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
Hollywood, sometimes informally called Tinseltown, is a List of districts and neighborhoods in Los Angeles, neighborhood and district in the Central Los Angeles, central region of Los Angeles County, California, within the city of Los Angeles. ...
.
Established in 1978 by long-standing
Hollywood Foreign Press Association
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) was a nonprofit organization of journalists and photographers who reported on the American entertainment industry for predominantly foreign media markets. It is best known for founding and conduc ...
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
A film, also known as a movie or motion picture, is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, emotions, or atmosphere through the use of moving images that are generally, sinc ...
,
television
Television (TV) is a telecommunication medium for transmitting moving images and sound. Additionally, the term can refer to a physical television set rather than the medium of transmission. Television is a mass medium for advertising, ...
,
theatre
Theatre or theater is a collaborative form of performing art that uses live performers, usually actors to present experiences of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place, often a Stage (theatre), stage. The performe ...
and
music
Music is the arrangement of sound to create some combination of Musical form, form, harmony, melody, rhythm, or otherwise Musical expression, expressive content. Music is generally agreed to be a cultural universal that is present in all hum ...
.
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
Soul food is the ethnic cuisine of African Americans. Originating in the Southern United States, American South from the cuisines of Slavery in the United States, enslaved Africans transported from Africa through the Atlantic slave trade, sou ...
''
Best Performance in a Feature Film: Leading Young Actress
★ Mara Wilson - ''
A Simple Wish
''A Simple Wish'' is a 1997 American children's-fantasy-comedy film directed by Michael Ritchie, and starring Martin Short, Mara Wilson, and Kathleen Turner. The film is about Murray (Short), a bumbling male fairy godmother who tries to prove ...
''
*
Florence Hoath - ''
FairyTale: A True Story''
*
Christina Ricci
Christina Ricci ( ; born February 12, 1980) is an American actress known for playing unusual characters with a dark edge. Ricci works mostly in Independent film, independent productions, but has also appeared in numerous box-office hits. She is ...
- ''
That Darn Cat''
*
Jurnee Smollett
Jurnee Diana Smollett (born October 1, 1986) is an American actress. She began her career as a child actress appearing on television sitcoms, including '' On Our Own'' (1994–1995) and ''Full House'' (1992–1994). She gained greater recognition ...
- ''
Eve's Bayou''
*
Jennifer Love Hewitt
Jennifer Love Hewitt (born February 21, 1979) is an American actress, producer and singer. Hewitt began her career as a child actress and singer, appearing in national television commercials before joining the cast of the Disney Channel serie ...
- ''
I Know What You Did Last Summer''
Best Performance in a Feature Film: Supporting Young Actor
★
Jeremy Foley - ''
Dante's Peak
''Dante's Peak'' is a 1997 American disaster film directed by Roger Donaldson, written by Leslie Bohem, and starring Pierce Brosnan, Linda Hamilton, and Charles Hallahan. The film is set in the fictional town of Dante's Peak where the inhabitant ...
''
*
Erik Von Detten
Erik Thomas von Detten (born October 3, 1982) is an American actor and singer. He is known for his roles in '' Escape to Witch Mountain'', ''Toy Story'', '' Brink!'', ''Meego'', '' The Princess Diaries'', '' Complete Savages'', and '' So Weird'' ...
- ''
Leave It to Beaver
''Leave It to Beaver'' is an American television sitcom that follows the misadventures of a suburban boy, his family and his friends. It starred Barbara Billingsley, Hugh Beaumont, Tony Dow and Jerry Mathers.
CBS first broadcast the show ...
''
*
Adam Zolotin - ''
Leave It to Beaver
''Leave It to Beaver'' is an American television sitcom that follows the misadventures of a suburban boy, his family and his friends. It starred Barbara Billingsley, Hugh Beaumont, Tony Dow and Jerry Mathers.
CBS first broadcast the show ...
''
*
Elijah Wood
Elijah Jordan Wood (born January 28, 1981) is an American actor and producer. Wood made his film debut with a minor part in ''Back to the Future Part II'' (1989) at the age of eight and achieved recognition in the early 1990s as a child acto ...
- ''
The Ice Storm''
*
Brendan Fletcher - ''
Air Bud''
*
Freddie Prinze, Jr. - ''
I Know What You Did Last Summer''
Best Performance in a Feature Film: Supporting Young Actress
★
Jessica Biel
Jessica Claire Timberlake (née Biel ; born March 3, 1982) is an American actress. Biel began her career as a vocalist appearing in musical productions until she was cast as Mary Camden in the family drama series '' 7th Heaven'' (1996–2007 ...
- ''
Ulee's Gold
''Ulee's Gold'' is a 1997 American Drama (film and television), drama film written and directed by Victor Nuñez and starring Peter Fonda. Co-stars include Patricia Richardson, Christine Dunford, Tom Wood (actor), Tom Wood, Jessica Biel, J. Kennet ...
''
*
Vanessa Zima - ''
Ulee's Gold
''Ulee's Gold'' is a 1997 American Drama (film and television), drama film written and directed by Victor Nuñez and starring Peter Fonda. Co-stars include Patricia Richardson, Christine Dunford, Tom Wood (actor), Tom Wood, Jessica Biel, J. Kennet ...
''
*
Christina Ricci
Christina Ricci ( ; born February 12, 1980) is an American actress known for playing unusual characters with a dark edge. Ricci works mostly in Independent film, independent productions, but has also appeared in numerous box-office hits. She is ...
- ''
The Ice Storm''
*Rebecca Lee Meza - ''
Selena
Selena Quintanilla-Pérez (; April 16, 1971 – March 31, 1995) was an American singer-songwriter. Known as the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Queen of Tejano Music", her contributions to music and fashion made her one of the most cel ...
''
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
''Leave It to Beaver'' is an American television sitcom that follows the misadventures of a suburban boy, his family and his friends. It starred Barbara Billingsley, Hugh Beaumont, Tony Dow and Jerry Mathers.
CBS first broadcast the show ...
''
*
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
''Dante's Peak'' is a 1997 American disaster film directed by Roger Donaldson, written by Leslie Bohem, and starring Pierce Brosnan, Linda Hamilton, and Charles Hallahan. The film is set in the fictional town of Dante's Peak where the inhabitant ...
''
*
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
''A Child's Wish'' is a 1997 American television film, made-for-television drama (film and television), drama film based on actual events. John Ritter stars as a father of a terminally ill 16-year-old girl portrayed by Anna Chlumsky.
Plot
Ritter ...
''
*
Anna Paquin - ''
The Member of the Wedding
''The Member of the Wedding'' is a 1946 novel by Southern writer Carson McCullers. It took McCullers five years to complete, although she interrupted the work for a few months to write the novella '' The Ballad of the Sad Café''.McDowell, Mar ...
''
*
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
Kimberly Jean Brown (born November 16, 1984) is an American actress. She is best known for her leading role as teen witch List of Halloweentown characters, Marnie Cromwell in the Halloweentown (film series), ''Halloweentown'' film series (1998� ...
- ''
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
''Oliver Twist; or, The Parish Boy's Progress'', is the second novel by English author Charles Dickens. It was originally published as a serial from 1837 to 1839 and as a three-volume book in 1838. The story follows the titular orphan, who, ...
''
*
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
In the Abrahamic religions, the "Promised Land" ( ) refers to a swath of territory in the Levant that was bestowed upon Abraham and his descendants by God in Abrahamic religions, God. In the context of the Bible, these descendants are originally ...
''
★ (tie)
Michael Yarmush - ''
My Life as a Dog''
*
David Gallagher - ''
7th Heaven''
*
Shawn Toovey - ''
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman''
*Eddie Karr - ''
Promised Land
In the Abrahamic religions, the "Promised Land" ( ) refers to a swath of territory in the Levant that was bestowed upon Abraham and his descendants by God in Abrahamic religions, God. In the context of the Bible, these descendants are originally ...
''
Best Performance in a TV Drama Series: Leading Young Actress
★ (tie)
Beverley Mitchell - ''
7th Heaven''
★ (tie)
Sarah Schaub - ''
Promised Land
In the Abrahamic religions, the "Promised Land" ( ) refers to a swath of territory in the Levant that was bestowed upon Abraham and his descendants by God in Abrahamic religions, God. In the context of the Bible, these descendants are originally ...
''
*
Jessica Bowman - ''
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman''
*
Jessica Biel
Jessica Claire Timberlake (née Biel ; born March 3, 1982) is an American actress. Biel began her career as a vocalist appearing in musical productions until she was cast as Mary Camden in the family drama series '' 7th Heaven'' (1996–2007 ...
- ''
7th Heaven''
*
Larisa Oleynik - ''
The Secret World of Alex Mack
''The Secret World of Alex Mack'' is an American science fiction television series that aired on Nickelodeon from October 8, 1994, to January 15, 1998. The series was co-created by Ken Lipman and Thomas W. Lynch and was produced by Lynch Entertain ...
''
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
A millennium () is a period of one thousand years, one hundred decades, or ten centuries, sometimes called a kiloannum (ka), or kiloyear (ky). Normally, the word is used specifically for periods of a thousand years that begin at the starting ...
''
*
Caitlin Wachs
Caitlin Elizabeth Wachs (pronounced ''wax''; born March 15, 1989) is an American production coordinator and actress. She appeared alongside Ally Walker and Robert Davi on the NBC television series '' Profiler'' in the role of Chloe Waters. ...
- ''
Profiler''
*
Mackenzie Rosman - ''
7th Heaven''
Best Performance in a TV Drama Series: Guest Starring Young Actor
★ Trevor O'Brien - ''
Promised Land
In the Abrahamic religions, the "Promised Land" ( ) refers to a swath of territory in the Levant that was bestowed upon Abraham and his descendants by God in Abrahamic religions, God. In the context of the Bible, these descendants are originally ...
''
*
Bradley Pierce - ''
Touched by an Angel
''Touched by an Angel'' is an American drama television series that premiered on CBS on September 21, 1994, and ran for 211 episodes over nine seasons until its conclusion on April 27, 2003. Created by John Masius and executive produced by Ma ...
''
*
Jeremy Foley - ''
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' is an American supernatural fiction, supernatural drama television series created by writer and director Joss Whedon. The concept is based on the Buffy the Vampire Slayer (film), 1992 film, also written by Whedon, a ...
''
*Zackery McLemore - ''
Gun
A gun is a device that Propulsion, propels a projectile using pressure or explosive force. The projectiles are typically solid, but can also be pressurized liquid (e.g. in water guns or water cannon, cannons), or gas (e.g. light-gas gun). So ...
''
*
Zachary Browne
Zachary Browne is an American former television and film actor
An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of ...
- ''
The Pretender''
*
Haley Joel Osment - ''
Walker, Texas Ranger
''Walker, Texas Ranger'' is an American action fiction, action Crime drama, crime television series created by Leslie Greif and Paul Haggis. It was inspired by the film ''Lone Wolf McQuade'', with both the film and the series starring Chuck Norr ...
''
*Bobby Brewer - ''
7th Heaven''
Best Performance in a TV Drama Series: Guest Starring Young Actress
★ Cara Rose - ''
Touched by an Angel
''Touched by an Angel'' is an American drama television series that premiered on CBS on September 21, 1994, and ran for 211 episodes over nine seasons until its conclusion on April 27, 2003. Created by John Masius and executive produced by Ma ...
''
*Allison Bertolino - ''
Party of Five
''Party of Five'' is an American teen and family drama television series created by Christopher Keyser and Amy Lippman that originally aired on Fox from September 12, 1994, to May 3, 2000, with a total of six seasons consisting of 142 epis ...
''
*
Molly Orr - ''
7th Heaven''
*Courtney Jacquin - ''
EZ Streets''
*Danielle Wiener - ''
7th Heaven''
*
Lauren Diewold - ''
Millennium
A millennium () is a period of one thousand years, one hundred decades, or ten centuries, sometimes called a kiloannum (ka), or kiloyear (ky). Normally, the word is used specifically for periods of a thousand years that begin at the starting ...
''
*
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
''Sabrina the Teenage Witch'' is a comic book series published by Archie Comics about the adventures of a fictional American teenager named Sabrina Spellman. Sabrina was created by writer George Gladir and artist Dan DeCarlo, and first appeared ...
''
*
Ben Savage - ''
Boy Meets World
''Boy Meets World'' is an American coming-of-age sitcom created by Michael Jacobs and April Kelly that aired on ABC for seven seasons between September1993 and May2000. The series centers on Cory Matthews ( Ben Savage) and his friends and f ...
''
*
Mike Damus - ''
Teen Angel''
*
Corbin Allred - ''
Teen Angel''
*
Tahj Mowry - ''
Smart Guy''
*
Jordan Wall - ''
Wishbone''
*
Brandy Norwood
Brandy Rayana Norwood (born February 11, 1979) is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, model and actress. Born into a musical family in McComb, Mississippi, Norwood was raised in Carson, California, beginning her career as a backing vocalist ...
- ''
Moesha
''Moesha'' (, ) is an American television sitcom that aired on UPN from January 23, 1996, to May 14, 2001. The series stars Contemporary R&B, R&B singer Brandy Norwood, Brandy as Moesha Denise Mitchell, an African-American teenager living with ...
''
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
''The Nanny'' is an American sitcom that originally aired on CBS from November 3, 1993, to June 23, 1999, starring Fran Drescher as Fran Fine, a Jewish wikt:fashionista, fashionista from Flushing, Queens, who becomes the nanny of three children ...
''
*
Justin Berfield - ''
Unhappily Ever After''
*Rahi Azizi - ''
Space Cases''
Best Performance in a TV Comedy Series: Supporting Young Actress
★
Michelle Trachtenberg - ''
Meego
MeeGo is a discontinued Linux distribution hosted by the Linux Foundation, using source code from the operating systems Moblin (produced by Intel) and Maemo (produced by Nokia). MeeGo was primarily targeted at mobile devices and information app ...
''
*Kaitlin Cullum - ''
Grace Under Fire''
*Faryn Einhom - ''
Hiller and Diller''
*
Madeline Zima - ''
The Nanny
''The Nanny'' is an American sitcom that originally aired on CBS from November 3, 1993, to June 23, 1999, starring Fran Drescher as Fran Fine, a Jewish wikt:fashionista, fashionista from Flushing, Queens, who becomes the nanny of three children ...
''
*
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
''3rd Rock from the Sun'' is an American television sitcom created by Bonnie and Terry Turner, which originally aired from January 9, 1996, to May 22, 2001, on NBC. The show is about four Extraterrestrial life, extraterrestrials who are on an e ...
''
*
Emily Hart - ''
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
''Sabrina the Teenage Witch'' is a comic book series published by Archie Comics about the adventures of a fictional American teenager named Sabrina Spellman. Sabrina was created by writer George Gladir and artist Dan DeCarlo, and first appea ...
''
*
Mika Boorem - ''
The Drew Carey Show
''The Drew Carey Show'' is an American television sitcom that aired on ABC from September 13, 1995, to September 8, 2004. Set in Cleveland, Ohio, the series revolved around the retail office and home life of "everyman" Drew Carey, a fictionaliz ...
''
*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
''Murphy Brown'' is an American television sitcom created by Diane English that premiered on November 14, 1988, on CBS. The series stars Candice Bergen as the eponymous Murphy Brown, a famous investigative journalist and news presenter, news anch ...
''
*Curtis Williams - ''
The Parent 'Hood''
Best Performance in a TV Comedy Series: Young Actress Age Ten or Under
★
Madylin Sweeten - ''
Everybody Loves Raymond
''Everybody Loves Raymond'' is an American television sitcom created by Philip Rosenthal that aired on CBS from September 13, 1996, to May 16, 2005, with a total of 210 episodes spanning nine seasons. It was produced by Where's Lunch and Wor ...
''
*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
''Days of Our Lives'' (also stylized as ''Days of our Lives''; simply referred to as ''Days'' or ''DOOL'') is an American television soap opera that aired on the network NBC from November 8, 1965, to September 9, 2022; the soap has streamed n ...
''
★
Kimberly J. Brown
Kimberly Jean Brown (born November 16, 1984) is an American actress. She is best known for her leading role as teen witch List of Halloweentown characters, Marnie Cromwell in the Halloweentown (film series), ''Halloweentown'' film series (1998� ...
(Female) - ''
Guiding Light
''Guiding Light'' (known as ''The Guiding Light'' before 1975) is an American radio and television soap opera. ''Guiding Light'' aired on CBS for 57 years between June 30, 1952, and September 18, 2009, overlapping a 19-year broadcast on radio ...
''
*Bryant Jones - ''
The Young and the Restless
''The Young and the Restless'' (often abbreviated as ''Y&R'') is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. The show is set in the fictional Genoa City (named after the real-life Genoa City, Wiscon ...
''
*Christian Siefert - ''
As the World Turns
''As the World Turns'' (often abbreviated as ''ATWT'') is an American television soap opera that aired on CBS for 54 years from April 2, 1956, to September 17, 2010. Irna Phillips created ''As the World Turns'' as a sister show to her other so ...
''
*
Camryn Grimes - ''
The Young and the Restless
''The Young and the Restless'' (often abbreviated as ''Y&R'') is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. The show is set in the fictional Genoa City (named after the real-life Genoa City, Wiscon ...
''
Best Young Performer in a Voice-Over
Best Performance in a Voice-Over - TV or Film: Young Actor
★
Mathew Valencia - ''
The New Batman Adventures
''The New Batman Adventures'' (often shortened as ''TNBA'') is an American animated superhero television series based on the DC Comics superhero Batman, which aired on Kids' WB from September 13, 1997 to January 16, 1999. Produced by Warner Br ...
''
*
Ryan O'Donohue - ''
Recess''
*Sam Gifaldi - ''
Hey Arnold!''
*
Phillip Van Dyke - ''
Hey Arnold!''
*
Josh Keaton - ''
Hercules
Hercules (, ) is the Roman equivalent of the Greek divine hero Heracles, son of Jupiter and the mortal Alcmena. In classical mythology, Hercules is famous for his strength and for his numerous far-ranging adventures.
The Romans adapted the Gr ...
''
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
''Oliver Twist; or, The Parish Boy's Progress'', is the second novel by English author Charles Dickens. It was originally published as a serial from 1837 to 1839 and as a three-volume book in 1838. The story follows the titular orphan, who, ...
'' - 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
''Bear in the Big Blue House'' is an American children's television series created by Mitchell Kriegman and produced by Jim Henson Television for Disney Channel's Playhouse Disney preschool television block. Debuting on October 20, 1997, it a ...
'' - 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
''Sabrina the Teenage Witch'' is a comic book series published by Archie Comics about the adventures of a fictional American teenager named Sabrina Spellman. Sabrina was created by writer George Gladir and artist Dan DeCarlo, and first appeared ...
'' - ABC
*''
Soul Man'' - ABC
*''
The Gregory Hines Show'' - CBS
*''
Everybody Loves Raymond
''Everybody Loves Raymond'' is an American television sitcom created by Philip Rosenthal that aired on CBS from September 13, 1996, to May 16, 2005, with a total of 210 episodes spanning nine seasons. It was produced by Where's Lunch and Wor ...
'' - CBS
*''
The Parent 'Hood'' - WB
*''
Teen Angel'' - ABC
*''
3rd Rock from the Sun
''3rd Rock from the Sun'' is an American television sitcom created by Bonnie and Terry Turner, which originally aired from January 9, 1996, to May 22, 2001, on NBC. The show is about four Extraterrestrial life, extraterrestrials who are on an e ...
'' - NBC
Best Family TV Drama Series
★ (tie) ''
Promised Land
In the Abrahamic religions, the "Promised Land" ( ) refers to a swath of territory in the Levant that was bestowed upon Abraham and his descendants by God in Abrahamic religions, God. In the context of the Bible, these descendants are originally ...
'' - CBS
★ (tie) ''
7th Heaven'' - WB
*''
Touched by an Angel
''Touched by an Angel'' is an American drama television series that premiered on CBS on September 21, 1994, and ran for 211 episodes over nine seasons until its conclusion on April 27, 2003. Created by John Masius and executive produced by Ma ...
'' - CBS
*''
The Secret World of Alex Mack
''The Secret World of Alex Mack'' is an American science fiction television series that aired on Nickelodeon from October 8, 1994, to January 15, 1998. The series was co-created by Ken Lipman and Thomas W. Lynch and was produced by Lynch Entertain ...
'' - 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
Target Corporation is an American retail corporation that operates a chain of discount department stores and hypermarkets, headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It is the seventh-largest retailer in the United States, and a component of th ...
Outstanding Young Performers Live Theatre
★
Blake McIver Ewing
★ Danielle Wiener
Scholarship Recipients
★ Michael Seale, Jr.
★ Josh Evans
Best Family Feature Films
★ Animation: ''
Anastasia
Anastasia (from ) is a feminine given name of Greek and Slavic origin, derived from the Greek word (), meaning "resurrection". It is a popular name in Eastern Europe.
Origin
The name Anastasia originated during the Early Christianity, early d ...
'' - 20th Century Fox
★ Comedy: ''
Air Bud'' - Disney
Best Family Foreign Film
★ ''
Ponette
''Ponette'' is a 1996 French film directed by Jacques Doillon. The film centers on four-year-old Ponette (Victoire Thivisol), who is coming to terms with the death of her mother in a car crash.
The film received acclaim for Thivisol's performance ...
'' (France) - Arrow Releasing
Best Young Performers in a Foreign Film
★
Victoire Thivisol
Victoire Thivisol (born 6 July 1991) is a French film actress.
She first gained acclaim as a child coping with her mother's death in '' Ponette'', becoming the youngest actress to win the Volpi Cup for Best Actress at the Venice Film Festival. ...
- ''
Ponette
''Ponette'' is a 1996 French film directed by Jacques Doillon. The film centers on four-year-old Ponette (Victoire Thivisol), who is coming to terms with the death of her mother in a car crash.
The film received acclaim for Thivisol's performance ...
'' (France)
★ Misha Philipchuk - ''
The Thief'' (Russia)
Former Child Star Lifetime Achievement Award
★ Gigi Perreau
References
External links
Official site
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Young Artist Awards ceremonies
1997 film awards
1997 television awards
1998 in American cinema
1998 in American television
1998 in California