11th Youth in Film Awards
The 11th 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 and television for the 1988-1989 season, and took place in the spring of 1990 in Hollywood, 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.Categories
★ Bold indicates the winner in each category.Best Young Performer in a Motion Picture
Best Young Actor Starring in a Motion Picture
Sean Astin - Staying Together
- Kirk Cameron - Listen to Me
- - Communion
- Keith Coogan - Cheetah
- Cory Danziger - The 'Burbs
- Joshua Miller - Teen Witch
- Leaf Phoenix - Parenthood
- Jared Rushton - Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
- Fred Savage - The Wizard
- Ben Savage - Little Monsters
Best Young Actress Starring in a Motion Picture
Winona Ryder - Great Balls of Fire!
- Blaze Berdahl - Pet Sematary
- Rebecca Harrell - Prancer
- Jenny Lewis - The Wizard
- Robyn Lively - Teen Witch
- Sarah Polley - The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
Best Young Actor Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
★ Hugh O'Conor - My Left Foot
- Kevin Dillon - Immediate Family
- Luke Edwards - The Wizard
- Jasen Fisher - Parenthood
- Lukas Haas - Music Box
- Ethan Hawke - Dad
- Jermaine Hopkins - Lean on Me
- Gabriel Damon - Tequila Sunrise
- Whitby Hertford -
'Best Young Actress Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
★ Gaby Hoffmann - Field of Dreams
- Ariana Richards - Prancer
- - Three Fugitives
- Karen Malina White - Lean on Me
- Amy O'Neill - Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
- - Little Monsters
Best Young Performer in a TV Movie, Pilot or Special
Best Young Actor Starring in a TV Movie, Pilot or Special
★ Brian Austin Green - Adventures in Babysitting
- Brian Bonsall - Do You Know the Muffin Man?
- Kevin Dillon - When He's Not a Stranger
- Cory Danziger - Married to the Mob
- Stephen Dorff - Do You Know the Muffin Man?
- Brandon Quintin Adams - Polly
- Corin Nemec - I Know My First Name Is Steven
- Jacob Vargas - Hard Time on Planet Earth
- Joey Lawrence - Adventures in Babysitting
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Best Young Actress Starring in a TV Movie, Pilot or Special
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- Annabeth Gish - When He's Not a Stranger
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' Keshia Knight Pulliam - Polly Emily Schulman - Caddie WoodlawnBest Young Performer in a Television Series
Best Young Actor Starring in a Television Series
★ Neil Patrick Harris - Doogie Howser, M.D.
- - The Hogan Family
- Darius McCrary - Family Matters
- Vonni Ribisi - My Two Dads
- David Faustino - Married... with Children
- Fred Savage - The Wonder Years
- - Paradise
- Jason Hervey - The Wonder Years
- Jeremy Licht - The Hogan Family
- Jeremy Miller - Growing Pains
- Danny Pintauro - Who's the Boss?
Best Young Actress Starring in a Television Series
★ Jodie Sweetin - Full House
- Candace Cameron - Full House
- Alyson Hannigan - Free Spirit
- - Major Dad
- Staci Keanan - My Two Dads
- Lisa Rieffel - Ann Jillian
- Danica McKellar - The Wonder Years
- Jenny Beck - Paradise
Best Young Actor Supporting Role in a Television Series
★ Malcolm-Jamal Warner - The Cosby Show
- Brandon Call - Baywatch
- - Life Goes On
- - Thirtysomething
- - Free Spirit
- Harley Cross - Sister Kate
- Tommy Puett - Life Goes On
- Jeff Bollow - Ann Jillian
- Jason Priestley - Sister Kate
- - HeartBeat
Best Young Actress Supporting Role in a Television Series
★ Andrea Barber - Full House
- - My Two Dads
- Sara Gilbert - Roseanne
- Lauren Woodland - Alien Nation
- Tempestt Bledsoe - The Cosby Show
- Kellie Martin - Life Goes On
- Lecy Goranson - Roseanne
- Heidi Zeigler - Just the Ten of Us
Best Young Actor Guest Starring in a Television Series
★ Randy Josselyn - Family Matters
- Mark Ballou - Paradise
- - Paradise
- Justin Burnette - Who's the Boss?
- - Mancuso, F.B.I.
- - It's Garry Shandling's Show
- Cuba Gooding, Jr. - MacGyver
- Kenny Morrison - Growing Pains
- Ryan Bollman - Life Goes On
- - General Hospital
- Michael Bacall - Doogie Howser, M.D.
- - Life Goes On
- - The Judge
- Bobby Jacoby - The Wonder Years
- Joshua Miller - The Wonder Years
Best Young Actress Guest Starring in a Television Series
★ Solaz - The Judge
- Mayim Bialik - Empty Nest
- - Superior Court
- - MacGyver
- - Midnight Caller
- Crystal McKellar - Paradise
- Juliet Sorcey- Wolf
Best Young Actor in an Off-Prime Time Family Series
★ - It's Garry Shandling's Show
- Dustin Diamond - Saved by the Bell
- Alexander Polinsky - Charles in Charge
- Jason Marsden - The Munsters Today
- Will Nipper - The New Lassie
- Jerry O'Connell - My Secret Identity
- - MMC
- Damon Pampolina - MMC
- John Snee - The New Leave It to Beaver
- Wil Wheaton -
Best Young Actress in an Off-Prime Time Family Series
★ Lark Voorhies - Saved by the Bell
- Tiffany Brissette - Small Wonder
- - The New Lassie
- Josie Davis - Charles in Charge
- Nicole Eggert - Charles in Charge
- Maureen Flannigan - Out of This World
- Hilary Van Dyke - The Munsters Today
★ R. J. Williams - General Hospital
- - Days of Our Lives
- Justin Gocke - Santa Barbara
- - Days of Our Lives
Best Young Actress in a Daytime Drama
★ Ashley Peldon - Guiding Light
- Kimberly McCullough - General Hospital
- Christie Clark - Days of Our Lives
- Mindy Clarke - Days of Our Lives
- Julie Condra - Santa Barbara
Best Young Performer Under 9 Years of Age
Outstanding Performance by an Actor Under 9 Years of Age
★ Brian Bonsall - Family Ties
- - Paradise
- Miko Hughes - Pet Sematary
- - Parenthood
- - Amen
Outstanding Performance by an Actress Under 9 Years of Age
★ Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen - Full House
- - Sidewalk Stories
- - General Hospital
- Raven-Symoné - The Cosby Show
- Thora - Day by Day
Best Young Ensemble Cast
Outstanding Young Ensemble Cast
★ ' -, A.J. Johnson,, T. C. Carson, Swain Perry,, Robert Bady, and '
Homeroom - B.D. Williams,, Trent Cameron and Johnny BennettKids Incorporated - Love Hewitt,, Stacy Ferguson,, Devyn Puett and Saved by the Bell - Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Mario Lopez, Dustin Diamond, Tiffani-Amber Thiessen, Elizabeth Berkley and Lark VoorhiesDegrassi Junior High'' - Dayo Ade,, Stefan Brogren,,, Amanda Cook,, Angela Deiseach, Anais Granofsky,, Neil Hope, Cathy Keenan, Pat Mastroianni, Maureen McKay, Stacie Mistysyn,, Siluck Saysanasy, Amanda Stepto and Duncan WaughBest Family Television Entertainment
Best Family TV Movie Pilot or Special
★ I Know My First Name Is Steven
- Free to Be... A Family
- CBS Schoolbreak Special - Frog Girl, The Jennifer Graham Story
- No Place Like Home
- When He's Not a Stranger
★ Major Dad
- Ann Jillian
- Baywatch
- Doogie Howser, M.D.
- Family Matters
- Free Spirit
- Life Goes On
- Sister Kate
Best Off-Prime Time Family Series
★ Out of This World
- Charles in Charge
- The New Lassie
- The Munsters Today
- The New Leave It to Beaver
- Saved By the Bell
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- Superboy
- My Secret Identity
Best Family Motion Picture Entertainment
Best Family Motion Picture: Adventure or Cartoon
★ The Little Mermaid
★ Back to the Future Part II
★ Parenthood
- Ghostbusters II
- Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
- Look Who's Talking
- The Wizard
- Turner & Hooch
Best Motion Picture: Drama
★ Dead Poets Society
- Dad
- Immediate Family
- Lean on Me
- My Left Foot
- Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Youth In Film's Special Awards
Former Child Star - Life Achievement Award
Jon Provost - LassieFormer Child Star - Life Achievement Award
Margaret O'Brien - Journey for MargaretThe Michael Landon Award
Outstanding Contribution to Youth through Television
★ Donna Metroff, Producer - WonderWorks PBSOutstanding Contribution to Youth through Motion Pictures
★ Norman Twain, Producer - Lean on MeInspiration to Youth
★ Christopher Burke - Life Goes OnBest Young Actor Under 9 Appearing in a Foreign Film
★ Salvatore Cascio - Cinema ParadisoOutstanding Young Actor in a Foreign Film
★ - When the Whales CameOutstanding Young Actress in a Foreign Film
★ - When the Whales CameBest Foreign Film
★ When the Whales Came