5th Youth in Film Awards

The 5th 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 theater for the 1982-1983 season, and took place on December 4, 1983, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California.[1][2][3]

5th Youth in Film Awards
Awarded forAchievement in the 19821983 season
DateDecember 4, 1983
SiteBeverly Hilton Hotel
Beverly Hills, California
Hosted byJason Bateman and River Phoenix
Official websiteYoungArtistAwards.org

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 in a Feature Film edit

C. Thomas Howell - The Outsiders (Warner Bros)

Best Young Motion Picture Actress in a Feature Film edit

Roxana Zal - Table for Five (Warner Bros)

Best Young Supporting Actor In a Motion Picture edit

Scott Schwartz - The Toy (Columbia)

Best Young Supporting Actress In a Motion Picture edit

Missy Francis - Man, Woman and Child (Paramount)

Best Young Performer in a Television Movie edit

Best Young Actor in a Movie Made for Television edit

Gary Coleman - The Boy With the 200 IQ (NBC)

  • Khalif Bobatoon - In Defense of the Kids (CBS)
  • David Faustino - Summer Girl (CBS)
  • Keith Coogan - Wrong Way Kid (CBS)
  • Evan Richards - One Cooks, The Other Doesn't (CBS)
  • Demetri Thomas - Grandpa, Will You Run With Me? (NBC)

Best Young Actress in a Movie Made for Television edit

Sydney Penny - The Thorn Birds (ABC)

Best Young Performer in a Television Series edit

Best Young Actor in a Drama Series edit

River Phoenix - Seven Brides For Seven Brothers (CBS)

Best Young Actress in a Drama Series edit

Melissa Gilbert - Little House on the Prairie: A New Beginning (NBC)

Best Young Actor in a Comedy Series edit

Ricky Schroder - Silver Spoons (NBC)

Best Young Actress in a Comedy Series edit

Missy Gold - Benson (ABC)

Best Young Actor in a New Television Series edit

John P. Navin, Jr. - Jennifer Slept Here (NBC)

Best Young Actress in a New Television Series edit

Tracey Gold - Goodnight, Beantown (CBS)

Best Young Actor in a Daytime Soap edit

(tie) David Mendenhall - General Hospital (ABC)
(tie) John Stamos - General Hospital (ABC)

Best Young Actress in a Daytime Soap edit

Tracey Bregman - The Young and the Restless (CBS)

Best Young Actor: Guest in a Series edit

Timothy Patrick Murphy - The Love Boat (ABC)

Best Young Actress: Guest in a Series edit

Dana Hill - Magnum, P.I. (CBS)

Best Family Entertainment edit

Best Family Feature Motion Picture edit

Return of the Jedi (20th Century Fox)

Best Family Motion Picture: Comedy or Musical edit

Mr. Mom (20th Century Fox)

Best New Television Series edit

Goodnight Beantown (CBS)

Special awards edit

The Michael Landon Award edit

Outstanding Contribution To Youth Through Television edit

Norman Lear

The Jackie Coogan Award edit

Outstanding Contribution To Youth Through Motion Pictures edit

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - Disney

Youth In Film's Former Child Star Award edit

Ann Jillian

Youth in Film's Theatre Arts Award edit

Aaron Lohr

Youth In Film's Special Achievement Award edit

Glenn Scarpelli

Youth In Film's Community Benefit Award edit

Television Special Adam - John Walsh

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 "5th Youth In Film Awards". YoungArtistAwards.org. Archived from the original on 2011-04-03. 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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