12th Youth in Film Awards

12th Youth in Film Awards
Awarded for Achievement in the 19891990 season
Date Late 1990/Early 1991
(exact date unknown)
Site Hollywood, California
Official website YoungArtistAwards.org
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The 12th 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 music for the 1989-1990 season.[1][2][3] The exact date of the 12th annual ceremony is unknown, however, using the dates of the 11th and 13th annual awards, the 12th annual ceremony is believed to have taken place in late 1990 or early 1991 in Hollywood, California.

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][4][5]

Categories

Bold indicates the winner in each category.[3]

Best Young Performer in a Motion Picture

Best Young Actor Starring in a Motion Picture

Macaulay Culkin - Home Alone (20th Century Fox)

Best Young Actress Starring in a Motion Picture

Robin Weisman - Three Men and a Little Lady (Touchstone)

Best Young Actor Supporting Role in a Motion Picture

Christian and Joseph Cousins - Kindergarten Cop (Universal)

Best Young Actress Supporting Role in a Motion Picture

Christina Ricci - Mermaids (Orion Pictures)

Best Young Performer in a TV Movie, Pilot or Special

Best Young Actor Starring in a TV Movie, Pilot, or Special

Stephen Dorff - Always Remember I Love You (CBS)

Best Young Actress Starring in a TV Movie, Pilot, or Special

Juliet Sorcey - A Mom for Christmas (NBC)

Best Young Actor in a Cable Special

Michael Faustino - Judgment (HBO)

Best Young Actress in a Cable Special

Sara Gilbert - Sudie and Simpson (Lifetime)

Best Young Performer in a Television Series

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)

Outstanding Young Comedian in a Television Series

Jaleel White - Family Matters (CBS)

Outstanding Young Comedienne in a Television Series

Sara Gilbert - Roseanne (ABC)

Best Young Actor Starring in a New Television Series

Adam Jeffries - True Colors (FOX)

Best Young Actress Starring in a New Television Series

Tatyana M. Ali - The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (NBC)

Best Young Actor Supporting or Recurring Role For a TV Series

Douglas Emerson - Beverly Hills, 90210 (FOX)

Best Young Actress Supporting or Recurring Role For a TV Series

Andrea Barber - Full House (ABC)

Best Young Actor Guest-Starring in a Television Series

Christopher Pettiet - Doogie Howser, M.D. (ABC)

Best Young Actress Guest-Starring in a Television Series

Tori Spelling - Saved by the Bell (FOX)

Best Young Actor Starring in an Off-Primetime Series

Mark-Paul Gosselaar - Saved by the Bell (NBC)

Best Young Actress Starring in an Off-Primetime Series

Christina Nigra - Out of This World (Syndication)

Best Young Actor Co-Starring in an Off-Primetime Series

Zachary Bennett - Road to Avonlea (CBC/Disney Channel)

Best Young Actress Co-Starring in an Off-Primetime Series

Jodi Peterson - The New Lassie (Syndication)

Best Young Actor in a Daytime Series

R. J. Williams - General Hospital (ABC)

Best Young Actress in a Daytime Series

Aimee Brooks - Days of Our Lives (NBC)

Best Young Performer Under Nine Years of Age

Exceptional Performance By a Young Actor Under Nine

Jonathan Halyalkar - Who's the Boss? (ABC)

Exceptional Performance By a Young Actress Under Nine

Raven-Symoné - The Cosby Show (NBC)

Best Young Ensemble Performance

Outstanding Young Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture

Kindergarten Cop (Universal Pictures) - Christian and Joseph Cousins, Justin Page, Peter Rakow, Sarah Rose Karr, Miko Hughes, Marissa Rosen, Ben E. Diskin, Tameka Runnels, Emily Ann Lloyd, Tina Hart and class

Favorite New Recording Artist/Artists

Favorite New Recording Artist

Tevin Campbell - "Round and Round"

Favorite New Music Group

Nelson - "After the Rain"

Best Family Television Entertainment

Best Family Special

Dolly Parton's Christmas at Home (ABC)

Best New Family Comedy Series

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (NBC)

Best Off-Prime Time Family Series

Saved by the Bell (NBC)

Best Youth Variety or Game Show

The Mickey Mouse Club: Mouseketeers (Disney Channel)

Best New Cartoon Series

Tiny Toon Adventures (Warner Bros.)

Best Family Motion Picture Entertainment

Motion Entertaining Family Youth Motion Picture: Animation

The Rescuers Down Under (Disney)

Most Entertaining Family Youth Motion Picture: Comedy/Action

Home Alone (20th Century Fox)

Most Entertaining Family Youth Motion Picture: Comedy/Horror

Ghost (Paramount)

Most Entertaining Family Youth Motion Picture: Drama

Dances with Wolves (TIG Productions/Orion Pictures)

Youth In Film's Special Awards

Former Child Star - Life Achievement Award

Mickey Rooney

Contribution to Youth Through the Performing Arts

Maureen Samuels - Art of the Dance Academy

The Michael Landon Award

Outstanding Contribution to Youth Through Television

Ann Eldridge, Producer - Girl of the Limberlost, PBS WonderWorks Drama
George Taweel, Producer - McGee and Me, TLC Productions Video series

The Jackie Coogan Award

Outstanding Contribution to Youth Through Entertainment

Al Burton, Producer

Best Young Performer in a Foreign Film

Anders Danielsen Lie (Norway) - Herman

Best Foreign Film

Herman (Norway)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Crouse, Richard (2005). Reel Winners (illustrated ed.). Dundurn Press Ltd. pp. 42–43. ISBN 1-55002-574-0.
  2. Riggs, Thomas (2007). Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television. Gale / Cengage Learning. ISBN 0-7876-9047-3.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "12th Annual Youth In Film Awards". YoungArtistAwards.org. Retrieved 2011-03-31.
  4. "Young Artist Awards - President's Message". YoungArtistAwards.org. Retrieved 2011-03-31.
  5. "HFPA Golden Globes - Young Artist Foundation". GoldenGlobes.org. Retrieved 2011-03-31.

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