9th Youth in Film Awards

9th Youth in Film Awards
Awarded forAchievement in the 19861987 season
DateDecember 5, 1987
SiteHollywood Palladium
Hollywood, California
Hosted byChad Allen and Patrick Dempsey
Official websiteYoungArtistAwards.org

The 9th 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 music for the 1986-1987 season, and took place on December 5, 1987, at the Hollywood Palladium in Hollywood, 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 18 in the fields of film, television, theater and music.[1][4][5]

Categories

Bold indicates the winner in each category.[3]

Best Young Superstar in Motion Pictures

Best Young Male Superstar in Motion Pictures

Corey Haim - The Lost Boys (Warner Bros)

Best Young Female Superstar in Motion Pictures

Lisa Bonet - Angel Heart (Tri-Star Pictures)

Best Young Performer in a Motion Picture

Best Young Actor in a Motion Picture: Drama

Fred Savage - The Princess Bride (20th Century Fox)

Best Young Actress in a Motion Picture: Drama

Lea Thompson - Some Kind of Wonderful (Paramount)

Best Young Actor in a Motion Picture: Comedy

Patrick Dempsey - Can't Buy Me Love (Touchstone)

Best Young Actress in a Motion Picture: Comedy

Maia Brewton - Adventures in Babysitting (Buena Vista/Touchstone)

Best Young Actor in a Motion Picture: Horror

Corey Feldman - The Lost Boys (Warner Bros)

Best Young Actress in a Motion Picture: Horror

Christa Denton - The Gate (Alliance Entertainment)

Best Young Superstar in Television

Best Young Male Superstar in Television

Kirk Cameron - Growing Pains (ABC)

Best Young Female Superstar in Television

Alyssa Milano - Who's the Boss? (ABC)

Best Young Performer in a TV Special, TV Movie or Variety Show

Best Young Actor Starring in a Television Drama Special, Movie of the Week or Variety Show

Bobby Jacoby - A Different Affair (CBS)

Best Young Actress Starring in a Television Drama Special, Movie of the Week or Variety Show

Jaclyn Bernstein - A Fight For Jenny (NBC)

Best Young Performer in a Television Drama Series

Best Young Actor Starring in a Television Drama Series

Trey Ames - A Year in the Life (NBC)

Best Young Actress Starring in a Television Drama Series

Amanda Peterson - A Year in the Life (NBC)

Best Young Actor Guest Starring in a Television Drama Series

Billy Jacoby - 21 Jump Street (episode "America, What a Town") (FOX TV)

Best Young Actress Guest Starring in a Television Drama Series

Alyson Croft - Cagney & Lacey (CBS)

Best Young Performer in a Television Comedy Series

Exceptional Performance by a Young Actor in a Television Comedy Series

Jeremy Miller - Growing Pains (ABC)

Exceptional Performance by a Young Actress in a Television Comedy Series

Nicole Eggert - Charles in Charge (KTLA)

Best Young Actor Starring in a New Television Comedy Series

Jonathan Ward - The New Adventures of Beans Baxter (FOX TV)

Best Young Actress Starring in a New Television Comedy Series

Staci Love Keanan - My Two Dads (NBC)

Best Young Actor Guest-Starring in a Television Comedy Series

Bobby Jacoby - Perfect Strangers (episode "Ten Speed and a Soft Touch) (ABC)

Best Young Actress Guest-Starring in a Television Comedy Series

Laura Jacoby - Valerie (NBC)

Best Young Performer in a Cable Series or Special

Best Young Actor in a Cable Series or Special

Scott Nemes - It's Garry Shandling's Show (Showtime)

Best Young Actress in a Cable Series or Special

Kaleena Kiff - The New Leave It to Beaver (WTBS)

Best Young Performer Under 10 Years of Age

Best Young Actor Under 10 Years of Age in Television or Motion Picture

Brian Bonsall - Family Ties (NBC)

Best Young Actress Under 10 Years of Age in Television or Motion Picture

Heidi Zeigler - Rags to Riches (ABC)

Best Young Ensemble Performance

Outstanding Young Actors/Actresses Ensemble in Television or Motion Picture

The Monster Squad (Tri-Star Pictures) (Motion Picture) - Andre Gower, Robby Kiger, Ryan Lambert, Michael Faustino, Brent Chalem and Ashley Bank

Outstanding Young Actor/Actress/Ensemble in Animation Voice-Over

An American Tail (Universal) - Phillip Glasser and Amy Green

Best Family Television Entertainment

Best Television Family Special, Movie of the Week or Variety Show

A Fight for Jenny (NBC)

Best Family Television Drama Series

Our House (NBC)

Best Family Comedy Series

Growing Pains (ABC)

The Most Promising New Fall Television Series

My Two Dads (NBC)

Best Cable Series

The New Leave It to Beaver (WTBS)

Best Animation Series or Special for Family Viewing

The Flintstone Kids (Hanna Barbera)

Best Family Motion Picture Entertainment

Best Family Motion Picture: Animation

An American Tail (Universal/Amblin Entertainment)

Best Family Motion Picture: Comedy

Like Father, Like Son (Tri-Star)

Best Family Motion Picture: Drama

Over the Top (Cannon Films)

Teen-age Favorite Horror/Drama Motion Picture

The Lost Boys (Warner Bros.)

Youth In Film's Special Awards

Best Family Music Video

Lionel Richie's "Ballerina Girl"

The Jackie Coogan Award

Outstanding Contribution to Youth Through Entertainment

Chuck Berry

Former Child Stars Life Achievement Awards

Tony Dow and Ken Osmond of the Old and New Leave It to Beaver series

Best Young Actor in A Foreign Film

Anton Glanzelius - My Life as a Dog (Sweden)

Best Young Actress in A Foreign Film

Melinda Kinnaman - My Life as a Dog (Sweden)

Best Family Foreign Film

My Life as a Dog (Sweden) - Directed by Lasse Hallström

References

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  2. ^ Riggs, Thomas (2007). Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television. Gale / Cengage Learning. ISBN 0-7876-9047-3.
  3. ^ a b "9th Annual Youth In Film Awards". YoungArtistAwards.org. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2011-03-31.
  4. ^ "Young Artist Awards - President's Message". YoungArtistAwards.org. Archived from the original on 2013-01-16. Retrieved 2011-03-31.
  5. ^ "HFPA Golden Globes - Young Artist Foundation". GoldenGlobes.org. Archived from the original on 2011-03-17. Retrieved 2011-03-31.