4th Youth in Film Awards


The 4th 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 and television for the 1981-1982 season, and took place on November 21, 1982, at the Sheraton Universal Hotel in Universal City, California.
The big winner that year was E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, with one of the rare "sweeps" in the history of the Youth in Film Awards. The film won all categories for which it was nominated, taking a total of four awards – "Best 'Fantasy' Family Motion Picture", "Best Young Actor in a Motion Picture" for Henry Thomas, "Best Young Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture" for Robert MacNaughton and "Best Young Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture" for Drew Barrymore.
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 18 in the fields of film, television, theater and music.

Categories

Bold indicates the winner in each category.

Best Young Performer in a Feature Film

Best Young Motion Picture Actor

Henry Thomas - E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Aileen Quinn - Annie
Robert MacNaughton - E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Drew Barrymore - E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

Best Young Actor in a Movie Made for Television

Neil Billingsley - '
Nancy McKeon - The Facts of Life Goes to Paris

Best Young Actor in a Television Special

Adam Rich - '
Nancy McKeon - '

Best Young Actor in a Drama Series

Timothy Gibbs - Father Murphy
Melissa Gilbert - Little House on the Prairie: A New Beginning
Jill Whelan - The Love Boat
Gary Coleman - Diff'rent Strokes
Nancy McKeon - The Facts of Life
Ricky Schroder - Silver Spoons
Erin Moran - Joanie Loves Chachi
Michael Damian - The Young and the Restless
Lori Loughlin - The Edge of Night
Keith Mitchell - Knight Rider
Roxana Zal - Hart to Hart

Best Family Motion Picture

Rocky III
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Silver Spoons