36th Young Artist Awards


The 36th 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 2014 calendar year. Winners were announced on May 15, 2015, at the annual ceremony and banquet luncheon held in the Empire Ballroom of the Sportsmen's Lodge in Studio City, California.

Categories

Winners were announced on May 15, 2015.

Best Performance in a Feature Film

Best Performance in a Feature Film – Leading Young Actor

Reese Hartwig — Earth to Echo — Panay Films
Quvenzhané WallisAnnie — Marcy Media
John Paul RuttanRoboCop — Columbia Pictures
Lilla CrawfordInto the Woods — Walt Disney Studios
Braxton Beckham, Emma Fuhrmann, Alyvia Alyn Lind, Kyle Red Silverstein, Bella ThorneBlended — Warner Brothers

Best Performance in a Short Film – Young Actor

Christian Hutcherson — And Then We Laugh — Vlaptkin Productions
Katelyn Mager — Discovered — L.O.T.G Productions

Sofie Uretsky — Clinch — Sheridan Films
Blaze Tucker — Make It Rain — Meza Multimedia
Emily Delahunty — My Mom is an Alien — Independent

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

Samuel Patrick Chu — Zapped — Disney Channel
Emilia McCarthyZapped — Disney Channel
Darien Provost — The Town That Came A-Courtin — Up TV Network'
Sydney Mikayla — The Gabby Douglas Story — Lifetime

Best Performance in a TV Series – Leading Young Actor

Kolton Stewart — Some Assembly Required — YTV

Benjamin StockhamAbout A Boy — NBC
Paris SmithEvery Witch Way — Nickelodeon
Evan & Ryder Londo — Sons of Anarchy — FX

Eric Osborne' — CTV'
Holly TaylorThe Americans — FX
Joey Luthman — The Goldbergs — ABC
Zoé De Grand MaisonMotive — CTV
Johnnie Ladd — Melissa & Joey — ABC Family
Rio Mangini — Good Luck Charlie — Disney Channel
Olivia Steele-Falconer — ' — The Hub Network'
Albert TsaiBenched — USA Network
Layla Crawford — True Blood — HBO

Afra Sophia Tully — Legit — FX
Brock Ciarlelli — The Middle — ABC
Frédérique Dufort — Unité 9 — Radio Canada TV
Sean Michael Kyer — When Calls the Heart — Hallmark
Emily Robinson — Transparent — Amazon
Stephanie Katherine Grant — The Goldbergs — ABC
Thomas Barbusca — Grey's Anatomy — ABC
Peyton Kennedy — Odd Squad — PBS

Mamie Laverock — When Calls the Heart — Hallmark

Sunnie Pelant — Bones — FOX
Adrianna Di Liello, Jadiel Dowlin, Addison Holley — Annedroids — Amazon

Best Performance in a Voice-Over Role – Young Actor

Stuart Allan — Son of BatmanWarner Brothers Animation
Kallan Holley — PAW Patrol — Nickelodeon
Devan Cohen — PAW Patrol — Nickelodeon

Christopher Downs — Tumble Leaf — Amazon
Mandalynn CarlsonSmall Town SantaScreen Media Films

Best Web Performance – Young Actor

Austin James Wolff — Dead Souls — Independent
Jessica Mikayla Adams — Reel Kids — HD Films

Best Performance in Live Theater – Young Actor

Alexander Davis — A Christmas Story — Neptune Theatre, Halifax
Lily Killam — Les Misérables — Chemainus Theatre, B.C. Canada

The Maureen Dragone Scholarship Award

Actors For AutismOpening Doors of Opportunity, Creating Possibilities

Jackie Coogan Award – Contribution to Youth

Nellee Holmes – HFPAExcellence in Journalism, Celebrating Young Artists

Mickey Rooney Award – Lifetime Achievement

Rider StrongShawn Hunter from ABC's "Boy Meets World"

Social Relations of Knowledge Institute Award

with Neil deGrasse TysonFOX & National Geographic