4th Youth in Film Awards

The 4th 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 and television for the 1981-1982 season, and took place on November 21, 1982, at the Sheraton Universal Hotel in Universal City, California.[1][2]

4th Youth in Film Awards
Official program
Awarded forAchievement in the 19811982 season
DateNovember 21, 1982
SiteSheraton Universal Hotel
Universal City, California
Hosted byDavid Faustino
Official websiteYoungArtistAwards.org

The big winner that year was E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, with one of the rare[citation needed] "sweeps" in the history of the Youth in Film Awards. The film won all categories for which it was nominated, taking a total of four awards – "Best 'Fantasy' Family Motion Picture", "Best Young Actor in a Motion Picture" for Henry Thomas, "Best Young Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture" for Robert MacNaughton and "Best Young Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture" for Drew Barrymore.[3]

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

Categories edit

Bold indicates the winner in each category.[3]

Best Young Performer in a Feature Film edit

Best Young Motion Picture Actor edit

Henry Thomas - E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (Universal)[3]

Best Young Motion Picture Actress edit

Aileen Quinn - Annie (Columbia)

Best Young Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture edit

Robert MacNaughton - E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (Universal)[3]

Best Young Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture edit

Drew Barrymore - E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (Universal)[3]

Best Young Performer in a Television Movie edit

Best Young Actor in a Movie Made for Television edit

Neil Billingsley - Million Dollar Infield (CBS)[3]

Best Young Actress in a Movie Made for Television edit

Nancy McKeon - The Facts of Life Goes to Paris (NBC)[3]

Best Young Performer in a Television Special edit

Best Young Actor in a Television Special edit

Adam Rich - CBS Children's Mystery Theatre - Zertigo Diamond Caper (CBS)[3]

Best Young Actress in a Television Special edit

Nancy McKeon - Please Don't Hit Me, Mom! (ABC)[3]

Best Young Performer in a Television Series edit

Best Young Actor in a Drama Series edit

Timothy Gibbs - Father Murphy (NBC)[3]

Best Young Actress in a Drama Series edit

(tie) Melissa Gilbert - Little House on the Prairie: A New Beginning (NBC)[3]
(tie) Jill Whelan - The Love Boat (ABC)[3]

Best Young Actor in a Comedy Series edit

Gary Coleman - Diff'rent Strokes (NBC)[3]

Best Young Actress in a Comedy Series edit

Nancy McKeon - The Facts of Life (NBC)[3]

Best Young Actor in a New Television Series edit

Ricky Schroder - Silver Spoons (NBC)[3]

Best Young Actress in a New Television Series edit

Erin Moran - Joanie Loves Chachi (ABC)[3]

Best Young Actor in a Daytime Series edit

Michael Damian - The Young and the Restless (CBS)[3]

Best Young Actress in a Daytime Series edit

Janine Turner - General Hospital (ABC)[3]

Best Young Actor: Guest on a Series edit

Keith Mitchell - Knight Rider (NBC)[3]

Best Young Actress: Guest on a Series edit

Roxana Zal - Hart to Hart (ABC)[3]

Best Family Entertainment edit

Best Family Motion Picture edit

Rocky III (M.G.M.)[3]

Best Family Motion Picture: Animated, Music or Fantasy edit

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (Universal)[3]

Best New Family Television Series edit

Silver Spoons (NBC)[3]

References edit

  1. ^ a b 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 978-0-7876-9047-2.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk bl bm bn bo bp bq br bs bt bu bv bw bx by bz ca cb cc cd ce cf cg ch ci cj ck cl cm cn co cp cq cr cs ct cu cv cw cx cy cz da db dc dd "4th Annual Youth In Film Awards". YoungArtistAwards.org. Archived from the original on 2008-03-10. Retrieved 2011-03-31.
  4. ^ "Young Artist Awards - President's Message". YoungArtistAwards.org. Archived from the original on 2013-01-16. Retrieved 2011-03-31.
  5. ^ "HFPA Golden Globes - Young Artist Foundation". GoldenGlobes.org. Archived from the original on 2011-03-17. Retrieved 2011-03-31.

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