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.
Scarlett Johansson - An American Rhapsody - Paramount Classics
Emma Watson - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone - Warner Bros.
Jake Thomas - A.I. Artificial Intelligence - DreamWorks
- Max Keeble's Big Move - Walt Disney
James Bentley - The Others - Miramax
Dakota Fanning - I Am Sam - New Line Cinema

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

Ryan Merriman - Dangerous Child - Lifetime
- My Louisiana Sky - Showtime
Robert Clark - Prancer Returns - USA
- Twas the Night - Disney Channel'
Gavin Fink - Prancer Returns - USA
- Prancer Returns - USA

Best Performance in a TV Drama Series: Leading Young Actor

- The Education of Max Bickford - CBS
Kirsten Storms - Days of Our Lives - NBC
Jesse McCartney - All My Children - ABC
Keiko Agena - Gilmore Girls - WB
J.B. Gaynor - Touched by an Angel - CBS
Jamie Renée Smith - ER - NBC

Best Performance in a TV Comedy Series: Leading Young Actor

Frankie Muniz - Malcolm in the Middle - FOX
Christy Carlson Romano - Even Stevens - Disney Channel
- Grounded for Life - FOX
Lauren Frost - Even Stevens - Disney Channel
Shawn Pyfrom - Reba - WB
- Malcolm in the Middle - FOX

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

- NYPD Blue - ABC
Ashley Edner - The Huntress - USA

Best Ensemble in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama)

' - CTV/Epitome Pictures'
An American Rhapsody - Paramount Classics

Best Family Movie or Special (Network or Cable)

Prancer Returns - USA
The Education of Max Bickford - CBS
Malcolm in the Middle - FOX
I Am Sam - New Line Cinema
The Princess Diaries - Walt Disney
Shrek - DreamWorks

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.