22nd Young Artist Awards


The 22nd Young Artist Awards ceremony, presented by the Young Artist Association, honored excellence of young performers under the age of 21 in the fields of film and television for the year 2000, and took place on April 1, 2001, at the Sportsmen's Lodge in Studio City, California.
The announcer for the evening was William H. Bassett. The hosts for the evening were Josh Keaton, Ryan Merriman, Kimberly Cullum, Cody McMains, Kaitlin Cullum and Adam Nicholson.
Established in 1978 by long-standing Hollywood Foreign Press Association member, Maureen Dragone, the Young Artist 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.

Categories

Bold indicates the winner in each category.

Best Performance in a Feature Film

Best Performance in a Feature Film: Leading Young Actor

Rob BrownFinding Forrester – Columbia Pictures

Best Performance in a Feature Film: Leading Young Actress

Elizabeth HuettSocial Misfits – Our Way Productions

Best Performance in a Feature Film: Supporting Young Actor

Rory CulkinYou Can Count on Me – Paramount Classics

Best Performance in a Feature Film: Supporting Young Actress

Hayden PanettiereRemember the Titans – Disney

Best Performance in a Feature Film: Young Actor Age Ten or Under

Spencer BreslinDisney's The Kid – Walt Disney

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

Makenzie VegaThe Family Man – Universal

Best Performance in a TV Movie

Best Performance in a TV Movie (Drama): Leading Young Actor

Michael Schiffman – Finding Buck McHenry – Showtime

Best Performance in a TV Movie (Drama): Leading Young Actress

Shadia SimmonsThe Color of Friendship – Disney Channel

Best Performance in a TV Movie (Drama): Supporting Young Actor

Patrick LevisMiracle in Lane 2 – Disney Channel
  • Kyle SchmidThe Sandy Bottom Orchestra – Showtime
  • Addison Ridge – Frankie and Hazel – Showtime
  • Cameron FinleyOne True Love – CBS
  • Vincent Berry – Baby – TNT

Best Performance in a TV Movie (Drama): Supporting Young Actress

Tamara HopeThe Sandy Bottom Orchestra – Showtime

Best Performance in a TV Movie (Comedy): Leading Young Actor

Andrew LawrenceThe Other Me – Disney Channel

Best Performance in a TV Movie (Comedy): Leading Young Actress

Hallee HirshThe Ultimate Christmas Present – Disney Channel

Best Performance in a TV Movie (Comedy): Supporting Young Actor

Tyler HynesThe Other Me – Disney Channel

Best Performance in a TV Movie (Comedy): Supporting Young Actress

Brenda SongThe Ultimate Christmas Present – Disney Channel

Best Performance in a TV Movie (Comedy or Drama): Young Actor Age 10 or Under

Myles Jeffrey – Mom's Got a Date with a Vampire – Disney Channel

Best Performance in a TV Movie (Comedy or Drama): Young Actress Age 10 or Under

Jodelle FerlandMermaid – Showtime

Best Performance in a TV Series

Best Performance in a TV Drama Series: Leading Young Actor

Robert ClarkThe Zack Files – Fox Family

Best Performance in a TV Drama Series: Leading Young Actress

Alexis BledelGilmore Girls – Warner Bros

Best Performance in a TV Drama Series: Supporting Young Actor

Miko HughesRoswell – WB Network

Best Performance in a TV Drama Series: Supporting Young Actress

Michelle TrachtenbergBuffy the Vampire Slayer – WB

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

Michal Suchanek – Mysterious Ways – PAX

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

Brooke Anne Smith – 7th Heaven – WB

Best Performance in a TV Comedy Series: Leading Young Actor

Frankie MunizMalcolm in the Middle – Fox

Best Performance in a TV Comedy Series: Leading Young Actress

Christy Carlson RomanoEven Stevens – Disney

Best Performance in a TV Comedy Series: Supporting Young Actor

Craig Lamar TraylorMalcolm in the Middle – FOX

Best Performance in a TV Comedy Series: Supporting Young Actress

Cristina Kernan – Daddio – NBC

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

Joey ZimmermanBecker – CBS

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

Alvin AlvarezThe Brothers Garcia – Nickelodeon

Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama): Young Actress Age Ten or Under

Karle WarrenJudging Amy – CBS

Best Performance in a Daytime TV Series

Best Performance in a Daytime TV Series: Young Actor

Jesse McCartneyAll My Children – ABC

Best Performance in a Daytime TV Series: Young Actress

Brittany SnowGuiding Light – CBS

Best Performance in a Voice-Over

Best Performance in a Voice-Over (TV / Film / Video): Young Actor

Thomas DekkerAn American Tail: The Mystery of the Night Monster – Universal Pictures Home Video

Best Performance in a Voice-Over (TV / Film / Video): Young Actress

Emily HartSabrina: The Animated Series – UPN

Best Ensemble Performance

Best Ensemble in a TV Series (Drama or Comedy)

Once and Again – ABC

Best Ensemble in a TV Movie

Finding Buck McHenry – Showtime

Best Ensemble in a Feature Film

My Dog Skip – Warner Bros

Best Family Entertainment

Best Family TV Movie / Pilot / Mini-series: Cable

A Storm in Summer – Showtime

Best Family TV Movie / Pilot / Mini-series: Network

Papa's Angels – CBS

Best Educational TV Show or Series

Walking with DinosaursDiscovery Channel
  • Nature – PBS
  • Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces – TCM
  • Founding Fathers – History Channel
  • The Children of the Charbannes – HBO
  • Awesome Pawsome – Animal Planet

Best Family TV Drama Series

Gilmore Girls – WB

Best Family TV Comedy Series

The Brothers Garcia – Nickelodeon

Best Animated TV Series

Sabrina: The Animated Series – ABC

Best Family Feature Film – Drama

My Dog Skip – Warner Bros

Best Family Feature Film – Comedy

Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas – Universal

Best Family Feature Film – Animation

Chicken Run – DreamWorks

Special awards

Best Young Actor in an International Film

'Jamie BellBilly Elliot'' – Produced by Working Title Films, distributed by Universal Focus'''

Best Young Actress in an International Film

'Zhang ZiyiCrouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'' – Distributed by Sony Pictures Classics'''

Best International Family Film

'Billy Elliot'' – Produced by Working Title Films, distributed by Universal Focus'''

Best Short Foreign Film

'Sanzhyra'' – Russian Kinoglaz Company – Producer: Yevgeniya Tirdatova'''

Outstanding Young International Performer

'Michael Junior – PBS Special: Michael Junior'' – CD: Dreamland'''

Outstanding Young Female Entertainer

★ '''Lauren Frost – Barbra Streisand concert – Madison Square Garden'''

Outstanding Young Performer in Live Theater

★ '''Tiffany Solano'''

Former Child Star Life Achievement Award

'Jay UnderwoodThe Boy Who Could Fly'''''

Former Child Star Life Achievement Award

'Charlene TiltonDallas'''''

Outstanding Young Performers in a National Commercial Featuring Youth

Daniel Smorgon – Bank of America
★ '''Sam Schwarz – Bank of America – Produced by Bozell Advertising, New York'''

Outstanding Young Actress in a National Television Commercial

★ '''Steffani BrassDisney Cruise Line'''

Outstanding Achievement in an International Commercial Featuring Youth

Nes Bitton Diver/Actor – 'Diver' – Cheltenham & Gloucester, UK
★ '''Nimrod Mashiach Diver/Actor – 'Diver' – Cheltenham & Gloucester, UK – Produced by Saatchi & Saatchi, London'''