16th Youth in Film Awards


The 16th 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, television, theater and music for the 1993-1994 season, and took place on March 19, 1995, at the Sportsmen's Lodge in Studio City, 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 Performance by a Youth Actor Starring in a Motion Picture

Brad Renfro - The Client
Anna Chlumsky - My Girl 2
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Kirsten Dunst - Little Women
Haley Joel Osment - Forrest Gump
Hanna Hall - Forrest Gump

Best Performance by a Youth Actor in a Film Made for Video

Courtland Mead - Dragonworld
Marne Patterson - '

Best Performance by a Youth Actor in a TV Mini-Series or Special

Wil Horneff - The Yearling
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Best Performance by a Youth Actor in a Drama Series

Shawn Toovey - Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
Lisa Wilhoit - My So-Called Life
J. Madison Wright - Earth 2
Michael Fishman - Roseanne
Brittany Daniel and Cynthia Daniel - Sweet Valley High
Marques Houston - Sister, Sister
Melissa Joan Hart - Clarissa Explains It All
Courtland Mead - The Young and the Restless
Maitland Ward - The Bold and the Beautiful
- Due South
Rae'Ven Larrymore Kelly - Sweet Justice
Ross Bagley - The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Kaitlin Cullum - Grace Under Fire

Best Performance by a Youth Actor in a Voice-Over - TV or Movie

Jason Weaver - The Lion King
- The Lion King

Best Performance by a Youth Ensemble in a Motion Picture

The Little Rascals - Ross Bagley, Travis Tedford, Bug Hall, Brittany Ashton Holmes, and
My So-Called Life - Claire Danes, Wilson Cruz, Devon Gummersall, A.J. Langer, Devon Odessa and Lisa Wilhoit

Best New Family Television Series

My So-Called Life
Dragonworld
The Lion King
Lassie

The Jackie Coogan Award

Outstanding Contribution to Youth Through Motion Pictures

New Line Cinema - The Swan Princess

The Michael Landon Award

Outstanding Contribution to Youth Through Television

Youth Cast and Producers for Home Improvement

Former Child Star - Life Achievement Award

Robert Blake - Original "Little Mickey" in The Little Rascals

Outstanding Family Theater Production

Dana Lightstone - Chicken Soup

Outstanding Contribution To Youth Through Entertainment

Laura Dash - Stunt Artist For Children in Film and TV

Inspiration To Youth Award

Scott Cheek

Outstanding International Student Film Award

Vickie Oldham - The Clearing

International Music Award

Joselito Escobar - "Daddy Kool 'N The Raskals"

Outstanding Youth Actors in a Foreign Film

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Outstanding Family Foreign Film

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