothers
• Dakota Goyo – Resurrecting the Champ – Yari Film Group
• Jeremy Karson – Music & Lyrics – Warner Brothers
• Austin Williams – Michael Clayton – Warner Brothers

Best Performance in a Feature Film – Young Actress Ten and Under

★ Bailee Madison – Bridge to Terabithia – Buena Vista Pictures

• Rachel Covey – Enchanted – Walt Disney Pictures
• Megan McKinnon – Project Grey – IndustryWorks
• Madison Pettis – The Game Plan – Buena Vista Pictures
• Willow Smith – I Am Legend – Warner Brothers
• Rhiannon Leigh Wryn – The Last Mimzy – New Line Cinema

Best Performance in a Feature Film – Young Ensemble Cast

★ Bridge to Terabithia – Buena Vista Pictures :Josh Hutcherson, AnnaSophia Robb, Bailee Madison, Cameron Wakefield, Isabelle Rose Kircher, Lauren Clinton, Elliot Lawless, Carly Owen, Devon Wood, Emma Fenton and Grace Brannigan

• Daddy Day Camp – TriStar Pictures :Spencir Bridges, Dallin Boyce, Telise Galanis, Tad D'Agostino, Talon G. Ackerman, Taggart Hurtubise, Molly Jepson, Tyger Rawlings, Zachary Allen and Sean Patrick Flaherty
• The Last Mimzy – New Line Cinema :Chris O'Neil, Rhiannon Leigh Wryn, Marc Musso, Megan McKinnon and Nicole Munoz
• Nancy Drew – Warner Brothers :Emma Roberts, Josh Flitter, Amy Bruckner and Kay Panabaker

Best Performance in an International Feature Film

Best Performance in an International Feature Film – Leading Young Performer

★ Adrian Alonso (Mexico) – La Misma Luna (Under the Same Moon) – Fox Searchlight

• Noah Burnett (Canada) – Breakfast with Scot – Capri Films
• Louis Dussol (Switzerland) – 1 Journée (That Day) – Vega Film
• Zekeria Ebrahimi (Afghanistan) – The Kite Runner – Paramount Vantage
• Michel Joelsas (Brazil) – O Ano em que Meus Pais Saíram de Férias (The Year My Parents Went on Vacation) – City Lights Pictures
• Joel Lok (Australia) – The Home Song Stories – Dendy Films
• Ahmad Khan Mahmidzada (Afghanistan) – The Kite Runner – Paramount Vantage
• Bertille Noël-Bruneau (France) – Le Renard et l'Enfant (The Fox and the Child) – Picturehouse Entertainment
• Jimi Blue Ochsenknecht (Germany) – ** (The Wild Soccer Bunch 4) – Buena Vista International
• Armin Omerovic (Croatia) – Armin – Maxima Film
• Roger Príncep (Spain) – The Orphanage – Picturehouse Entertainment
• Thomas Sangster (England) – The Last Legion – The Weinstein Company
• (Germany) – ** (Wild Chicks in Love) – Constantin Film

Best Performance in a Short Film

Best Performance in a Short Film – Young Actor

★ Remy Thorne – Bad – Vincenzo Giammanco (Director)

• Joseph Castanon – Little Wings – Journey Blue Films
• Hunter Gomez – The Blacksmith and the Carpenter – Scottsdale Community College
• Dominic Scott Kay – Grampa's Cabin – Red Balloon Entertainment
• Kendall McCulty – Conflation – Stéphanie Joalland (Director)
• Benjamin B. Smith – Heart Attack – Christi Olson (Director)
• Connor Stanhope – The Velveteen Rabbit – Denise Quesnel (Director)

Best Performance in a Short Film – Young Actress

★ Mia Ford – Far Sighted – Filmmakers Alliance

• Taylor Lipman – The Infamous Buddy Blade – Delaware Coalition Films
• Kendra McCulty – Conflation – Stéphanie Joalland (Director)
• Diandra Newlin – The Bench – Revolocity
• Car’ynn Sims – The Infamous Buddy Blade – Delaware Coalition Films

Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries or Special

Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries or Special – Leading Young Actor

★ Chevez Ezaneh – Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee – HBO

• Devon Bostick – The Altar Boy Gang – CBC
• Cody Linley – The Haunting Hour: Don't Think About It – Universal
• Dylan McLaughlin – You've Got a Friend – Hallmark Channel
• Jansen Panettiere – The Last Day of Summer – Nickelodeon
• Graham Phillips – Ben 10: Race Against Time – Cartoon Network
• Jimmy "Jax" Pinchak – All I Want for Christmas – Hallmark Channel
• Devon Werkheiser – Shredderman Rules – Nickelodeon

Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries or Special – Leading Young Actress

★ Danielle Chuchran – Saving Sarah Cain – Lifetime

• Holliston Coleman – Love's Unending Legacy – Hallmark Channel
• Jodelle Ferland – Pictures of Hollis Woods – Hallmark Hall of Fame
• Marisa Guterman – Shredderman Rules – Nickelodeon
• Regan Jewitt – Emotional Arithmetic – CBS
• Abigail Mason – Saving Sarah Cain – Lifetime
• Emily Osment – The Haunting Hour: Don't Think About It – Universal
• Emanuela Szumilas – Greatest Show Ever – Popoosa Productions
• Niamh Wilson – They Come Back – Lifetime

Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries or Special – Supporting Young Actor

★ Zack Shada – Jane Doe: Ties That Bind – Hallmark Channel

• Ridge Canipe – Pictures of Hollis Woods – Hallmark Hall of Fame
• Timmy Deters – Love's Unfolding Dream – Hallmark Channel
• Chase Ellison – You've Got a Friend – Hallmark Channel
• Jon Kent Ethridge – The Last Day of Summer – Nickelodeon
• Jordan Garrett – By Appointment Only – American Cinema International
• Tyler Patrick Jones – Ben 10: Race Against Time – Cartoon Network
• Cody Benjamin Lee – The Last Day of Summer – Nickelodeon
• Braeden Lemasters – Love's Unending Legacy – Hallmark Channel
• Zach Mills – The Valley of Light – CBS
• Jake D. Smith – Tin Man – Sci-Fi Channel
• Darian Weiss – Christmas Miracle at Sage Creek – American World Pictures

Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries or Special – Supporting Young Actress

★ Bailee Madison – The Last Day of Summer – Nickelodeon

• Saige Ryan Campbell – All I Want for Christmas – Hallmark Channel
• Jennette McCurdy – The Last Day of Summer – Nickelodeon
• Mary Matilyn Mouser – A Stranger's Heart – Hallmark Channel
• Haley Ramm – Ben 10: Race Against Time – Cartoon Network

Best Performance in a TV Series

Best Performance in a TV Series – Leading Young Actor

★ Jamie Johnston – Degrassi: The Next Generation – CTV

• Keir Gilchrist – The Winner – FOX
• Noah Gray-Cabey – Heroes – NBC
• Carter Jenkins – Viva Laughlin – CBS
• Angus T. Jones – Two and a Half Men – CBS
• Sean Keenan – Lockie Leonard – VOOM HD
• Kyle Massey – Cory in the House – Disney Channel
• Devon Werkheiser – Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide – Nickelodeon
• Tyler James Williams – Everybody Hates Chris – CBS

Best Performance in a TV Series – Leading Young Actress

★ Miley Cyrus – Hannah Montana – Disney Channel

• Rhyon Brown – Lincoln Heights – ABC Family
• Miranda Cosgrove – iCarly – Nickelodeon
• Emma Roberts – Unfabulous – Nickelodeon
• Jamie Lynn Spears – Zoey 101 – Nickelodeon

Best Performance in a TV Series – Supporting Young Actor

★ Slade Pearce – October Road – ABC

• Dean Collins – The War at Home FOX
• Jason Dolley – Cory in the House – Disney Channel
• Alexander Gould – Weeds – Showtime
• Mitch Holleman – Reba – CW
• Mark Indelicato – Ugly Betty – ABC
• Nathan Kress – iCarly – Nickelodeon
• Daniel Magder – Life with Derek – Disney Channel
• Vincent Martella – Everybody Hates Chris – CBS
• Aidan Mitchell – The Riches – FX

Best Performance in a TV Series – Supporting Young Actress

★ Adair Tishler – Heroes – NBC

• Taylor Atelian – According to Jim – ABC
• Malese Jow – Unfabulous – Nickelodeon
• Tinashe Kachingwe – Out of Jimmy's Head – Cartoon Network
• Jennette McCurdy – iCarly – Nickelodeon
• Mary Matilyn Mouser – Life Is Wild – CW

Best Performance in a TV Series – Young Actor Age Ten or Younger

★ Dylan Minnette – Saving Grace – TNT

• Lorenzo Brino – 7th Heaven – CW
• Nikolas Brino – 7th Heaven – CW
• Joseph Castanon – I Hate My 30's – VH1
• Field Cate – Pushing Daisies – ABC
• Khamani Griffin – All of Us – CW
• Trevor Gagnon – The New Adventures of Old Christine – CBS

Best Performance in a TV series – Guest Starring Young Actor

★ Chandler Canterbury – Criminal Minds (ep: "In Name and Blood") – CBS

• Cameron Bright – The 4400 (ep: "The Wrath of Graham") – USA Network
• Nicholas Elia – Supernatural – (ep: "The Kids are Alright") – CW
• Dylan Everett – The Dresden Files (ep: "Birds of a Feather") – Sci-Fi Channel
• Colin Ford – Journeyman (ep: "Blowback") – NBC
• Soren Fulton – Bones (ep: "The Priest in the Churchyard") – FOX
• Dominic Scott Kay – Navy NCIS (ep: "Lost & Found") – CBS
• Quinn Lord – Smallville (ep: "Phantom") – CW
• Justin Martin – Cold Case (ep: "It Takes a Village") – CBS
• Dylan Patton – Cold Case (ep: "Blackout") – CBS
• Colby Paul – Pushing Daisies (ep: "Corpsicle") – ABC
• Cole Petersen – CSI: Miami (ep: "Stand Your Ground") – CBS
• Remy Thorne – Criminal Minds (ep: "Revelations") – CBS

Best Performance in a TV series – Guest Starring Young Actress

★ Jasmine Jessica Anthony – Ugly Betty (ep: "Something Wicked This Way Comes") – ABC

• Jenna Boyd – Ghost Whisperer (ep: "Children of Ghosts") – CW
• Darcy Rose Byrnes – Cold Case (ep: "A Dollar, A Dream") – CBS
• Conchita Campbell – Supernatural (ep: "Playthings") – CW
• Bailee Madison – House (ep: "Act Your Age") – NBC
• Ashlyn Sanchez – Without a Trace (ep: "Desert Springs") – TNT
• Bella Thorne – The O.C. (ep: "The Case of the Franks") – FOX

Best Performance in a TV series – Recurring Young Actor

★ Connor Price – The Dead Zone – USA Network

• Jake Cherry – Desperate Housewives – ABC
• Marc Donato – Degrassi: The Next Generation – CTV
• Caden Michael Gray – Out of Jimmy's Head – Cartoon Network
• Mick Hazen – As the World Turns – CBS
• Dominic Janes – ER – NBC
• Ty Panitz – Bones – FOX
• K'Sun Ray – Smith – CBS
• Will Shadley – Dirty Sexy Money – ABC
• Cainan Wiebe – Sanctuary – Sci-Fi Channel
• Calum Worthy – Psych – USA Network

Best Performance in a TV series – Recurring Young Actress

★ Erin Sanders – Zoey 101 – Nickelodeon

• Kristen Alderson – One Life to Live – ABC
• Rachel G. Fox – Desperate Housewives – ABC
• Chloe Greenfield – ER – NBC
• Danielle Hanratty – The Unit – CBC
• Sammi Hanratty – The Suite Life of Zack & Cody – Disney Channel
• Chloë Grace Moretz – Dirty Sexy Money – ABC
• Ryan Newman – Hannah Montana – Disney Channel
• Christina Robinson – Dexter – Showtime
• Darcy Rose Byrnes – The Young and the Restless – CBS
• Christian Serratos – Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide – Nickelodeon
• Alyson Stoner – The Suite Life of Zack & Cody – Disney Channel
• Keaton & Kylie Rae Tyndall – Big Love – HBO

Best Young Ensemble Performance in a TV Series

★ Out of Jimmy's Head – Cartoon Network : Jon Kent Ethridge, Dominic Janes, Terrence Hardy, Jr., Caden Michael Gray, Austin Rogers, Tinashe Kachingwe, Jonina Gable, Nolan Gould, Katelin Petersen and Nicole Smolen

• Hannah Montana – Disney Channel :Miley Cyrus, Emily Osment, Mitchel Musso, Moisés Arias and Cody Linley
• The Naked Brothers Band – Nickelodeon :Alex Wolff, Nat Wolff, Allie DiMeco, Thomas Batuello, David Levi, Qaasim Middleton and Cooper Pillot
• Unfabulous – Nickelodeon :Jordan Calloway, Bianca Collins, Dustin Ingram, Malese Jow, Mary Lou, Emma Roberts and Chelsea Tavares
• Wizards of Waverly Place – Disney Channel :Selena Gomez, David Henrie, Jennifer Stone and Jake T. Austin
• Zoey 101 – Nickelodeon :Jamie Lynn Spears, Paul Butcher, Sean Flynn, Victoria Justice, Christopher Massey, Erin Sanders and Matthew Underwood

Best Performance in a Voice-Over Role

Best Performance in a Voice-Over Role – Young Actor

★ Paul Butcher – Meet the Robinsons – Walt Disney Feature Animation

• Marc Donato – The Future Is Wild – Discovery Kids
• Jordan Fry – Meet the Robinsons – Walt Disney Feature Animation
• Trevor Gagnon – Fly Me to the Moon – nWave Pictures
• Jake D. Smith – Tom and Jerry Tales – The CW 4 Kids

Best Performance in a Voice-Over Role – Young Actress

★ Tajja Isen – Super Why! – PBS

• Chloë Grace Moretz – My Friends Tigger & Pooh – Walt Disney
• Grace Rolek – Lou and Lou: Safety Patrol – Disney Channel

Best Family Entertainment

Best Family Television Movie or Special

★ You've Got a Friend – Hallmark Channel

• High School Musical – Disney Channel
• The Last Day of Summer – Nickelodeon
• The Naked Brothers Band: The Movie – Nickelodeon

Best Family Television Series

★ Hannah Montana – Disney Channel

• Life Is Wild – CW
• The Naked Brothers Band – Nickelodeon
• Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide – Nickelodeon
• Out of Jimmy's Head – Cartoon Network
• The Winner – FOX
• Zoey 101 – Nickelodeon

Best Family Television Reality Show, Game Show or Documentary

★ Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader? – FOX

• Endurance – Discovery Kids
• Kid Nation – CBS
• My Life as a Child – TLC
• Who Cares About Girls? – Oxygen

Best Short Film Starring Youth

★ Bad – Vincenzo Giammanco (Director)

• The Bench – Revolocity
• The Black Smith and the Carpenter – Scottsdale Community College
• The Don of Virgil Junior High – Rising Nile Productions
• Far Sighted – Filmmakers Alliance
• The Infamous Buddy Blade – Delaware Coalition Films
• The Velveteen Rabbit – Denise Quesnel (Director)

Best International Feature Film

★ La Misma Luna (Under the Same Moon) – Mexico

• Breakfast with Scot – Canada
• ** (The Wild Soccer Bunch 4) – Germany
• Le Renard et l'Enfant (The Fox and The Child) – France
• O Ano em que Meus Pais Saíram de Férias (The Year My Parents Went on Vacation) – Brazil

Best Family Feature Film (Animation)

★ Ratatouille – Walt Disney Studios

• Bee Movie – DreamWorks SKG
• Meet the Robinsons – Walt Disney Animation
• Surf's Up – Sony Pictures Animation

Best Family Feature Film (Fantasy or Musical)

★ Bridge to Terabithia – Walden Media

• Alvin and the Chipmunks – 20th Century Fox
• The Golden Compass – New Line Cinema
• Underdog – Walt Disney Pictures
• The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep – Columbia Pictures

Best Family Feature Film (Comedy or Drama)

★ August Rush – Warner Brothers

• Evan Almighty – Universal Pictures
• Firehouse Dog – 20th Century Fox
• Hairspray – New Line Cinema
• The Last Mimzy – New Line Cinema
• Martian Child – New Line Cinema
• Nancy Drew – Warner Brothers

Special awards

Outstanding Young Performance in Live Theatre

★ Sara Niemietz as "Patrice" in 13 – Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles

Former Child Star – Life Achievement Award

★ '*Jim Turner – *Kung Fu'''''

Outstanding Young Performer in a Foreign Film

★ Vlad Vyuzhanin – Fatherland or Death – Russia

Social Relations of Knowledge Institute Award

★ Nova – PBS

References

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