10th Youth in Film Awards
The 10th Youth in Film Awards ceremony, presented by the Youth in Film Association, honored outstanding youth performers under the age of 21 in the fields of film, television, theater and music for the 1987-1988 season, and took place on May 6, 1989, at the Registry Hotel in Universal City, 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.
The 10th Youth in Film Awards marked the first year the ceremony was moved from the fall to the spring. This 5 month "push-back" effectively resulted in no ceremony taking place during the 1988 calendar year, however, performances during late 1987 and 1988 were recognized at the 10th annual ceremony.
Categories
★ Bold indicates the winner in each category.Best Young Performer in a Motion Picture
Best Young Actor in a Motion Picture: Drama
★ Christian Bale - Empire of the Sun- Warwick Davis - Willow
- Kevin Dillon - The Rescue
- Sebastian Rice-Edwards - Hope and Glory
- Neil Patrick Harris - Clara's Heart
- Roland Harrah III - Braddock: Missing in Action III
- Darius McCrary - Mississippi Burning
- Doudi Shoua - ''Rambo III''
Best Young Actress in a Motion Picture: Drama
★ Hayley Taylor Block - Touch of a Stranger- Annabeth Gish - Mystic Pizza
- Laura Jane Goodwin - Crystalstone
- Marcie Leeds - Beaches
- Mindy McEnnan - World Gone Wild
- Martha Plimpton - Running on Empty
- Julia Roberts - Mystic Pizza
- Meredith Salenger - ''A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon''
Best Young Actor in a Motion Picture: Comedy or Fantasy
★ Corey Feldman - License to Drive★ Corey Haim - License to Drive
- Jade Calegory - Mac and Me
- David Moscow - Big
- Jared Rushton - Big
- Jamie Wild - ''Overboard''
Best Young Actress in a Motion Picture: Comedy or Fantasy
★ Mayim Bialik - Beaches- Tina Caspary - Mac and Me
- Angela Goethals - Heartbreak Hotel
- Heather Graham - License To Drive
- Alyson Hannigan - My Stepmother Is an Alien
- Lauren Stanley - ''Mac and Me''
Best Young Actor in a Motion Picture: Horror or Mystery
★ Lukas Haas - Lady in White- Rodney Eastman - A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master
- Ricky Paull Goldin - The Blob
- Andras Jones - A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master
- Michael Kenworthy - Return of the Living Dead Part II
- Kieran O'Brien - ''Bellman and True''
Best Young Actress in a Motion Picture: Horror or Mystery
★ Kristy Swanson - Flowers in the Attic- Jennifer Banko - Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood
- Paula Irvine - Phantasm II
- Marcie Leeds - Near Dark
- Shawnee Smith - The Blob
- Ebony Smith - Lethal Weapon
- Brooke Theiss - ''A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master''
Best Young Actor in a Student Film
★ Ryan Leigh Lewis - Little Brother- Robert Arnett - Come in Johnny
- Adam Carl - Rose and Katz
- Josh Wiener - ''Stead Fast Boy''
Best Young Actress in a Student Film
★ Jessica Leigh Hinds - Edifice Complex- Maleshea Afle Hurts - Jack in the Box
- Jasmine Hicks - ''Halmoni, First Bow''
Best Young Actor/Actress in a Film Made for Video
★ Brandon Quintin Adams - Moonwalker- Shalane McCall - Modeling, What It Takes
- Jared Rushton - ''Kidsongs''
Best Young Performer in a TV Special, TV Movie or Mini-Series
Best Young Actor in a TV Special, Pilot, Movie of the Week, or Mini-Series
★ Lukas Haas - A Place at the Table- Adam Carl - Down Delaware Road
- Steven Dorff - Mutts
- Michael Faustino - Home Sweet Homeless
- Ross Harris - Home Sweet Homeless
- Matthew Lawrence - David
- James Marshall - Date Rape
- Jason Oliver - I'll Be Home for Christmas
- Vonni Ribisi - Promised A Miracle
- Ricky Schroder - Too Young the Hero
- R. J. Williams - Windmills of the Gods
- Chris Young - ''Dance 'til Dawn''
Best Young Actress in a TV Special, Pilot, Movie of the Week, or Mini-Series
★ Jenny Lewis - My Father, My Son- Jaclyn Bernstein - A Very Brady Christmas
- Olivia Burnette - Stoning In Fulham County
- Tonya Crowe - A Family Again
- Lili Haydn - Dakota's Way
- Gennie James - The Secret Garden
- Alyssa Milano - Dance 'til Dawn
- Devon Odessa - Down Delaware Road
- Vicki Wauchope - ''The Outsiders''
Best Young Performer in a Television Series
Best Young Actor in a Nighttime Drama Series
★ Chad Allen - Our House- Raffi Di Blasio - Almost Grown
- Brandon Douglas - Falcon Crest
- John Frandlin - Beauty and the Beast
- Robert Gorman - Falcon Crest
- Brian Austin Green - Knots Landing
- Brian Lando - Paradise
- Matthew Newmark - Paradise
- Danny Nucci - Falcon Crest
- Garland Spencer - ''Beauty and the Beast''
Best Young Actress in a Nighttime Drama Series
★ Tonya Crowe - Knots Landing- Jenny Beck - Paradise
- Alyson Croft - ''Blue Skies''
Best Young Actor Starring in a Television Comedy Series
★ Fred Savage - The Wonder Years- Brice Beckham - Mr. Belvedere
- Christopher Barnes - Day by Day
- David Faustino - Married... with Children
- Benji Gregory - ALF
- Whitby Hertford - Family Man
- Taliesin Jaffe - She's the Sheriff
- Jeremy Licht - The Hogan Family
- Danny Pintauro - Who's the Boss?
- Danny Ponce - ''The Hogan Family''
Best Young Actress Starring in a Television Comedy Series
★ Christina Applegate - Married... with Children- Candace Cameron - Full House
- Andrea Elson - ALF
- Khrystyne Haje - Head of the Class
- Staci Keanan - My Two Dads
- Jodie Sweetin - Full House
- Tannis Vallely - Head of the Class
- Tracy Wells - Mr. Belvedere
- Tina Yothers - ''Family Ties''
Best Young Actor in a Daytime Drama Series
★ Michael Bays - Days of Our Lives- Thom Bierdz - The Young and the Restless
- Matt Crane - Another World
- Braden Danner - One Life to Live
- Justin Gocke - Santa Barbara
- John Preston - General Hospital
- Darrell Utley - ''Days of Our Lives''
Best Young Actress in a Daytime Drama Series
★ Lauralee Bell - The Young and the Restless- Christie Clark - Days of Our Lives
- Ami Dolenz - General Hospital
- Kimberly McCullough - General Hospital
- Charlotte Ross - ''Days of Our Lives''
Best Young Actor Guest-Starring in a Drama or Comedy Series
★ Chad Allen - My Two Dads- Kirk Cameron - Straight at Ya
- Andre Gower - The Hogann Family
- Christian Guzek - Highway to Heaven
- Jason Horst - Highway to Heaven
- Bobby Jacoby - Who's the Boss?
- Allan Kayser - Mama's Family
- Michael Rich - A Year in the Life
- Kaylan Romero - Family Ties
- Robin Thicke - ''The Wonder Years''
Best Young Actress Guest-Starring in a Drama or Comedy Series
★ Devon Odessa - Highway to Heaven- Olivia Burnette - Disaster at Silo 7
- Holly Fields - It's Garry Shandling's Show
- Heather Haase - Superboy
- Laura Jacoby - Mr. Belvedere
- Jenny Lewis - ''The Golden Girls''
Best Young Actor in a Featured, Co-Starring, Supporting, Recurring Role in a Comedy, Drama Series, or Special
★ Hakeem Abdul-Samad - Amen- Josh Blake - ALF
- Scott Bloom - Who's the Boss?
- Cory Danziger - Beauty and the Beast
- Robert Gorman - Falcon Crest
- Jason Hervey - The Wonder Years
- Frederick Koehler - Kate & Allie
- Vonni Ribisi - My Two Dads
- Josh Saviano - The Wonder Years
- Scott Sherk - ''It's Garry Shandling's Show''
Best Young Actress in a Featured, Co-Starring, Supporting, Recurring Role in a Comedy, Drama Series, or Special
★ Danica McKellar - The Wonder Years- Lecy Goranson - Roseanne
- Amy Hathaway - My Two Dads
- Ocean Hellman - Almost Grown
- Chelsea Hertford - Murphy Brown
- Christina Nigra - Out of This World
- Countess Vaughn - 227
- Alitzah Wiener - ''My Two Dads''
Best Young Performer in Syndicated Television
Best Young Actor in a Family Syndicated Show
★ Wil Wheaton - Star Trek: The Next Generation- Steve Burton - Out of This World
- Jason Marsden - The Munsters Today
- Jerry O'Connell - My Secret Identity
- Alexander Polinsky - Charles in Charge
- Paul C. Scott - ''Small Wonder''
Best Young Actress in a Family Syndicated Show
★ Josie Davis - Charles in Charge- Tiffany Brissette - Small Wonder
- Nicole Eggert - Charles in Charge
- Maureen Flannigan - Out of This World
- Emily Schulman - Small Wonder
- Hilary Van Dyke - ''The Munsters Today''
Best Young Actor Guest-Starring in a Syndicated Family Comedy, Drama, or Special
★ David Hoskins - Superior Court- Seth Green - The Facts of Life
- Ryan Bollman - Mama's Family
- Scott Grimes - Frog
- Scott Nemes - Out of This World
- David Wagner - ''Family Medical Center''
Best Young Actress Guest-Starring in a Syndicated Family Comedy, Drama, or Special
★ Robin Lynn Heath - Superior Court- Soleil Moon Frye - Mickey's 60th Birthday
- Bettina - Family Medical Center
- Tamlyn Tomita - ''Hiroshima Maiden''
Best Young Performer in Cable Television
Best Young Actor in a Cable Family Series
★ Christopher Crabb - Danger Bay- Mark-Paul Gosselaar - Good Morning, Miss Bliss
- Kipp Marcus - The New Leave It to Beaver
- Joshua Miller - On The Edge
- Josh Milton - Young, Young Comedians
- Scott Nemes - It's Garry Shandling's Show
- Eric Osmond - The New Leave It to Beaver
- Andrew Sabiston - The Edison Twins
- John Snee - ''The New Leave It to Beaver''
Best Young Actress in a Cable Family Series
★ Kaleena Kiff - The New Leave It to Beaver- Lindsay Boyd - The New Our Gang
- Ocean Hellman - Danger Bay
- Risa Schiffnan - The New Our Gang
- Lark Voorhies - ''Good Morning, Miss Bliss''
Best Young Actor in a Cable Family Show
★ Justin Hinds - ABC Afterschool Special - Just a Regular Kid: An AIDS Story- Doug Emerson - Good Old Boy: A Delta Boyhood
- Ryan Francis - Good Old Boy: A Delta Boyhood
- Christian Guzek - The New Our Gang
- Brandon Stewart - ''Lessons to Remember''
Best Young Actress in a Cable Family Show
★ Jenny Lewis - A Friendship in Vienna- Robin Lynn Heath - Lessons to Remember
- Lindsay Boyd - ''The New Our Gang''
Best Young Performer Under 9 Years of Age
Best Young Actor Under 9 Years of Age
★ Brian Bonsall - Family Ties- Todd Cameron Brown - Family Medical Center
- Justin Burnette - Dynasty
- Michael Carter - Paradise
- Michael Fishman - Roseanne
- Joshua Harris - Dallas
- Luke Rossi - ''Thirtysomething''
Best Young Actress Under 9 Years of Age
★ Thora - Purple People Eater- Marie Martin - Little Girl Lost
- Ashley Millan - ''The Young and the Restless''
Best Young Actor/Actress Under 5 Years of Age
★ Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen - Full House- Nathaniel Guzek - Family Medical Center
- Brighton Hertford - General Hospital
- Brandon Kasper - Falcon Crest
- Michelle and Kristine Kennedy - ''Baby Boom''
Best Young Performer in a Voice-Over Role
Best Young Actor Voice-Over Role
★ Max Meier - Kissyfur- Shawn Donahue - Dino-Riders
- Michael Faustino - ALF: The Animated Series
- Tim Hoskins - The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
- Brandon Stewart - ''This Is America, Charlie Brown''
Best Young Actress Voice-Over Role
★ Soleil Moon Frye - It's Punky Brewster- Bettina - My Little Pony 'n Friends
- Erin Chase - This Is America, Charlie Brown
- Ami Foster - This Is America, Charlie Brown
- Joanna Schellenberg - ''Beverly Hills Teens''
Best Young Ensemble Performance
Best Young Actor/Actress Ensemble in a Television Comedy, Drama Series, or Special
★ The Cosby Show - Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Tempestt Bledsoe, Keshia Knight Pulliam, Lisa Bonet, Sabrina Le Beauf, Geoffrey Owens and Deon RichmondThe Big Five - Sean Baca, Maia Brewton, Todd Cameron Brown, Ryan Cash and Cory DanzigerJust the Ten of Us - Heather Langenkamp, Brooke Theiss, Jamie Luner, JoAnn Willette, Matt Shakman and Heidi ZeiglerDay by Day - Thora Birch, Christopher Finefrock, Bobby Chanez, Garrett Taylor, Anthony McConnell, Gino De Mauro and Mark GordonAfter the Promise - Trey Ames, Don Jeffcoat, Ryan Francis, Andy Woodworth, Chance Michael Corbett, Richard Billingsley, David French, Benjamin Turner, Ryan Heavenor, Love Verwoerd, Gary Verwoerd, Slone Romano and Mark HildrethBest Young Performer in Theater
Best Young Actor in Theater
★ Brice Beckham - Quirks- Phillip Glasser - Les Misérables
- Justin Hines - Have a Jewish Christmas
- Joshua C. Williams - Les Misérables
- Ben Wylie - The Nutcracker
- Jamie McEnnan - ''Macbeth''
Best Young Actress in Theater
★ Tricia Cast - The Diary of Anne Frank- Tanya Fenmore - Quirks
- Jessica Ann Lightbourn - Les Misérables
- Kimberly McCullough - Les Misérables
- Amanda Jo Steppe - Les Misérables
- Danuta Tangalos - The Nutcracker
- Mindy McEnnan - ''Mother's Day Always Falls on Sunday''
Most Promising Young Vocal Recording Artist
Most Promising Young Vocal Recording Artist: Actor
★ Henry PenzyMost Promising Young Vocal Recording Artist: Actress
★ Tina Yothers- Jill Colucci
- Holly Fields
- Alitzah Wiener
Best Family Television Entertainment
Best Family TV Special
★ A Very Brady Christmas- After the Promise
- David
- Little Girl Lost
- Promised A Miracle
- Too Young the Hero
- ''Legend Of Firefly Marsh''
Best Family Television Series
★ The Wonder Years- Alf
- The Cosby Show
- Day by Day
- Full House
- Growing Pains
- Head of the Class
- The Hogan Family
- Just the Ten of Us
- Kate & Allie
- Mr. Belvedere
- My Two Dads
- ''Perfect Strangers''
Best New Television Series
★ RoseanneBest Syndicated Family TV Comedy or Drama Series
★ Star Trek: The Next GenerationBest Cable Family TV Comedy, Drama Series or Special
★ Lessons To Remember- Danger Bay
- Good Morning, Miss Bliss
- It's Garry Shandling's Show
- The New Leave It To Beaver
- The New Our Gang
- ''Necessary Parties''
Best Animation Series
★ Garfield and Friends- ALF: The Animated Series
- Beverly Hills Teens
- DuckTales
- Star Wars: Ewoks
- Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears
- Jem
- My Little Pony
- Kissyfur
- Real Ghostbusters
- ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles''
Best Family Motion Picture Entertainment
Best Family Motion Picture: Animation or Fantasy
★BeetlejuiceBest Family Motion Picture: Comedy
★ Batteries Not IncludedBest Family Motion Picture: Drama
★ Empire of the SunTeen-Age Choice for Best Horror Motion Picture
★ A Nightmare on Elm Street IV: The Dream MasterBest Student Film
★ Stead Fast Boy- Animation by Children
- Little Brother
- Out to Lunch
- Rose and Katz
- ''Johnny Come In''