15th Youth in Film Awards

15th Youth in Film Awards
15th Youth in Film Awards
Awarded for	Achievement in the 1992—1993
Date	February 5, 1994
Site	Sportsmen's Lodge; Studio City, California
Hosted by	Melissa Joan Hart
Official website	YoungArtistAwards.org
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The 15th Youth in Film Awards ceremony (now known as the Young Artist Awards), presented by the Youth in Film Association, honored outstanding youth performers under the age of 21 in the fields of film, television and theatre for the 1992-1993 season, and took place on February 5, 1994, at the Sportsmen's Lodge in Studio City, California.^[1]^[2]^[3]

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 21 in the fields of film, television, theater and music.^[1]^[4]^[5]

Best Young Performer in a Motion Picture

Best Youth Actor Leading Role in a Motion Picture: Drama

★ (tie) Edward Furlong - A Home of Our Own (Gramercy Pictures)
★ (tie) Jason James Richter - Free Willy (Warner Bros)

Jesse Bradford - King of the Hill (Universal Pictures)
Andrew Knott - The Secret Garden (Warner Bros)
Austin O'Brien - Last Action Hero (Columbia Pictures)
Ernie Reyes, Jr. - Surf Ninjas (New Line Cinema)
Heydon Prowse - The Secret Garden (Warner Bros)
Robert J. Steinmiller Jr. - Jack the Bear (20th Century Fox)

Best Youth Actress Leading Role in a Motion Picture: Drama

★ Ariana Richards - Jurassic Park (Universal Pictures)

Clarissa Lassig - A Home of Our Own (Gramercy Pictures)
Kate Maberly - The Secret Garden (Warner Bros)
Remy Ryan - RoboCop 3 (Orion Pictures)
Alicia Silverstone - The Crush (Warner Bros)

Best Youth Actor Leading Role in a Motion Picture: Comedy

★ Mason Gamble - Dennis the Menace (Warner Bros)

David Krumholtz - Life with Mikey (Touchstone Pictures)
Omri Katz - Hocus Pocus (Walt Disney Pictures)
Sean Murray - Hocus Pocus (Walt Disney Pictures)
David Netter - One Good Cop (Hollywood Pictures)
Michael Oliver - Problem Child 2 (Universal Pictures)

Best Youth Actress Leading Role in a Motion Picture: Comedy

★ (tie) Thora Birch - Hocus Pocus (Walt Disney Pictures)
★ (tie) Christina Vidal - Life with Mikey (Touchstone Pictures)

Amy Sakasitz - Dennis the Menace (Warner Bros)
Vinessa Shaw - Hocus Pocus (Walt Disney Pictures)
Madeline Zima - Mr. Nanny (New Line Cinema)
Senta Moses - Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (20th Century Fox)

Best Youth Actor Co-Starring in a Motion Picture: Drama

★ Joseph Mazzello - Jurassic Park (Universal Pictures)

Francis Capra - A Bronx Tale (Savoy Pictures)
Jeremy London - Dazed and Confused (Gramercy Pictures)
Tzvi Ratner Stauber - Family Prayers (Earthquake Productions)
Nick Stahl - The Man Without a Face (Warner Bros)

Best Youth Actress Co-Starring in a Motion Picture: Drama

★ Reese Witherspoon - Jack the Bear (20th Century Fox)

Amber Benson - King of the Hill (Universal Pictures)
Gaby Hoffmann - The Man Without a Face (Warner Bros)
Rae'Ven Kelly - What's Love Got to Do with It (Touchstone)
Irene Ng - The Joy Luck Club (Hollywood Pictures)

Best Youth Actor Under 10 in a Motion Picture

★ Ross Malinger - Sleepless in Seattle (TriStar)

Cameron Boyd - King of the Hill (Universal Pictures)
David Gallagher - Look Who's Talking Now (TriStar)
Norman D. Golden II - Cop and a Half (Universal Pictures)
Eric Lloyd - Heart and Souls (Universal Pictures)
Max Pomeranc - Searching for Bobby Fischer (Paramount)

Best Youth Actress Under 10 in a Motion Picture

★ Melanie Chang - The Joy Luck Club (Hollywood Pictures)

Tabitha Lupien - Look Who's Talking Now (TriStar)
Vu Mai - The Joy Luck Club (Hollywood Pictures)
Julianne Michelle - Family Prayers (Earthquake Productions)
Ivyann Schwan - Problem Child 2 (Universal Pictures)
Shannon Hughes - Honey, I Blew Up the Kid (Walt Disney Pictures)

Best Young Performer in a TV Movie, Mini-Series or Special

Best Youth Actor in a TV Mini-Series, Movie of the Week, or Special

★ Benjamin Brazier - Heidi (Disney)

Derek Baxter - The Man From Left Field (CBS)
Adam Cronan - The Man From Left Field (CBS)
Jonathan Hernandez - They've Taken Our Children: The Chowchilla Kidnapping (ABC)
Miko Hughes - Big Boys Don't Cry (CBS)
David Lascher - The Flood: Who Will Save Our Children (NBC)
Mario Lopez - Big Boys Don't Cry (CBS)
Cory Miller - Commander Toad in Space (ABC)
Eric Pospisil - Other Women's Children (Lifetime)
Shawn Toovey - The Fire Next Time (CBS)