31st Young Artist Awards


The 31st 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, theatre and music for the year 2009, and took place on April 11, 2010 at the Beverly Garland Holiday Inn Hotel in North Hollywood, 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

Max Records - Where The Wild Things Are - Warner Brothers
Abigail Breslin - My Sister's Keeper - New Line Cinema
Ty Wood - The Haunting in Connecticut - Lionsgate
Sofia Vassilieva - My Sister's Keeper - New Line Cinema
Jessica Carlson - ' - Universal
Shorts - Warner Brothers

Best Performance in an International Feature Film - Leading Young Performers

Leonard Proxauf & Leonie Benesch - Das weiße Band - Sony Pictures Classics

Best Performance in a Short Film - Young Actor

Joey Luthman - Save the Skeet
Madison Leisle - City of Lights

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

Joey Pollari - Skyrunners - Disney XD
- The Christmas Hope - Lifetime
Alex Ferris - Living Out Loud - Hallmark Channel

Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) - Leading Young Actor

Calum Worthy - Stormworld - Space
Ryan Newman - Zeke and Luther - Disney XD
Ryan Malgarini - Gary Unmarried - CBS
Kathryn Newton - Gary Unmarried - CBS
Nate Hartley - Hannah Montana - Disney Channel
Billy Unger - Mental - FOX
Emily Evan Rae - Private Practice - ABC
Mick Hazen - As the World Turns - CBS
Colin Ford - Supernatural - CW
Haley Pullos - General Hospital - ABC
Modern Family - ABC

Best Performance in a Voice-Over Role - Young Actor/Actress

Jordan Nagai - Up - Walt Disney Pictures

Best Performance in a DVD Film - Young Actor/Actress

Matthew Knight - Gooby - ConeyBeare Stories

Best Performance in Live Theater - Young Actor/Actress

Sterling Beaumon - ' - El Centro Theater, Hollywood

Outstanding Young International Vocalist

Yatharth, Varanasi, India – Finalist on Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il ChampsZee TV

Outstanding Young International Instrumentalist

Sungha Jung, Chungju, South Korea – Acoustic Finger-Style Guitarist

Jackie Coogan Award

Contribution to Youth Through Entertainment

The Beach Boys – Fifty Years of Outstanding Music

Michael Landon Award

For Humanitarian Service

★ '''George Clooney, Actor / Humanitarian – Co-founder: Not On Our Watch Project

Former Child Star - Life Achievement Award

'Kathy Garver – "Cissy" in the CBS TV series Family Affair''

Social Relations of Knowledge Institute Award

'The Universe'' – The History Channel

Outstanding Contribution to Family Entertainment

Minor Details – Best Family Film
Where the Wild Things Are
The 101 Dalmatians Musical
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