23rd Young Artist Awards
The 23rd 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, television, theater and music for the year 2001, and took place on April 7, 2002 at the Sportsmen's Lodge in Studio City, 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
'Anton Yelchin - Hearts in Atlantis - Warner Bros.- Blake Foster -
Best Performance in a Feature Film: Leading Young Actress
Scarlett Johansson - An American Rhapsody - Paramount Classics★ Emma Watson - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone - Warner Bros.
- Hayden Panettiere - Joe Somebody - 20th Century Fox
Best Performance in a Feature Film: Supporting Young Actor
- Justin Berfield - Max Keeble's Big Move - Walt Disney
- Freddie Boath - The Mummy Returns - Universal
- :de:Serge Cockburn|Serge Cockburn - Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles - Universal
- Tom Felton - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone - Warner Bros.
- Matthew O'Leary - Domestic Disturbance - Paramount
- Will Rothhaar - Hearts in Atlantis - Warner Bros.
Best Performance in a Feature Film: Supporting Young Actress
- Mika Boorem - Hearts in Atlantis - Warner Bros.
- Irene Gorovaia - The Royal Tenenbaums - Touchstone
- Alakina Mann - The Others - Miramax
- Alexa Vega - Spy Kids - Miramax
- Mae Whitman - An American Rhapsody - Paramount Classics
Best Performance in a Feature Film: Young Actor Age Ten or Under
- - Liam - Lions Gate Films
- Angus T. Jones - See Spot Run - Warner Bros.
- Jonah Meyerson - The Royal Tenenbaums - Touchstone
- Grant Rosenmeyer - The Royal Tenenbaums - Touchstone
Best Performance in a Feature Film: Young Actress Age Ten or Under
- - An American Rhapsody - Paramount Classics
- Skye McCole Bartusiak - Riding in Cars with Boys - Sony Pictures
- Steffani Brass - Dawg - Gold Circle Films
- Brittany Tiplady - The Pledge - Warner Bros.
Best Performance in a TV Movie
Best Performance in a TV Movie (Comedy or Drama): Leading Young Actor
★ Ryan Merriman - Dangerous Child - Lifetime- Nicholas Braun - Walter and Henry - Showtime
- Rory Culkin - Off Season - Showtime
- Bobby Edner - The Day the World Ended - HBO
- Alex D. Linz - The Jennie Project - Disney Channel
- Trevor O'Brien - Motocrossed - Disney Channel
- Josh Zuckerman - 'Twas the Night - Disney Channel
Best Performance in a TV Movie (Comedy or Drama): Leading Young Actress
- Kimberly J. Brown - ' - Disney Channel
- - ' - Disney Channel
- Chloe Rose Lattanzi - My Louisiana Sky - Showtime
- Ashley Rose Orr - Child Star: The Shirley Temple Story - ABC
- Alison Pill - What Girls Learn - Showtime
- Shadia Simmons - - Disney Channel
Best Performance in a TV Movie (Comedy or Drama): Supporting Young Actor
- J. Adam Brown - My Horrible Year! - Showtime
- Michael Cera - My Louisiana Sky - Showtime
- Marc Donato - Dangerous Child - Lifetime
- - They Call Me Sirr - Showtime
- Max Morrow - Sister Mary Explains It All - Showtime
- Scott Terra - Motocrossed - Disney Channel
- Joey Zimmerman - - Disney Channel
Best Performance in a TV Movie (Comedy or Drama): Supporting Young Actress
- Hallee Hirsh - Taking Back Our Town - Lifetime
- Tamara Hope - What Girls Learn - Showtime
Best Performance in a TV Movie (Comedy or Drama): Young Actor Age 10 or Under
- - Two For One - PAX
- - Sons of Mistletoe - CBS
Best Performance in a TV Movie (Comedy or Drama): Young Actor Age 10 or Under
- Ashley Edner - Rain - United General
- Brittany Tiplady - The Sports Pages - Showtime
Best Performance in a TV Drama Series
Best Performance in a TV Drama Series: Leading Young Actor
★ - The Education of Max Bickford - CBS- David Gallagher - 7th Heaven - WB
- Tyler Hynes - Tales from the Neverending Story - Hallmark Channel
- Robert Iler - The Sopranos - HBO
- - Pit Pony - CBS / Cochran Entertainment
Best Performance in a TV Drama Series: Leading Young Actress
- Ashley Lyn Cafagna - The Bold and the Beautiful - CBS
- Lindsay Felton - Caitlin's Way - Nickelodeon
- Ellen Page - Pit Pony - CBS / Cochran Entertainment
- Brittany Snow - Guiding Light - CBS
Best Performance in a TV Drama Series: Supporting Young Actor
- Jared Daperis - Ponderosa - PAX
- Scotty Leavenworth - Philly - ABC
Best Performance in a TV Drama Series: Supporting Young Actress
- Alexis Bledel - Gilmore Girls - WB
- - Passions - NBC
- Mackenzie Rosman - 7th Heaven - WB
- Karle Warren - Judging Amy - CBS
Best Performance in a TV Drama Series: Guest Starring Young Actor
- Marc Donato - Twice in a Lifetime - PAX
- Bobby Edner - Charmed - WB
- Marc John Jefferies - The Practice - ABC
- Erik Knudsen - The Guardian - CBS
- Jesse Plemons - The Guardian - CBS
- Shawn Pyfrom - The Division - Lifetime
- Corey Sevier - Twice in a Lifetime - PAX
Best Performance in a TV Drama Series: Guest Starring Young Actress
- Daveigh Chase - Touched by an Angel - CBS
- - The Practice - ABC
- Ashley Edner - 7th Heaven - WB
- Hallee Hirsh - ER - NBC
- Cassie Steele - Relic Hunter - Paramount
Best Performance in a TV Comedy Series
Best Performance in a TV Comedy Series: Leading Young Actor
★ Frankie Muniz - Malcolm in the Middle - FOX- Ryan Cooley - ' - CTV / Epitome Pictures
- Jake Goldsbie - ' - CTV / Epitome Pictures
- Shia LaBeouf - Even Stevens - Disney Channel
- - Screech Owls - Youth Television
- A.J. Trauth - Even Stevens - Disney Channel
Best Performance in a TV Comedy Series: Leading Young Actress
- Hilary Duff - Lizzie McGuire - Disney Channel
- Brie Larson - Raising Dad - WB
- Alia Shawkat - State of Grace - ABC
- Michelle Trachtenberg - Truth or Scare - Discovery Kids Channel
- Mae Whitman - State of Grace - ABC
Best Performance in a TV Comedy Series: Supporting Young Actor
- - Big Kids - Noggin
- Mitch Holleman - Reba - WB
- Steven Anthony Lawrence - Even Stevens - Disney Channel
- Tyler Posey - Doc - PAX
- Craig Lamar Traylor - Malcolm in the Middle - FOX
Best Performance in a TV Comedy Series: Supporting Young Actress
- Lalaine - Lizzie McGuire - Disney Channel
- Scarlett Pomers - Reba - WB
- Kelly Salmon - Big Kids - Noggin
- Madylin Sweeten - Everybody Loves Raymond - CBS
Best Performance in a TV Comedy Series: Guest Starring Young Actor
- - Malcolm in the Middle - FOX
- - Grounded for Life - FOX
- Miles Marsico - Trading Places - BBC America
- Kevin Schmidt - Grounded for Life - FOX
- Jacob Smith - Becker - CBS
Best Performance in a TV Comedy Series: Guest Starring Young Actress
- - The Amanda Show - Nickelodeon
- Michelle Trachtenberg - Madtv - FOX
Best Performance in a TV Comedy or Drama Series
Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama): Young Actor Age 10 or Under
★ - NYPD Blue - ABC- Myles Jeffrey - ER - NBC
- Demetrius Joyette - Doc - PAX
- Logan O'Brien - General Hospital - ABC
- - Everybody Loves Raymond - CBS
- Kendall Schmidt - Gilmore Girls - WB
- Erik Per Sullivan - Malcolm in the Middle - FOX
- - Six Feet Under - HBO
Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama): Young Actress Age 10 or Under
- Taylor Atelian - According to Jim - ABC
- Skye McCole Bartusiak - Touched by an Angel - CBS
- Billi Bruno - According to Jim - ABC
- Parker McKenna Posey - My Wife and Kids - ABC
- Brittany Tiplady - Night Visions - FOX
Best Ensemble Performance
Best Ensemble in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama)
★ ' - CTV/Epitome Pictures'Best Ensemble in a Feature Film
★ An American Rhapsody - Paramount Classics- Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone - Warner Bros.
- The Shipping News - Miramax
Best Family Entertainment
Best Family Movie or Special (Network or Cable)
★ Prancer Returns - USA- ' - ABC
- Motocrossed - Disney Channel
- My Louisiana Sky - Showtime
- Child Star: The Shirley Temple Story - ABC
- They Call Me Sirr - Showtime
- Twas the Night'' - Disney Channel
Best Family TV Drama Series
- Any Day Now - Lifetime
- Boston Public - FOX
- Pit Pony - CBS/Cochran Entertainment
- 7th Heaven - WB
- Touched by an Angel - CBS
Best Family TV Comedy Series
- - CTV/Epitome Pictures
- Grounded for Life - FOX
- Reba - WB
- The Simpsons - FOX
Best Family Feature Film - Drama
- An American Rhapsody - Paramount Classics
- Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone - Warner Bros.
- Hearts in Atlantis - Warner Bros.
- - New Line Cinema
- The Others - Miramax
Best Family Feature Film - Comedy
- Cats & Dogs - Warner Bros.
- Ghost World - MGM
- Kids World - Blue Steel Releasing
- Legally Blonde - MGM
- Serendipity - Miramax
- Spy Kids - Miramax
Best Family Feature Film - Animation
- - Walt Disney
- - Nickelodeon
- Monsters, Inc. - Walt Disney
- Blue's Big Musical Movie'' - Nickelodeon
Special awards