35th Young Artist Awards


The 35th Young Artist Awards ceremony, presented by the Young Artist Association, honored excellence of young performers between the ages of 5 to 21 in the fields of film, television, theatre and the internet for the 2013 calendar year. Nominations were announced on March 30, 2014. Winners were announced on May 4, 2014, at the annual ceremony and banquet luncheon held in the Empire Ballroom of the Sportsmen's Lodge in Studio City, California. Live entertainment for the event included 19-year-old country music artist Kaitlyn Baker.
Competitive categories for the 35th annual ceremony recognized young film, television, theatrical and internet performers in leading, supporting, guest-starring, recurring and voice-over roles, as well as ensemble casts. Receiving the most nominations for the year is the Hub Network program Spooksville, leading with a total of nine nominations. Voting was undertaken by former Youth in Film Award/Young Artist Award winners, from 1979–2011.
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

Winners were announced on May 4, 2014.

Best Performance in a Feature Film

Best Performance in a Feature Film - Leading Young Actor

Miles Elliot - Camp - Roebuck Media
Sophie Nélisse - The Book Thief - 20th Century Fox
Loreta Peralta - Instructions Not Included - Pantelion Films
Callan McAuliffe - The Great Gatsby - Warner Brothers
Fátima Ptacek - Tio Papi - JMC Independent

Best Performance in a Short Film - Young Actor 16-21

David Topp - The Box - Topp Scot Productions
Peter Bundic - Lord of The Guys - SFU
Chanel Marriott - - USC-Cinamatic Arts
Joshua Costea - Lord of the Guys - SFU
Adanna Avon - The Mary Contest - Independent
Jonah Wineberg - Circles - Circle Productions
Peyton Kennedy - To Look Away - Ryerson Films

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

Kyle Harrison Breitkopf - Catch a Christmas Star - Hallmark Channel
Savannah McReynolds - The Wrong Woman - Lifetime

Best Performance in a TV Series - Leading Young Actor

Chandler Riggs - The Walking Dead - AMC
Layla Crawford - The First Family - Entertainment Studios
Max Burkholder - Parenthood - NBC
Isabella Cramp - The Neighbors - ABC
Evan Crooks - Grey's Anatomy - ABC
Dominik Michon-Dagenais - 30 Vies - Radio-Canada
Siobhan Williams - Motive - ABC
Matt Cornett - Southland - Turner Network
★ Matthew J. EvansLab Rats - Disney XD
Danika Yarosh - 1600 Penn - NBC
Joshua Carlon - Sam & Cat - Nickelodeon
Ava Cantrell - The Haunted Hathaways - Nickelodeon
Lexi DiBenedetto - Grey's Anatomy - ABC
Christian Distefano - Murdoch Mysteries - CBC
Jena Skodje - ' - The Hub Network'
Mikey Reid - Victorious - Nickelodeon
Kelly Heyer - Raising Hope - FOX
William Monette - 30 Vies - Radio-Canada
Kayla Maisonet - Dog with a Blog - Disney Channel
Rio Mangini - Kickin' It - Disney XD
Jimmy Deshler - General Hospital - ABC
Haley Pullos - General Hospital - ABC
Parenthood - NBC

Best Performance in a Voice-Over Role - Young Actor

Jaden Betts - Doc McStuffins - Disney Channel
Alexa Torrington - The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! - PBS'

Best Performance in a DVD Film - Young Actor

Zach Callison - All American Christmas Carol - August Heart Entertainment

Darien Provost - Super Buddies - Disney
Kenzie Pallone - Adventures of Bailey: A Night in Cowtown - Hungry Bear Productions

Best Web Performance - Young Actor

Joey Luthman - Chosen - Crackle.com
Caitlin Carmichael - Chosen - Crackle.com

Best Performance in Live Theater - Young Actor

Quinn Van De Keere - The Christmas Coat - Forte Theatre, Vancouver
Jolie Vanier - Detention - Palmer Cultural Center, Switzerland

Outstanding Live Performance

'Nate Nordine – Youngest performer in Cirque de la Symphonie''

Maureen Dragone Scholarship Award

Inner-City Arts – Enriching the lives of children through art

Jackie Coogan Award

Contribution to Youth
Tina Jønk Christensen – Excellence in journalism celebrating young artists

Social Relations of Knowledge Institute Award

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