28th Young Artist Awards


The 28th 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 and television for the year 2006, and took place on March 10, 2007 at the Sportsmen's Lodge in Studio City, Los Angeles, 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

Logan Lerman - Hoot - New Line Cinema
Keke Palmer - Akeelah and the Bee - Lionsgate
Tristan Lake Leabu - Superman Returns - Warner Bros.
Emma Roberts - Aquamarine - Fox 2000 Pictures
- Deck the Halls - 20th Century Fox
Abigail Breslin - Little Miss Sunshine - Fox Searchlight Pictures
How to Eat Fried Worms - New Line Cinema

Best Performance in an International Feature Film - Leading Young Actor or Actress

Sarala Kariyawasam - Water - Fox Searchlight

Best Performance in a Short Film - Young Actor

Hunter Gomez -
Megan McKinnon -

Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries or Special - Young Actor

Matthew Knight - Candles on Bay Street - CBS
Hannah Hodson - The Ron Clark Story - TNT
- ' - Lifetime
Emily Hirst - ' - Lifetime

Best Performance in a TV Series - Leading Young Actor

Kyle Massey - That's So Raven - Disney Channel
Christa B. Allen - Cake - CBS
Alexander Gould - Weeds - Showtime
Hayden Panettiere - Heroes - NBC
Noah Gray-Cabey - Heroes - NBC
Maria Lark - Medium - NBC
- Without a Trace - CBS
- The Suite Life of Zack & Cody - Disney Channel
Daniel Goldman - Dexter - Showtime
Darcy Rose Byrnes - The Young and the Restless - CBS
Zoey 101 - Nickelodeon

Best Performance in a Voice-Over Role - Young Actor

Dominic Scott Kay - Charlotte's Web - Paramount Pictures
Tajja Isen - Jane and the Dragon - YTV

Best Family Television Movie or Special

The Ron Clark Story - TNT
Friday Night Lights - NBC
The Suite Life of Zack & Cody - Disney Channel
Water
Cars - Walt Disney Pictures
Little Miss Sunshine - Fox Searchlight
Akeelah and the Bee - Lionsgate

Outstanding Young Original Blues-Rock Artist

Grant Austin Taylor - Musician/Songwriter

Outstanding Young International Variety Group

- Voronezh, Russia

Michael Landon Award

Inspiration to Youth Through Television

Dog Whisperer with Cesar Millan - National Geographic Channel

Jackie Coogan Award

Contribution to Youth Through Motion Pictures

Promoting the value of family
Will Smith and Jaden Smith - The Pursuit of Happyness

Social Relations of Knowledge Institute Award

Best TV Program or Movie

Furthering the Interest of Youth in Science
'Good Eats'' with Alton Brown - Food Network