13th Youth in Film Awards
The 13th 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 1990–1991 season, and took place on December 1, 1991, at the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in North Hollywood, California.
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 21 in the fields of film, television, theater and music.
Categories
★ Bold indicates the winner in each category.Best Young Performer in a Motion Picture
Best Young Actor Starring in a Motion Picture
Ethan Randall Embry – Dutch- Jonathan Brandis –
- Balthazar Getty – My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys
- Lukas Haas – Rambling Rose
- – Shipwrecked
- Robert J. Steinmiller Jr. – Bingo
- Elijah Wood – Paradise
Best Young Actress Starring in a Motion Picture
- – Regarding Henry
- Angela Goethals – V.I. Warshawki
- Milla Jovovich – Return to the Blue Lagoon
- Heather Graham – Shout
- Reese Witherspoon – The Man in the Moon
Best Young Actor Co-Starring in a Motion Picture
- Michael Bacall – Shout
- Kenny Blank – The Super
- Danny Cooksey –
Best Young Actress Co-Starring in a Motion Picture
- – Shipwrecked
- Lisa Jakub – Rambling Rose
- Danielle Harris – Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead
- Ivyann Schwan – Problem Child 2
- Emily Warfield – The Man in the Moon
Best Young Performer in a TV Movie or Special
Best Young Actor Starring in a television film
★ Lukas Haas – '- –
Best Young Actress Starring in a TV Movie
- Kimberly Cullum – The Sitter
- Erika Flores – Switched at Birth
- Jenny Lewis –
Best Young Actor Starring in a Cable Special
- Joey Lawrence – Chains of Gold
- Jared Rushton – A Cry in the Wild
- Justin Whalin – Perfect Harmony
Best Young Actress Starring in a Cable Special
- Olivia Burnette – Final Verdict
- –
Best Young Performer in a Television Series
Best Young Actor Starring in a Television Series
★ Neil Patrick Harris – Doogie Howser, M.D.- Jay R. Ferguson – Evening Shade
- Johnny Galecki – American Dreamer
- Omri Katz – Eerie, Indiana
- Corin Nemec – Parker Lewis Can't Lose
- Scott Weinger – The Family Man
Best Young Actress Starring in a Television Series
- Maia Brewton – Parker Lewis Can't Lose
- Shannen Doherty – Beverly Hills, 90210
- Candace Hutson – Evening Shade
- Marisa Ryan – Major Dad
Outstanding Young Comedian in a Television Series
- David Faustino – Married... with Children
- Seth Green – Good & Evil
Outstanding Young Comedienne in a Television Series
- Tatyana M. Ali – The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
- Kellie Shanygne Williams – Family Matters
Best Young Actor Starring in a New Television Series
- Brandon Call – Step by Step
- Danny Gerard – Brooklyn Bridge
- Joey Lawrence – Blossom
- Larenz Tate – The Royal Family
Best Young Actress Starring in a New Television Series
- Meghan Andrews – Flesh 'n' Blood
- Mayim Bialik – Blossom
- Olivia Burnette – The Torkelsons
- Staci Keanan – Step by Step
- – I'll Fly Away
Best Young Actor Starring in an Off-Prime Time or Cable Series
- – Land of the Lost
- Mark-Paul Gosselaar – Saved by the Bell
- Mario Lopez – Saved by the Bell
- Will Nipper – The New Lassie
- Sean O'Neal – Clarissa Explains It All
- Jaimz Woolvett –
Best Young Actress Starring in an Off-Prime Time or Cable Series
- Elizabeth Berkley – Saved by the Bell
- – The New Lassie
- – Land of the Lost
- – Harry and the Hendersons
- Tiffani-Amber Thiessen – Saved by the Bell
- Lark Voorhies – Saved by the Bell
Best Young Actor Co-Starring in a Television Series
- – Sisters
- Leonardo DiCaprio – Growing Pains
- Jeremy Jackson – Baywatch
- – Davis Rules
- Christopher Pettiet – The Young Riders
- Justin Shenkarow – Eerie, Indiana
Best Young Actress Co-Starring in a Television Series
- Andrea Barber – Full House
- Danica McKellar – The Wonder Years
- Lisa Rieffel – The Trials of Rosie O'Neill
- Lisa Dean Ryan – Doogie Howser, M.D.
- Tori Spelling – Beverly Hills, 90210
- Jenna von Oÿ – Blossom
Best Young Actor Co-Starring in an Off-Prime Time or Cable Series
- – Rin Tin Tin K-9 Cops
- –
- – The Mickey Mouse Club
- – Maniac Mansion
- – Big Brother Jake
- Jason Zimbler – Clarissa Explains It All
Best Young Actress Co-Starring in an Off-Prime Time or Cable Series
- – '
- Jennifer Crystal – '
- Kathleen Robertson – Maniac Mansion
Best Young Actor Guest-Starring or Recurring Role in a TV Series
- Brandon Quintin Adams – Drexell's Class
- Tevin Campbell – The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
- – Northern Exposure
- – The New Zorro
- Jason Marsden – Anything But Love
- Michael Oliver – Drexell's Class
- Justin Whalin – Blossom
Best Young Actress Guest-Starring or Recurring Role in a TV Series
- Erika Flores – The Owl
- Ami Foster – Empty Nest
- – The Wonder Years
- Crystal McKellar – The Wonder Years
- Alisan Porter – The Golden Girls
- – The New Lassie
- Tori Spelling – Saved by the Bell
Best Young Actor in a Daytime Series
- – Guiding Light
- – Santa Barbara
- – General Hospital
- – All My Children
Best Young Actress in a Daytime Series
- – General Hospital
- Irene Ng – All My Children
- Ashley Peldon – Guiding Light
- – Santa Barbara
Outstanding Voice-Over in an Animation Series
Peter Pan and the Pirates
Best Young Performer Under 10 Years of Age
Exceptional Performance by a Young Actor Under 10
★ Taran Noah Smith – Home Improvement- – I'll Fly Away
- Tahj Mowry – Full House
- Lee Norris – The Torkelsons
- – Evening Shade
- – Brooklyn Bridge
Exceptional Performance by a Young Actress Under 10
- – The Torkelsons
- Ashley Johnson – Growing Pains
- –
- – Switched at Birth
- Naya Rivera – The Royal Family
Best Young Ensemble Performance
Outstanding Young Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture
★ Boyz n the Hood – Desi Arnez Hines II, and- Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead – Christina Applegate, Christopher Pettiet, Danielle Harris, Keith Coogan and
- Toy Soldiers – Sean Astin, Wil Wheaton, Keith Coogan, and George Perez
Outstanding Young Ensemble Cast in a Television Series
- Full House
- Step by Step
- Drexell's Class
- Saved by the Bell
- Salute Your Shorts
Best Young Hosts for a Variety or Game Show
Outstanding Hosts for a Youth Variety or Game Show
★ Wild and Crazy Kids – Omar Gooding, and Donnie Jeffcoat- ' – Jason Hervey and Scott Grimes
- ' –
- Wake, Rattle, and Roll – R.J. Williams
Best Family Television Entertainment
Best New Family Television Series
★ Brooklyn Bridge- Blossom
- Davis Rules
- Eerie, Indiana
- Home Improvement
- The Torkelsons
Best Off-Prime Time or Cable Family Series
- The Adventures of the Black Stallion
- Big Brother Jake
- Land of the Lost
- The New Lassie
- The New Zorro
Outstanding New Animation Series
- Darkwing Duck
- Doug
- Space Cats
- Taz-Mania
- Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego
Best Family Motion Picture Entertainment
Best Family Motion Picture: Comedy
★ What About Bob?- Bingo
- Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead
- Dutch
Best Family Motion Picture: Drama
- The Doctor