5th Youth in Film Awards

5th Youth In Film Awards
Date December 4, 1983
Site Beverly Hilton Hotel
Beverly Hills, California
Year honored 1982—1983
Official website YoungArtistAwards.org
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The 5th Annual 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 theater for the 1982-1983 season, and took place on December 4, 1983 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California.[1][2][3]

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 21 in the fields of film, television, theater and music.[1][4][5]

Contents

Categories

Bold indicates the winner in each category.[3]

Best Young Performer in a Feature Film

Best Young Motion Picture Actor in a Feature Film

C. Thomas Howell - The Outsiders (Warner Bros)

Best Young Motion Picture Actress in a Feature Film

Roxana Zal - Table for Five (Warner Bros)

Best Young Supporting Actor In a Motion Picture

Scott Schwartz - The Toy (Columbia)

Best Young Supporting Actress In a Motion Picture

Missy Francis - Man, Woman and Child (Paramount)

Best Young Performer in a Television Movie

Best Young Actor in a Movie Made for Television

Gary Coleman - The Boy With the 201 IQ (NBC)

Best Young Actress in a Movie Made for Television

Sydney Penny - The Thorn Birds (ABC)

Best Young Performer in a Television Series

Best Young Actor in a Drama Series

River Phoenix - Seven Brides For Seven Brothers (CBS)

Best Young Actress in a Drama Series

Melissa Gilbert - Little House on the Prairie: A New Beginning (NBC)

Best Young Actor in a Comedy Series

Ricky Schroeder - Silver Spoons (NBC)

Best Young Actress in a Comedy Series

Missy Gold - Benson (ABC)

Best Young Actor in a New Television Series

John P. Navin, Jr. - Jennifer Slept Here (NBC)

Best Young Actress in a New Television Series

Tracey Gold - Goodnight, Beantown (CBS)

Best Young Actor in a Daytime Soap

(tie) David Mendenhall - General Hospital (ABC)
(tie) John Stamos - General Hospital (ABC)

Best Young Actress in a Daytime Soap

Tracy Bregman - The Young and the Restless (CBS)

Best Young Actor: Guest in a Series

Timothy Patrick Murphy - The Love Boat (ABC)

Best Young Actress: Guest in a Series

Dana Hill - Magnum, P.I. (CBS)

Best Family Entertainment

Best Family Feature Motion Picture

Return of the Jedi (20th Century Fox)

Best Family Motion Picture: Comedy or Musical

Mr. Mom (20th Century Fox)

Best New Television Series

Goodnight Beantown (CBS)

Special Awards

The Michael Landon Award

Outstanding Contribution To Youth Through Television

Norman Lear

The Jackie Coogan Award

Outstanding Contribution To Youth Through Motion Pictures

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - Disney

Youth In Film's Former Child Star Award

Ann Jillian

Youth in Film's Theatre Arts Award

Aaron Lohr

Youth In Film's Special Achievement Award

Glenn Scarpelli

Youth In Film's Community Benefit Award

Television Special Adam - John Walsh

References

  1. ^ a b Crouse, Richard (2005). Reel Winners (illustrated ed.). Dundurn Press Ltd.. pp. 42–43. ISBN 1550025740. OCLC 9781550025743. 
  2. ^ Riggs, Thomas (2007). Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television. Gale / Cengage Learning. ISBN 0787690473. OCLC 9780787690472. 
  3. ^ a b "5th Youth In Film Awards". YoungArtistAwards.org. http://www.youngartistawards.org/pastnoms5.htm. Retrieved 2011-03-31. 
  4. ^ "Young Artist Awards - President's Message". YoungArtistAwards.org. http://www.youngartistawards.org/presidents.html. Retrieved 2011-03-31. 
  5. ^ "HFPA Golden Globes - Young Artist Foundation". GoldenGlobes.org. http://www.goldenglobes.org/blog/2011/03/young-artist-foundation-recognizes-the-young-and-talented/. Retrieved 2011-03-31. 

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