20th Youth in Film Awards

20th Youth in Film Awards
20th Youth in Film Awards
Awarded for	Achievement in the 1997—1998 season
Date	March 6, 1999
Site	Sportsmen's Lodge; Studio City, California
Hosted by	Jena Malone; R.J. Arnett; Roland Thomson; Justin Thomsom; Selwyn Ward; Tracy Lynn Cruz
Official website	YoungArtistAwards.org
	← 19th; Youth in Film Awards; 21st →;

The 20th 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 and television for the 1997–1998 season, and took place on March 6, 1999, at the Sportsmen's Lodge in Studio City, California.^[1]^[2]^[3] The hosts for the ceremony that evening were Jena Malone, R.J. Arnett, Roland Thomson, Justin Thomsom, Selwyn Ward and Tracy Lynn Cruz.^[4]

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, theater and music.^[1]^[5]^[6]

Best Young Performer in a Feature Film

Best Performance in a Feature Film: Leading Young Actor

★ Miko Hughes – Mercury Rising – Universal

Michael Caloz – Little Men – Warner Bros.
Joseph Cross – Wide Awake – Miramax
Kieran Culkin – The Mighty – Miramax
Kyle Gibson – True Friends – 2nd Generation Films
Joseph Mazzello – Simon Birch – Hollywood Pictures
Eamonn Owens – The Butcher Boy – Warner Bros.
Ian Michael Smith – Simon Birch – Hollywood Pictures
Gregory Smith – Small Soldiers – DreamWorks
Kevin Zegers – Air Bud: Golden Receiver – Keystone Entertainment

Best Performance in a Feature Film: Leading Young Actress

★ (tie) Lindsay Lohan – The Parent Trap – Walt Disney Pictures
★ (tie) Jena Malone – Stepmom – Columbia Pictures

Kirsten Dunst – Small Soldiers – DreamWorks
Jennifer Love Hewitt – Can't Hardly Wait – Columbia Pictures
Scarlett Johansson – The Horse Whisperer – Touchstone Pictures
Emily Lipoma – Frog and Wombat – Pigtail Productions
Leelee Sobieski – A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries – October Films
Katie Stuart – Frog and Wombat – Pigtail Productions

Best Performance in a Feature Film: Supporting Young Actor

★ Michael Welch – Star Trek: Insurrection – Paramount

Bryan Burke – True Friends – 2nd Generation Films
Kristian De La Osa – Madeline – Tristar
Edward Furlong – American History X – New Line Cinema
Mason Gamble – Rushmore – Touchstone Pictures
Jack Johnson – Lost in Space – New Line Cinema
Cody Lightning – Smoke Signals – Miramax
Miles Marsico – Rhapsody in Bloom – Becker Films

Best Performance in a Feature Film: Supporting Young Actress

★ Brigid Tierney – Affliction – Lions Gate Films

Camilla Belle – Practical Magic – Warner Bros.
Lacey Chabert – Lost in Space – New Line Cinema
Auriol Evans – Hilary and Jackie – October Films
Keeley Flanders – Hilary and Jackie – October Films
Kyla Pratt – Dr. Dolittle – 20th Century Fox
Michelle Williams – Halloween: H20 – Miramax
Evan Rachel Wood – Practical Magic – Warner Bros.

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

★ Liam Aiken – Stepmom – Columbia Pictures

Cameron Finley – Hope Floats – 20th Century Fox
Jason Fuchs – Mafia! – Touchstone
Darrell Johnston – Dancing at Lughnasa – Sony
Robby Seager – Splitsville – Cineville Productions

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

★ Mae Whitman – Hope Floats – 20th Century Fox

Rachel Chamberlain – Faith – Alynne Entertainment
Alana De Roma – Amy – Cascade Films
Hallie Kate Eisenberg – Paulie – DreamWorks
Kulani Hassen – Down in the Delta – Miramax
Hatty Jones – Madeline – Tristar

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

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

★ Ryan Merriman – Everything That Rises – TNT

Carlo Alban – Thicker Than Blood – TNT
Brendan Ryan Barrett – Logan's War: Bound By Honor – ABC
Trevor Blumas – Stranger in Town – Showtime
Jordan Kiziuk – The Island on Bird Street – Showtime

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

★ Dominique Swain – Lolita – Showtime

Kimberly J. Brown – Halloweentown – Disney Channel
Kristin Fairlie – The Sweetest Gift – Showtime
Kashmir Jones – World Upon Her Shoulder – Lifetime
Brittany Murphy – David and Lisa – ABC

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

★ Courtland Mead – Emma's Wish – NBC

Cody Jones – Running Wild – Showtime
Eric Lloyd – Chameleon – UPN
Shawn Pyfrom – A Wing and a Prayer – USA Network
Kenny Vadas – Galileo – Family Channel
Daniel Williams – Always Outnumbered – HBO

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

★ Haylie Duff – Addams Family Reunion – HBO

Courtney Red-Horse Mohl – Naturally Native – Independent Feature / Project West
Brooke Nevin – Running Wild – Showtime

Best Young Performer in a Television Series

Erica & Vanessa Jimenez-Alvarado – L.A. Doctors – CBS
Mae Middleton – Any Day Now – Lifetime
Sarah Rayne – Legacy – UPN
Shari Dyon Perry – Any Day Now – Lifetime
Brittany Tiplady – Millennium – FOX
Caitlin Wachs – Profiler – CBS

Best Performance in a TV Comedy Series: Supporting Young Actor

★ Eric Lloyd – Jesse – NBC

Justin Berfield – Unhappily Ever After – UPN
Justin Cooper – Brother's Keeper – ABC
Dee Jay Daniels – The Hughleys – ABC
Trevor Einhorn – Brother's Keeper – ABC
Maestro Harrell – Guys Like Us – UPN
Deon Richmond – Sister, Sister – WB
Jeffrey Schoeny – Oh Baby – Lifetime

Best Performance in a TV Comedy Series: Supporting Young Actress

★ Ashley Monique Clark – The Hughleys – ABC

Kaitlin Cullum – Grace Under Fire – ABC
Brittany & Brianna McConnell – Maggie Winters – CBS
Courtney Mun – Guys Like Us – UPN
Natasha Slayton – Brother's Keeper – ABC
Madylin Sweeten – Everybody Loves Raymond – CBS
Karle Warren – DiResta – UPN

Best Performance in a TV Drama Series: Guest Starring Young Actor

★ Seth Adkins – The Pretender – NBC

Jeremy Foley – Touched by an Angel – CBS
Craig Hauer – 7th Heaven – WB
Zack Hopkins – Promised Land – CBS
Nathan Lawrence – Touched by an Angel – CBS
Joey Pardon – High Incident – ABC
Billie Thomas – The Practice – ABC

Best Performance in a TV Drama Series: Guest Starring Young Actress

★ Chaz Monet – Any Day Now – Lifetime

Camilla Belle – Walker, Texas Ranger – CBS
Kimberly Cullum – Nothing Sacred – ABC
Olivia Marisco – Hyperion Bay – WB
Ashley Peldon – The Pretender – ABC
Nicholle Tom – Welcome to Paradox – Sci-Fi Channel
Danielle Wiener – Beverly Hills, 90210 – FOX

Best Performance in a TV Comedy Series: Guest Starring Young Actor

★ (tie) Robert Bailey Jr. – Becker – CBS
★ (tie) Bobby Brewer – Suddenly Susan – NBC
★ (tie) Bobby Edner – Step By Step – CBS
★ (tie) Sam Gifaldi – Suddenly Susan – NBC
★ (tie) Jarrett Lennon – Boy Meets World – ABC

Best Performance in a TV Comedy Series: Guest Starring Young Actress

★ (tie) Anna Chlumsky – Cupid – ABC
★ (tie) Ashley & Lindsey Trefger – Home Improvement – ABC

Courtney Peldon – Home Improvement – ABC
Caitlin Wachs – To Have & to Hold – CBS

Best Young Performer in a TV Daytime Series

Best Performance in a Daytime Serial: Young Performer

★ Adrienne Frantz – The Bold and the Beautiful – CBS

Kimberly J. Brown – Guiding Light – CBS
Ashley Monique Clark – Sunset Beach – NBC
Camryn Grimes – The Young and the Restless – CBS
Steven Hartman – The Young and the Restless – CBS
Jonathan Jackson – General Hospital – ABC
Logan O'Brien – General Hospital – ABC
Carly Schroeder – Port Charles – CBS

Best Young Performer Age 10 or Under

Best Performance in a TV Movie / Pilot / Mini-Series / Series: Young Actor Age Ten or Under

★ (tie) Paul Robert Langdon – The Spiral Staircase – CBS
★ (tie) Connor Matheus – The Hughleys – ABC

Brent Meyer – The Sweetest Gift – Showtime
Lowell Raven – Naturally Native – Independent Feature / Project West
Jacob Smith – Party of Five – FOX

Best Performance in a TV Movie / Pilot / Mini-Series / Series: Young Actress Age Ten or Under

★ Chaz Monet – Ruby Bridges – ABC

Hilary Duff – Casper Meets Wendy – FOX Channel
Britt McKillip – In the Dog House – Showtime
Carly McKillip – Stranger in Town – Showtime
Dara Perlmutter – Scandalous Me: The Jacqueline Susann Story – USA

Best Young Performer in a Voice-Over

Best Performance in a Voice-Over in a Feature or TV: Best Young Actor

★ Courtland Mead – Recess – ABC

Miko Hughes – The Rugrats Movie – Paramount
Myles Jeffrey – Babe: Pig in the City – Universal
Mathew Valencia – The New Batman/Superman Adventures – WB
Phillip Van Dyke – Hey Arnold! – Nickelodeon
Michael Yarmush – Arthur – PBS

Best Performance in a Voice-Over in a Feature or TV: Best Young Actress

★ Aria Noelle Curzon – The Prince of Egypt – DreamWorks

Ashley Johnson – Recess – ABC
Julia McIlvaine – KaBlam! – Nickelodeon
Hayden Panettiere – A Bug's Life – Walt Disney
Sabrina Wiener – The Wild Thornberrys – Nickelodeon

Best Young Ensemble Performance

Best Performance in a Feature Film: Young Ensemble

★ Slappy and the Stinkers – Columbia

Joseph Ashton, Gary LeRoi Gray, Travis Tedford, Carl Michael Lindner, Scarlett Pomers

3 Ninjas: High Noon at Mega Mountain – Tristar

Mathew Botuchis, Michael J. O'Laskey II, J.P. Roeske II

The Borrowers – Polygram

Bradley Pierce, Hugh Laurie, Mark Williams, Flora Newbigin

Best Performance in a TV Movie / Pilot / Made-for-Video: Young Ensemble

★ The Sweetest Gift – Showtime

Kristin Fairlie, Dylon Provencher, Marc Donato

Ruby Bridges – ABC

Chaz Monet, Kiara Tucker, Whitney Tucker, Christopher Stokes

The Echo of Thunder – CBS

Lauren Hewett, Emily Jane Browning, Chelsea Yates, Ben Hanson

Bus 9 – Nickelodeon

Jessica DiCicco, Keith Franklin, Peter Tombaki, Julianne Michelle

Best Performance in a TV Series: Young Ensemble

★ Promised Land – CBS

Austin O'Brien, Eddie Karr, Sarah Schaub

7th Heaven – WB

Beverley Mitchell, Barry Watson, Jessica Biel, David Gallagher, Mackenzie Rosman

That '70s Show – FOX

Topher Grace, Laura Prepon, Mila Kunis, Wilmer Valderrama, Danny Masterson, Ashton Kutcher

Hiller and Diller – ABC

Kyle Sabihy, Faryn Einhorn, Jillian Berard, Jonathan Osser

Best Family Entertainment

Best Family TV Movie / Pilot / Mini-Series

★ Sabrina Goes to Rome – ABC

The Sweetest Gift – Showtime
In the Dog House – Showtime
The Echo of Thunder – CBS
Nicholas' Gift – CBS
Merlin – NBC
Everything that Rises – TNT

Best Family TV Drama Series

★ Promised Land – CBS

Touched by an Angel – CBS
7th Heaven – Warner Bros.
The Journey of Allen Strange – Nickelodeon
Little Men – PAX

Best Family TV Comedy Series

★ The Hughleys – ABC

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch – ABC
Two of a Kind – ABC
Smart Guy – Warner Bros.
Flipper: The New Adventures – PAX

Best Educational TV Show or Series

★ From the Earth to the Moon – HBO

Wishbone – PBS
Bear in the Big Blue House – Disney Channel
Blue's Clues – Nickelodeon
Wild About Animals – ABC

Best Family Feature Film: Animated

★ The Prince of Egypt – DreamWorks

A Bug's Life – Walt Disney Pictures
Babe: Pig in the City – Universal
Mulan – Walt Disney Pictures
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie – Goodtimes Entertainment
The Rugrats Movie – Paramount

Best Family Feature Film: Comedy

★ The Mask of Zorro – Tristar

The Borrowers – Polygram
The Parent Trap – Walt Disney Pictures
Madeline – Tristar
Paulie – DreamWorks
Patch Adams – Universal

Best Family Feature Film: Drama

★ Stepmom – Columbia

The Mighty – Miramax
Wide Awake – Miramax
Simon Birch – Hollywood Pictures
The Truman Show – Paramount
Star Trek: Insurrection – Paramount
Lost in Space – New Line Cinema

Special awards

The Jackie Coogan Award

Outstanding Contribution to Youth Through Motion Pictures

★ Miramax Films – For having brought to the American audience so many outstanding domestic and foreign films featuring young performers. Their precedent lives on with the Italian film: Life Is Beautiful – starring the young Giorgio Cantarini.

The Michael Landon Award

Outstanding Contribution to Youth Through Television

★ CBS Television Network – For its family value shows, with particular mention of Touched by an Angel.

The Former Child Star Lifetime Achievement Awards

★ Drew Barrymore
★ Johnny Whitaker

The Outstanding Young Performer in a Television Commercial Award

★ Gary LeRoi Gray – For "I.H.O.P."

The Community Service Award

★ Julianne Michelle – For her magnificent achievements in raising funds for charities.

References

^ ^a ^b Crouse, Richard (2005). Reel Winners (illustrated ed.). Dundurn Press Ltd. pp. 42–43. ISBN 1-55002-574-0.
^ Riggs, Thomas (2007). Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television. Gale / Cengage Learning. ISBN 0-7876-9047-3.
^ ^a ^b "The 20th Annual Youth in Film Awards". Young Artist Awards. Archived from the original on 2016-11-28. Retrieved 2017-03-24.
^ "20th Youth In Film Awards – Introduction". YoungArtistAwards.org. Archived from the original on 2011-04-03. Retrieved 2011-03-31.
^ "Young Artist Awards – President's Message". YoungArtistAwards.org. Archived from the original on 2013-01-16. Retrieved 2011-03-31.
^ "HFPA Golden Globes – Young Artist Foundation". GoldenGlobes.org. Archived from the original on 2011-03-17. Retrieved 2011-03-31.

External links

Official site

[reelwinners-1] Crouse, Richard (2005). Reel Winners (illustrated ed.). Dundurn Press Ltd. pp. 42–43. ISBN 1-55002-574-0.

[contemporaraytft-2] Riggs, Thomas (2007). Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television. Gale / Cengage Learning. ISBN 0-7876-9047-3.

[Young_Artist_Awards_3-3] "The 20th Annual Youth in Film Awards". Young Artist Awards. Archived from the original on 2016-11-28. Retrieved 2017-03-24.

[Young_Artist_Awards_4-4] "20th Youth In Film Awards – Introduction". YoungArtistAwards.org. Archived from the original on 2011-04-03. Retrieved 2011-03-31.

[Young_Artist_Awards_1-5] "Young Artist Awards – President's Message". YoungArtistAwards.org. Archived from the original on 2013-01-16. Retrieved 2011-03-31.

[Golden_Globes-6] "HFPA Golden Globes – Young Artist Foundation". GoldenGlobes.org. Archived from the original on 2011-03-17. Retrieved 2011-03-31.

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