23rd Young Artist Awards


The 23rd 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, television, theater and music for the year 2001, and took place on April 7, 2002 at the Sportsmen's Lodge in Studio City, California.
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

Anton Yelchin - Hearts in Atlantis - Warner Bros.

Best Performance in a Feature Film: Leading Young Actress

Scarlett Johansson - An American Rhapsody - Paramount Classics
Emma Watson - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone - Warner Bros.

Best Performance in a Feature Film: Supporting Young Actor

Jake Thomas - A.I. Artificial Intelligence - DreamWorks

Best Performance in a Feature Film: Supporting Young Actress

Brooke Anne Smith - Max Keeble's Big Move - Walt Disney

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

James Bentley - The Others - Miramax

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

Dakota Fanning - I Am Sam - New Line Cinema

Best Performance in a TV Movie

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

Ryan Merriman - Dangerous Child - Lifetime

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

Kelsey Keel - My Louisiana Sky - Showtime

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

Robert Clark - Prancer Returns - USA

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

Brenda Grate - 'Twas the Night - Disney Channel

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

Gavin Fink - Prancer Returns - USA

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

Hayley Lochner - Prancer Returns - USA

Best Performance in a TV Drama Series

Best Performance in a TV Drama Series: Leading Young Actor

Eric Ian Goldberg - The Education of Max Bickford - CBS

Best Performance in a TV Drama Series: Leading Young Actress

Kirsten Storms - Days of Our Lives - NBC

Best Performance in a TV Drama Series: Supporting Young Actor

Jesse McCartney - All My Children - ABC

Best Performance in a TV Drama Series: Supporting Young Actress

Keiko Agena - Gilmore Girls - WB

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

J.B. Gaynor - Touched by an Angel - CBS

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

Jamie Renée Smith - ER - NBC

Best Performance in a TV Comedy Series

Best Performance in a TV Comedy Series: Leading Young Actor

Frankie Muniz - Malcolm in the Middle - FOX

Best Performance in a TV Comedy Series: Leading Young Actress

Christy Carlson Romano - Even Stevens - Disney Channel

Best Performance in a TV Comedy Series: Supporting Young Actor

Timmy Fitzpatrick - Grounded for Life - FOX

Best Performance in a TV Comedy Series: Supporting Young Actress

Lauren Frost - Even Stevens - Disney Channel

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

Shawn Pyfrom - Reba - WB

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

Brooke Anne Smith - Malcolm in the Middle - FOX

Best Performance in a TV Comedy or Drama Series

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

Austin Majors - NYPD Blue - ABC

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

Ashley Edner - The Huntress - USA

Best Ensemble Performance

Best Ensemble in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama)

Degrassi: The Next Generation - CTV/Epitome Pictures

Best Ensemble in a Feature Film

An American Rhapsody - Paramount Classics

Best Family Entertainment

Best Family Movie or Special (Network or Cable)

Prancer Returns - USA

Best Family TV Drama Series

The Education of Max Bickford - CBS

Best Family TV Comedy Series

Malcolm in the Middle - FOX

Best Family Feature Film - Drama

I Am Sam - New Line Cinema

Best Family Feature Film - Comedy

The Princess Diaries - Walt Disney

Best Family Feature Film - Animation

Shrek - DreamWorks

Special awards

Best Young Actor in an International Film

'Fernando Tielve - The Devil's Backbone'' - Directed by: Guillermo del Toro, Distributed by: Sony Pictures Classics'''

Best Young Actress in an International Film

'Aleksandra Gietner - Hi, Tereska'' - Directed by: Robert Gliński, Produced by: Propaganda AG'''

Best International Family Film

'Taliesin Jones'' - Starring: John-Paul Macleod as "Taliesin", Directed by: Martin Duffy, Produced by: Snake River Films, Distributed by: Impact Entertainment'''

Outstanding Young International Performers

★ '''The Mini Beats '''

Most Promising Young Newcomer

'Rupert Grint - "Ron Weasley" from Warner Brothers' Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone'''''

Outstanding Young Performer in Live Theater

'Christopher Massey - From the Los Angeles production of Disney's The Lion King'''''

Outstanding Young Voice-Over

'Aria Noelle Curzon - The voice of "Ducky" in Universal's The Land Before Time'' '''

Outstanding Young Performer in a National Commercial Featuring Youth

★ '''Tyler Patrick Jones - "Hallmark Greeting Cards"'''

The Michael Landon Award

Community Service to Youth

'Promises'' - Documentary directed by: Justine Shapiro, B.Z. Goldberg, Carlos Bolado; Produced by: Promises Film Project'''

The Jackie Coogan Award

Outstanding Contribution to Youth Through Motion Pictures

'Tir Nan Og'' - Short film directed by: Danica DeCosto, Starring: Sarah Swanberg'''

The Mickey Rooney Award

Former Child Star Life Achievement Award

'Alison Arngrim - For her role as "Nellie Oleson" in the TV series Little House on the Prairie''.'''