The 13th 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 1990–1991 season, and took place on December 1, 1991, at the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in North Hollywood , California .[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] [ 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]
Categories
★ Bold indicates the winner in each category.[ 3]
Best Young Actor Starring in a Motion Picture
★ Ethan Randall Embry – Dutch (20th Century Fox)
Best Young Actress Starring in a Motion Picture
★ Thora Birch – Paradise (Buena Vista)
Best Young Actor Co-Starring in a Motion Picture
★ Daniel Newman – Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (Warner Bros)
Best Young Actress Co-Starring in a Motion Picture
★ Sheila Rosenthal – Not Without My Daughter (MGM)
Best Young Actor Starring in a television film
★ Lukas Haas – The Perfect Tribute (ABC)
Lane Davis – Triumph of the Heart: The Ricky Bell Story (CBS)
Matthew Lawrence – The Summer My Father Grew Up (NBC)
Ryan Todd – Mrs. Lambert Remembers Love (CBS)
Best Young Actress Starring in a TV Movie
★ Ariana Richards – Switched at Birth (NBC)
Best Young Actor Starring in a Cable Special
★ Eugene Byrd – Perfect Harmony (Disney Channel)
Best Young Actress Starring in a Cable Special
★ Sarah Sawatsky – The Girl From Mars (Atlantic Films)
Best Young Actor Starring in a Television Series
★ Neil Patrick Harris – Doogie Howser, M.D. (ABC)
Best Young Actress Starring in a Television Series
★ Kellie Martin – Life Goes On (ABC)
★ Adam Jeffries – True Colors (FOX)
Outstanding Young Comedienne in a Television Series
★ Sara Gilbert – Roseanne (ABC)
Best Young Actor Starring in a New Television Series
★ Trevor Bullock – Davis Rules (ABC)
Best Young Actress Starring in a New Television Series
★ Sylver Gregory – The Royal Family (CBS)
Best Young Actor Starring in an Off-Prime Time or Cable Series
★ Richard Ian Cox – The Adventures of the Black Stallion (Family Channel)
Best Young Actress Starring in an Off-Prime Time or Cable Series
★ Melissa Joan Hart – Clarissa Explains It All (Nickelodeon)
Best Young Actor Co-Starring in a Television Series
★ Brian Austin Green – Beverly Hills 90210 (FOX)
Best Young Actress Co-Starring in a Television Series
★ Jennie Garth – Beverly Hills, 90210 (FOX)
Best Young Actor Co-Starring in an Off-Prime Time or Cable Series
★ Zachary Bostrom – Harry and the Hendersons (FOX)
Best Young Actress Co-Starring in an Off-Prime Time or Cable Series
★ Gabrielle Carmouche – Big Brother Jake (Family Channel)
Best Young Actor Guest-Starring or Recurring Role in a TV Series
★ Brandon Crane – The Wonder Years (ABC)
Best Young Actress Guest-Starring or Recurring Role in a TV Series
★ Robin Lynn Heath – Davis Rules (ABC)
Best Young Actor in a Daytime Series
★ Scott Groff – Days of Our Lives (NBC)
Best Young Actress in a Daytime Series
★ Rachel Miner – Guiding Light (CBS)
Outstanding Voice-Over in an Animation Series
★ Joshua Wiener – Back to the Future: The Animated Series (CBS)
★ Taran Noah Smith – Home Improvement (ABC)
★ Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen – Full House (ABC)
Outstanding Young Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture
★ Boyz n the Hood (Columbia) – Desi Arnez Hines II, Baha Jackson and Donovan McCrary
Outstanding Young Ensemble Cast in a Television Series
★ Beverly Hills, 90210 (FOX) – Jason Priestley , Shannen Doherty , Luke Perry , Brian Austin Green , Jennie Garth , Ian Ziering , Tori Spelling , and Gabrielle Carteris
Full House - Candace Cameron Bure , Jodie Sweetin , Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen , Andrea Barber , and Tahj Mowry (ABC)
Step by Step - Josh Byrne , Christopher Castile , Brandon Call , Staci Keanan , Christine Lakin , and Angela Watson (ABC)
Drexell's Class - Jason Biggs , Heidi Zeigler , Damian Cagnolatti, Matthew Lawrence , A.J. Langer , Brittany Murphy , Jacqueline Donnelly, and Matthew Slowik (FOX)
Saved by the Bell (NBC) – Mark-Paul Gosselaar , Mario Lopez , Dustin Diamond , Tiffani Thiessen , Elizabeth Berkley , and Lark Voorhies
Salute Your Shorts - Danny Cooksey , Heidi Lucas , Megan Berwick, Venus DeMilo Thomas , Michael Bower , Trevor Eyster , and Henry W. Laster (Nickelodeon)
The Wonder Years (ABC) - Fred Savage , Danica McKellar , Josh Saviano , Jason Hervey , Michael Tricario
Best Young Hosts for a Variety or Game Show
Outstanding Hosts for a Youth Variety or Game Show
★ Wild and Crazy Kids (Nickelodeon) – Omar Gooding , Jessica Gaynes and Donnie Jeffcoat
Best Family Television Entertainment
Best New Family Television Series
★ Brooklyn Bridge (CBS)
Best Off-Prime Time or Cable Family Series
★ Harry and the Hendersons (FOX)
Outstanding New Animation Series
★ Back to the Future: The Animated Series (CBS)
Best Family Motion Picture Entertainment
Best Family Motion Picture: Comedy
★ What About Bob? (Buena Vista)
Best Family Motion Picture: Drama
★ Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (Warner Bros)
Youth In Film's Special Awards
Inspiration To Youth
★ Gregory Scott, Director
Outstanding Contribution to Children Through Music
★ Lisa Marie Nelson, Composer
The Michael Landon Award
A Tribute
★ Michael Landon , Producer (Posthumous) – Accepted by Christopher Landon [ 7]
The Mickey Rooney Award
★ Brandon Cruz & Gloria Jean
Most Promising Young Newcomer
★ Edward Furlong
Hall of Fame Award
★ Christopher Burke
Outstanding Young Actor in a Foreign Film
★ Julien Ciamaca (France) – My Father's Glory & My Mother's Castle
Outstanding Young Actress in a Foreign Film
★ Marie Kleivdal Kristiansen (Norway) – Måker
Best Family Foreign Film
★ My Father's Glory & My Mother's Castle (France) – Directed by Yves Robert
References
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