6th Youth in Film Awards
The 6th 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 dance for the 1983–1984 season, and took place on December 2, 1984, in 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 18 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 in a Motion Picture: Musical, Comedy, Adventure or Drama
Anthony Michael Hall – Sixteen Candles
- Peter Billingsley – A Christmas Story
- Noah Hathaway – The NeverEnding Story
- Ross Harris – Testament
- Byron Thames – Heart Like a Wheel
- – The Stone Boy
- Barret Oliver – The NeverEnding Story
- Henry Thomas – Cloak & Dagger''
Best Young Actress in a Motion Picture: Musical, Comedy, Adventure or Drama
Molly Ringwald – Sixteen Candles
- Drew Barrymore – Irreconcilable Differences
- Alison Eastwood – Tightrope
- Christina Nigra – Cloak & Dagger
- Roxana Zal – Testament
Best Young Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture, Musical, Comedy, Adventure or Drama
★ Ke Huy Quan – Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
- Corey Feldman – Gremlins
- – Misunderstood
- Chris Hebert – The Last Starfighter
- – The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
- – Children of the Corn
- Ian Petrella – A Christmas Story
- Brad Savage – Red Dawn
- Billy Zabka – The Karate Kid
Best Young Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture, Musical, Comedy, Adventure or Drama
★ Elisabeth Shue – The Karate Kid
- – Country
- – Places in the Heart
- Anne Marie McEvoy – Children of the Corn
- Sarah Jessica Parker – Footloose
- Tami Stronach – The NeverEnding Story
Best Young Actor in a Family Film Made for Television
★ – The Day After
★ Missy Francis – Something About Amelia
Best Young Actor in a Daytime or Nighttime Television Series
★ David Mendenhall – General Hospital
- Brian Bloom – As the World Turns
- – Knots Landing
- – Guiding Light
- – Another World
- Omri Katz – Dallas
Best Young Actress in a Daytime or Nighttime Television Series
★ Shalane McCall – Dallas
- Melissa Brennan – Santa Barbara
- Kristian Alfonso – Days of Our Lives
- Dana Kimmell – Days of Our Lives
- Lisa Trusel – Days of Our Lives
Best Young Supporting Actor in a Daytime or Nighttime Drama
★ – Call to Glory
- Gabriel Damon – Call to Glory
- Bobby Jacoby – Knots Landing
- Kirk Cameron –
- – Scarecrow and Mrs. King
- Todd McKee – Santa Barbara
Best Young Supporting Actress in a Daytime or Nighttime Drama
★ Melora Hardin – ' '
The Yellow Rose Tonya Crowe – Knots Landing Andrea Barber – Days of Our Lives Julie Anne Haddock – Boone Amanda Peterson – Boone''Best Young Performer in a Television Comedy Series
Best Young Actor in a Television Comedy Series
★ Billy Jacoby – ' '
It's Your Move Emmanuel Lewis – Webster Alfonso Ribeiro – Silver Spoons John Stamos – Dreams''Best Young Actress in a Television Comedy Series
★ Justine Bateman – Family Ties
- Kim Fields – The Facts of Life
- Soleil Moon Frye – Punky Brewster
- Lauri Hendler – Gimme a Break!
- – Mr. Smith
- Ari Meyers – Kate & Allie
- Jill Whelan – The Love Boat
Best Young Supporting Actor in a Television Comedy Series
★ – Silver Spoons
★ Malcolm-Jamal Warner – The Cosby Show
- Danny Cooksey – Diff'rent Strokes
- Frederick Koehler – Kate & Allie
- Joey Lawrence – Gimme a Break!
Best Young Supporting Actress in a Television Comedy Series
★ Tina Yothers – Family Ties
- Tempestt Bledsoe – The Cosby Show
- Lisa Bonet – The Cosby Show
- Missy Gold – Benson
- Lara Jill Miller – Gimme a Break!
- Keshia Knight Pulliam – The Cosby Show
Best Young Performer in a Cable Series or Program
Best Young Actor/Actress in a Cable Series or Program
★ Priscilla Weems – Five Mile Creek
- Randy Josselyn – Down to Earth
- Aaron Lohr – Let's Hear It for the Boy
- Kyle Richards – Down to Earth
Best Young Performer: Guest in a Series
Best Young Actor: Guest in a Series
★ Taliesin Jaffe – The Facts of Life
- David Faustino – The Love Boat
- David Friedman – Mama's Family
- Chad Allen – Airwolf
- Barret Oliver – Highway to Heaven
- – Riptide
- Bumper Robinson – Matt Houston
- R. J. Williams – Magnum, P.I.
- Jaleel White – The Jeffersons
- Eric Johnson – V
Best Young Actress: Guest in a Series
★ Heather O'Rourke – Webster
- – Masters
- – Silver Spoons
- Shannen Doherty – Airwolf
- – One Day at a Time
- – Mama's Family
- Sydney Penny – Silver Spoons
- Robyn Lively – Knight Rider
- Bridgette Andersen – The Mississippi
- Kim Richards – The Mississippi
Best Family Entertainment
Best Family Film Made for Television
★ Something About Amelia
- ABC Afterschool Special –
- CBS Schoolbreak Special – Welcome Home, Jellybean
- CBS Schoolbreak Special – Dead Wrong
- ABC Afterschool Special – Summer Switch
Best New Comedy or Drama Television Series
★ The Cosby Show
- Call to Glory
- Charles in Charge
- Who's the Boss?
- Highway to Heaven
- It's Your Move
- Kate & Allie
- Punky Brewster
Best Family Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
★ Ghostbusters
★ Gremlins
★ The Karate Kid
- The Right Stuff
- Heart Like a Wheel
- Running Brave
- Tank
Youth In Film's Special Awards
Former Child Star Award
Jerry Mathers – Leave It to BeaverThe Jackie Coogan Award
Outstanding Contribution to Youth Through Motion Pictures
★ The Wizard of Oz – MGMYouth In Film's Theater Arts Award
★ Tina and Dennis Caspary The Michael Landon Award
Outstanding Contribution to Youth Through Television
★ ''Best Young Actor in a Foreign Film
★ 'Martin Lewis – Five Mile Creek''Best Young Actress in a Foreign Film
★ – ' – Produced by Vibeke Lakkeberg'''Best Foreign Film
★ The Gods Must Be Crazy – Released by 20TH Century Fox Film Co.