5th Youth in Film Awards
The 5th 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, television and theater for the 1982-1983 season, and took place on December 4, 1983, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, 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 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 in a Feature Film
C. Thomas Howell - The Outsiders
- Torquil Campbell - The Golden Seal
- - Man, Woman and Child
- Frederick Koehler - Mr. Mom
- Kelly Reno - The Black Stallion Returns
Best Young Motion Picture Actress in a Feature Film
Roxana Zal - Table for Five
- Katherine Healy - Six Weeks
- Diane Lane - Rumble Fish
- Ally Sheedy - WarGames
★ Scott Schwartz - The Toy
- Allan Hubbard - Tender Mercies
- - Table for Five
- -
- Danny Pintauro - Cujo
Best Young Supporting Actress In a Motion Picture
★ Missy Francis - Man, Woman and Child
- Diane Lane - The Outsiders
- - Man, Woman and Child
- Christina Nigra -
- Dana Hill - Cross Creek
Best Young Performer in a Television Movie
★ Gary Coleman - '
' David Faustino - ' Keith Coogan - Wrong Way Kid - ' - Best Young Actress in a Movie Made for Television
★ Sydney Penny - The Thorn Birds
- Quinn Cummings - '
- Tracey Gold - ABC Afterschool Special -
- Katy Kurtzman - '
- Kari Michaelsen - '
- Kyle Richards - '
Best Young Performer in a Television Series
Best Young Actor in a Drama Series
★ River Phoenix - Seven Brides For Seven Brothers
- David Friedman - Little House on the Prairie: A New Beginning
- Timothy Gibbs - Father Murphy
- Chris Hebert - Boone
- John Kovacs - Second Family Tree
- Matthew Laborteaux - Little House on the Prairie: A New Beginning
- - Father Murphy
Best Young Actress in a Drama Series
★ Melissa Gilbert - Little House on the Prairie: A New Beginning
- Allison Balson - Little House on the Prairie: A New Beginning
- Tonya Crowe - Knots Landing
- Shannen Doherty - Little House on the Prairie: A New Beginning
- Melora Hardin - Second Family Tree
- -
- Julie Anne Haddock - Boone
- Cynthia Gibb - Fame
Best Young Actor in a Comedy Series
★ Ricky Schroder - Silver Spoons
- Jason Bateman - Silver Spoons
- Todd Bridges - Diff'rent Strokes
- Eric Brown - Mama's Family
- Gary Coleman - Diff'rent Strokes
- Bobby Fite - Silver Spoons
- Andre Gower - Baby Makes Five
- - Whiz Kids
- Emmanuel Lewis - Webster
- Keith Mitchell - Gun Shy
- - Silver Spoons
- Marc Price - Family Ties
- Shavar Ross - Diff'rent Strokes
- Glenn Scarpelli - One Day at a Time
Best Young Actress in a Comedy Series
★ Missy Gold - Benson
- Karin Argoud - Mama's Family
- Bridgette Andersen - Gunshy
- Justine Bateman - Family Ties
- Danielle Brisebois - Archie Bunker's Place
- Mindy Cohn - The Facts of Life
- Kim Fields - The Facts of Life
- Lauri Hendler - Gimme a Break!
- Sarah Jessica Parker - Square Pegs
- Nancy McKeon - The Facts of Life
- Dana Plato - Diff'rent Strokes
- Jill Whelan - The Love Boat
- Lisa Whelchel - The Facts of Life
- Tina Yothers - Family Ties
Best Young Actor in a New Television Series
★ John P. Navin, Jr. - Jennifer Slept Here
- Timothy Gibbs - The Rousters
- Billy Jacoby -
- Matthew Laborteaux - Whiz Kids
- Todd Porter - Whiz Kids
- Glenn Scarpelli - Jennifer Slept Here
Best Young Actress in a New Television Series
★ Tracey Gold - Goodnight, Beantown
- - Whiz Kids
- -
- - Mr. Smith
- Robyn Lively - Boone
- Amanda Peterson - Boone
★ David Mendenhall - General Hospital
★ John Stamos - General Hospital
★ Tracey Bregman - The Young and the Restless
- Kristian Alfonso - Days of Our Lives
- - The Doctors
- - Days of Our Lives
- Lisa Trusel - Days of Our Lives
Best Young Actor: Guest in a Series
★ Timothy Patrick Murphy - The Love Boat
- Corey Feldman - Lottery!
- Jason Hervey - Gun Shy
- Jason Lively - The Dukes of Hazzard
- - Magnum, P.I.
- Byron Thames - CHiPs
Best Young Actress: Guest in a Series
★ Dana Hill - Magnum, P.I.
- - Diff'rent Strokes
- - The Love Boat
- Heather O'Rourke - Webster
- Kim Richards - Magnum, P.I.
Best Family Entertainment
Best Family Feature Motion Picture
★ Return of the Jedi
- Cross Creek
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- The Outsiders
- WarGames
Best Family Motion Picture: Comedy or Musical
★ Mr. Mom
- Max Dugan Returns
- Staying Alive
Best New Television Series
★ Goodnight Beantown
- Boone
- Jennifer Slept Here
- Mr. Smith
- Webster
- Whiz Kids''
Special awards
The Michael Landon Award
Outstanding Contribution To Youth Through Television
★ Norman LearOutstanding Contribution To Youth Through Motion Pictures
★ Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - DisneyYouth In Film's Former Child Star Award
Ann JillianYouth in Film's Theatre Arts Award
★ Aaron LohrYouth In Film's Special Achievement Award
★ Glenn ScarpelliYouth In Film's Community Benefit Award
★ Television Special Adam - John Walsh