33rd Young Artist Awards


The 33rd 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, theater and music for the year 2011. Nominees were announced on Saturday March 31, 2012. Winners were announced on Sunday May 6, 2012 in the Empire Ballroom of 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

Dakota Goyo - Real Steel - DreamWorks Pictures
Chloë Grace Moretz - Hugo - Paramount Pictures
★ Matthew J. Evans - Bad Teacher - Columbia Pictures
Laine MacNeil - ' - 20th Century Fox'
Riley Thomas Stewart - The Beaver - Summit Entertainment
Emma Rayne Lyle - I Don't Know How She Does It - The Weinstein Company
Amara Miller - The Descendents - Fox Searchlight Pictures
Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer - Relativity Media

Best Performance in an International Feature Film - Leading Young Performer

Antoine Olivier Pilon - Thrill of the Hills - Canada
Julia Sarah Stone - The Year Dolly Parton Was My Mom - Canada'

Best Performance in a Short Film - Young Actor

Ryan Grantham - Liz - UBC Film Productions
Sarah de la Isla - The Aerial Girl - Mother Horse Productions
Ashley McGullam - Re-Abduction - Choto/Nygaard Production
Ashley Lynn Switzer - Ruby Slippers - Barefoot Girl Productions
Dawson Dunbar - Bred In Captivity - Simon Fraser University
Dalila Bela - Joanna Makes a Friend - Broken Mirror Films

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

Nicholas Stargel - Oliver's Ghost - Hallmark
Jada Facer - Love's Christmas Journey - Hallmark
Liam McKanna - Beyond the Blackboard - Hallmark
Caitlin Carmichael - Bag of Bones - A&E TV
Kirstin Dorn - A Christmas Wish - Hallmark

Best Performance in a TV Series - Leading Young Actor

Dylan Everett - Wingin' It - Family Channel
Jared Gilmore - Once Upon a Time - ABC
Cristine Prosperi - ' - CTV
Niamh Wilson - Debra! - Family Channel'
Karan Brar - Jessie - Disney Channel
Maxim Knight - Falling Skies - TNT
Stefanie Scott - A.N.T. Farm - Disney Channel
Ryan Malgarini - Mike & Molly - CBS
Kara Pacitto - Pair of Kings - Disney XD
Katelyn Pacitto - Pair of Kings - Disney XD
Trevor Jackson - Harry's Law - NBC
Rebecca Spicher - Criminal Minds - CBS
Austin Michael Coleman - House M.D. - Fox
Baljodh Nagra - R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour - The Hub Network
Cameron Protzman - The Glades - A&E
Haley Pullos - House MD - FOX
Darien Provost - Mr. Young - Disney XD
Olivia Steele Falconer - Mr. Young - Disney XD
Brock Ciarlelli - The Middle - ABC
A.J. Saudin - ' - CTV'
Erin Sanders - Big Time Rush - Nickelodeon
Zayne Emory - I'm in the Band - Disney Channel
Frédérique Dufort - Tactik - Télé-Québec
Emily Alyn Lind - Revenge - ABC
Andrew Trischitta - One Life to Live - ABC
Austin Williams - One Life to Live - ABC
Haley Pullos - General Hospital - ABC
Tate Berney - All My Children - ABC
Robbie Tucker - The Young and the Restless - CBS
Danielle Parker - All My Children - ABC
Debra! - Family Channel

Best Performance in a Voice-Over Role - Young Actor

Colin Ford - Jake and the Never Land Pirates - Disney
Graeme Jokic - Franklin and Friends - Nelvanna Com
Mark Ramsay - Franklin and Friends - Nelvanna Com
Grace Rolek - Happiness Is a Warm Blanket, Charlie Brown - Warner Home Video
Alexandria Suarez - Dora the Explorer - Nickelodeon

Best Performance in a DVD Film - Young Ensemble Cast

Spooky Buddies - Walt Disney Home Entertainment

Best Performance in Live Theater - Young Actor

L.J. Benet - To Kill a Mockingbird - Lex Theatre, CA
Aiden Eyrick - Jerusalem - Music Box Theatre, NY
Hannah Lloyd - Once Upon a Dream - The It Factor Theatre, CA

Outstanding Instrumentalist

Rio Mangini – Pianist / Actor / Artist

Michael Landon Award

Ethan Flower – Inspirational Actor to Youth

Social Relations of Knowledge Institute Award

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