The 19th Annual Youth In Film Awards ceremony (now known as the Young Artist Awards), presented by the Youth In Film Association

Young Artist Award

The Young Artist Award is an accolade bestowed by the Young Artist Foundation, a non-profit organization founded in 1978 to recognize and award excellence of youth performers, and to provide scholarships for young artists who may be physically and/or financially challenged.The Young Artist...

, honored outstanding youth performers under the age of 18 in the fields of film, television and theatre for the year 1997, and took place on March 14, 1998 in Hollywood, California.

Established in 1978, 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 18 in the fields of film, television, theatre and music.

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 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: 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: 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: Leading Young Actress

★ Jena Malone - "Ellen Foster"

• Anna Chlumsky - "A Child's Wish"
• Anna Paquin - "A Member of the Wedding"
• Kirsten Dunst - "Tower of Terror"
• Ashley Peldon - "The Westing Game"

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

★ Gregory Smith - "Shadow Zone: My Teacher Ate My Homework"

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

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 Street"
• Danielle Wiener - "7th Heaven"
• Lauren Diewold - "Millennium"
• Aria Noelle Curzon - "Adventures of A.R.K. Burley the Hot Tub Bear"

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: Supporting Young Actress

★ Brittany Tiplady - "Millennium"

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

Best Performance in a TV Drama Series: Supporting Young Actor

★ Ryan Merriman - "The Pretender"

• Shane Sweet - "Journey of Allen Strange"
• Jimmy Galeota - "Michael Hayes"

Best Performance in a TV Drama Series: Leading Young Actress

★ (Tie) Beverley Mitchell - "7th Heaven"

★ (Tie) Sara Schaub - "Promised Land"

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

Best Performance in a TV Drama Series: Leading Young Actor

★ (Tie) Austin O'Brien - "Promised Land"

★ (Tie) Michael Yan-Nush - "My Life As a Dog"

• David Gallagher - "7th Heaven"
• Shawn Toovey - "Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman"
• Eddie Karr - "Promised Land"

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 - "Young and the Restless"
• Christian Siefert - "As the World Turns"
• Camryn Grimes - "Young and the Restless"

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 - "SoulMan"
• Ashli Amari Adams - "The Parent 'Hood"

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

★ Jonathan Osser - "Hiller & Diller"

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

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

★ Sydney Berry - "3rd Rock From The Sun"

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

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

★ Kyle Gibson - "Jenny"

• Billee Thomas - "Parent 'Hood"
• Miles Marsico - "Johnnytime"
• Cody McMains - "Parent 'Hood"

Best Performance in a TV Comedy Series: Supporting Young Actress

★ Michelle Trachtenberg - "Meego"

• Kaitlin Cullum - "Grace Under Fire"
• Faryn Einhom - "Hiller & Diller"
• Madeline Zima - "The Nanny"
• Alex McKenna - "You Wish"

Best Performance in a TV Comedy Series: Supporting Young Actor

★ Kyle Sabihy - "Hiller & Diller"

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

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 Voice-Over - TV or Film: Young Actress

★ Francesca Smith - "Hey Arnold"

• Andi McAfee - "Recess"
• Aria Noelle Curzon - "Annabelle's Wish"
• Ashley Peldon - "Hey Cats Don't Dance"
• Lindsay Louie - "Sing Me A Song"

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

★ Mathew Valencia - "Batman"

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

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

★ Jamie-Renee Smith - "Dante's Peak"

• Mika Boorem - "The Education of LittleTree"
• Danielle Wiener - "Traveller"
• Elizabeth Earl - "Fairy Tale: A True Story"

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"

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: 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 - "AirBud"

Best Performance in a Feature Film: Leading Young Actress

★ Mara Wilson - "A Simple Wish"

• Florance Hoath - "Fairy Tale: A True Story"
• Christina Ricci - "That Darn Cat"
• Jurnee Smollet - "Eve's Bayou"
• Jennifer Love Hewitt - "I Know What You Did Last Summer"

Best Performance in a Feature Film: Leading Young Actor

★ (Tie) Blake Heron - "Shiloh"

★ (Tie) Kevin Zegers - "AirBud"

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

Best Family TV Movie / Pilot / Mini-Series (Cable)

★ "Right Connections", Showtime

• "Under Wraps", Disney
• "Whiskers", Showtime
• "Ditchdigger's Daughters", Family Channel
• "Christmas List", Family Channel
• "Little Girls in Pretty Boxes", Lifetime Channel

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 Drama Series

★ (Tie) "Promised Land", CBS

★ (Tie) "7th Heaven", WB

• "Touched By An Angel", CBS
• "The Secret World of Alex Mack", Nickelodeon
• "Journey of Allen Strange", Nickelodeon

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 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

Outstanding Contribution to Youth Through Motion Pictures

★ "The Education of Little Tree", Paramount

Outstanding Young Performers Live Theatre

★ Blake McIver Ewing

★ Danielle Wiener

Best Family Feature Films

★ Animation: "Anastasia", 20th Century Fox

★ Comedy: "Air Bud", Disney

Best Young Performers in a Foreign Film

★ Victoire Thivisol, "Ponette" (France)

★ Misha Philipchuk, "The Thief" (Russia)

External links

• Official site