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]

★ Bold indicates the winner in each category.^[3]

★ (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)

★ 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)

★ 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)

★ (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)

★ Joseph Mazzello - Jurassic Park (Universal Pictures)

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

★ 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)

★ 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)

★ 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)

★ 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)

★ Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen - Double, Double, Toil and Trouble (ABC)

• Nancy Moore Atchison - They (Showtime)
• Melissa Clayton - A Child Lost Forever: The Jerry Sherwood Story (NBC)
• Molly Orr - A Message From Holly (CBS)
• Lexi Randall - Heidi (Disney)
• Brooke Stanley - Big Boys Don't Cry (CBS)
• Noley Thornton - Heidi (Disney)
• Sabrina Wiener - Miracle on Interstate 880 (NBC)

★ Jonathan Brandis - seaQuest DSV (NBC)

• Justin Burnette - Hearts Afire (CBS)
• Jeremy Jackson - Baywatch (Syndicated)
• Scott McAfee - Home Free (ABC)
• Jason Marsden - Almost Home (NBC)
• Sean Murray - Harts of the West (CBS)
• Ben Savage - Boy Meets World (ABC)
• Josiah Trager - Big Brother Jake (Family Channel)
• Daniel Steven Gonzalez - Land of the Lost (ABC)

★ Rae'Ven Kelly - I'll Fly Away (NBC)

• Nicole Eggert - Baywatch (Syndicated)
• Erika Flores - Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (CBS)
• Angela Goethals - Phenom (ABC)
• Meghann Haldeman - Harts of the West (CBS)
• Anndi McAfee - Home Free (ABC)
• Ashleigh Blair Sterling - Getting By (ABC)
• Nicholle Tom - The Nanny (CBS)
• Catherine Wu - Big Brother Jake (Family Channel)
• Melissa Joan Hart - Clarissa Explains It All (Nickelodeon)

★ Johnny Galecki - Roseanne (ABC)

• Zachary Bostrom - Harry and the Hendersons (Syndicated)
• Doug E. Doug - Where I Live (ABC)
• Raushan Hammond - America's Funniest People (ABC)
• Isaac Lidsky - Saved by the Bell: The New Class (NBC)
• Rider Strong - Boy Meets World (ABC)

★ Jenna von Oÿ - Blossom (NBC)

• Tatyana M. Ali - The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (NBC)
• Olivia Burnette - Almost Home (NBC)
• Staci Keanan - Step by Step (ABC)
• Ashlee Levitch - Family Album (CBS)
• Raven-Symoné - Hangin' With Mr. Cooper (ABC)

★ Adam Wylie - Picket Fences (CBS)

• Kenny Blank - Tall Hopes (CBS)
• Jeffrey Bomberger - Daddy Dearest (FOX)
• Ryan Frances - Sisters (NBC)
• Omar Gooding - Hangin' with Mr. Cooper (ABC)

★ Sabrina Wiener - Cheers (NBC)

• Lacey Bevis - Running the Halls (NBC)
• Kimberly Cullum - Against the Grain (NBC)
• Yunoka Doyle - Where I Live (ABC)
• Lexi Randall - Designing Women (CBS)

★ Tommy Michaels - All My Children (ABC)

• John Alden - The Young and the Restless (CBS)
• Bryan Buffinton - Guiding Light (CBS)
• Gregory Burke - Guiding Light (CBS)
• Glenn Harris - General Hospital (ABC)
• Chris McKenna - One Life to Live (ABC)
• Erik von Detten - Days of Our Lives (NBC)
• Paul Walker - The Young and the Restless (CBS)

★ Rachel Miner - Guiding Light (CBS)

• Sarah Michelle Gellar - All My Children (ABC)
• Melissa J. Hayden - Guiding Light (CBS)
• Lindsay Price - All My Children (ABC)
• Alison Sweeney - Days of Our Lives (NBC)
• Heather Tom - The Young and the Restless (CBS)
• Erin Torpey - One Life to Live (ABC)

★ Adam Wylie - The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. (FOX)

• J.D. Daniels - Full House (ABC)
• Karl David-Dierf - Picket Fences (CBS)
• Raushan Hammond - Tales from the Crypt (HBO)
• Danny Hart - Key West (FOX)

★ Courtney Peldon - Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (ABC)

• Vanessa Lee Evigan - Jack's Place (ABC)
• Anndi McAfee - Baywatch (Syndicated)
• Nicole Rodgers - America's Most Wanted (FOX)
• Sabrina Wiener - Beverly Hills, 90210 (FOX)

★ (tie) Jonathan Hernandez - General Hospital (ABC)
★ (tie) Shawn Toovey - Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (CBS)

• Sam Gifaldi - The Mommies (NBC)
• Scott Graff - Days of Our Lives (NBC)
• Courtland Mead - The Young and the Restless (CBS)
• Jacob Parker - Evening Shade (CBS)
• Shane Sweet - Married... with Children (FOX)
• Nathan Watt - Harts of the West (CBS)

★ (tie) Ashley Johnson - Phenom (ABC)
★ (tie) Ashley Peldon - Shameful Secrets (ABC)

• Karla Green - Tall Hopes (CBS)
• Lily Nicksay - Boy Meets World (ABC)
• Erin Davis - The Sinbad Show (FOX)
• Kyla Pratt - A Matter of Justice (NBC)
• Heather Ramsay - Unsolved Mysteries (NBC)
• Alexa Vega - Evening Shade (CBS)
• Davida Williams - Hangin' With Mr. Cooper (ABC)

★ Adam Wylie - All-New Dennis the Menace (CBS)

• Chris Allport - Recycle Rex (Disney Channel)
• Jason Marsden - Hocus Pocus (Walt Disney Pictures)
• Scott McAfee - Batman: The Animated Series (FOX)
• Joshua Wiener - Back to the Future: The Animated Series (CBS)

★ Anndi McAfee - Tom and Jerry: The Movie (Miramax)

• Megan Pryor - Recycle Rex (Disney Channel)
• Francesca Smith - Itsy Bitsy Spider (USA Network)

★ Mario Lopez - Name Your Adventure (NBC)

• Savion Glover - Sesame Street (PBS)
• Gary Goldstein - Real News For Kids
• Jenn Harris - Real News For Kids

★ Home Improvement (ABC) - Zachery Ty Bryan, Taran Noah Smith, and Jonathan Taylor Thomas

• Thea (ABC) - Brenden Jefferson, Adam Jeffries, Brandy Norwood, and Jason Weaver
• Step by Step (ABC) - Josh Byrne, Christopher Castile, Staci Keanan, Christine Lakin, and Angela Watson
• The Mommies (NBC) - Sam Gifaldi, Ryan Merriman, Ashley Peldon, Shiloh Strong, and Joey Zimmerman
• Picket Fences (CBS) - Holly Marie Combs Justin Shenkarow, and Adam Wylie
• The Nanny (CBS) - Benjamin Salisbury Nicholle Tom, and Madeline Zima

★ Kids Incorporated (Disney Channel) - Eric Balfour Nicole Brown, Jared Delgin, Kenny Ford, Love Hewitt, Anastasia Horne, and Haylie Johnson

• Roundhouse (Nickelodeon) - Jennifer Cahi, Alfred Carr Jr., John Crane, Mark David, Shawn Daywalt, Ivan Dudynsky, Micki Duran, Amy Ehrlich, Seymour Willis Green Jr., Natalie Nucci, Julene Renee, and David Sidoni
• California Dreams (NBC) - Michael Cade Jay Anthony Franke, Brent Gore, William James Jones, Kelly Packard, and Ryan O'Neill
• Saved by the Bell: The New Class (NBC) - Jonathan Angel, Natalia Cigliuti, Isaac Lidsky, Bonnie Russavage, and Robert Sutherland Telfer

★ The Sandlot (20th Century Fox) - Brandon Quintin Adams, Victor DiMattia, Grant Gelt, Tom Guiry, Chauncey Leopardi, Shane Obedzinski, Patrick Renna, Mike Vitar, and Marty York

• A Home of Our Own (Gramercy Pictures) - Miles Feulner, Edward Furlong, Clarissa Lassig, Amy Sakasitz, and Sarah Schaub
• Swing Kids (Hollywood Pictures) - Christian Bale, Robert Sean Leonard, David Tom, and Frank Whaley

★ J. D. Daniels - Conversations with My Father (Los Angeles)

• Grant Gelt - Lost in Yonkers (Chicago)
• Timothy Hibbard - Just So Stories
• Jonathan Charles Kaplan - Falsettos
• Jimmy Madio - The Godson
• Joshua Miller - Orestes
• Joshua Wiener - Lost in Yonkers (Los Angeles)

★ Soleil Moon Frye - Orestes

• Jessica Anthony - Just So Stories
• Lindsey Haun - Snoopy
• Anastasia Horne - Children in the Street

★ Karate for Kids (Bright Ideas Productions) - Brandon Gaines, Erika Nenekervis, Terri Tseng, Niven Shan, and Joshua Walker

• Secret Adventures (ep. #1 "Spin") (Taweel-Loos & Co.) - Marcus Andrews, Tamara Daniels, Frankie Ingrassia, Heidi Lucas, Sarah Martineck, Michael MacLeod, Marne Patterson, and Chris Wilson
• The Girl's Club (Phillips POV) - Heidi Lucas
• The New Adventures of McGee and Me (ep. #10 "In the Nick of Time") (Taweel-Loos & Co.) - Joe Dammann, Sarah Dammann, Chelsea Hertford, Whitby Hertford, and Shaylisa Hurte

★ Heidi (Disney Channel)

• A Matter of Justice (NBC)
• A Message From Holly (CBS)
• Miracle on Interstate 880 (NBC)
• They (Showtime)
• The Bulkin Trail (Family Channel)

★ Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (CBS)

• Boy Meets World (ABC)
• Hangin' With Mr. Cooper (ABC)
• Phenom (ABC)
• Saved by the Bell: The College Years (NBC)
• The Nanny (CBS)

★ Jurassic Park (Universal Pictures)

• The Nightmare Before Christmas (Buena Vista)
• Rudy (TriStar)

★ Sleepless in Seattle (TriStar)

• Cool Runnings (Buena Vista)
• Life with Mikey (Touchstone)
• Look Who's Talking Now (TriStar)
• Robin Hood: Men in Tights (20th Century Fox)

★ Free Willy (Warner Bros)

• A Home of Our Own (Gramercy Pictures)
• King of the Hill (Universal Pictures)
• The Man Without a Face (Warner Bros)
• Searching for Bobby Fischer (Paramount)
• The Secret Garden (Warner Bros)

★ Steven Spielberg

★ Merv Griffin - Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune

★ Shelley Fabares - The Donna Reed Show
★ Jimmy Hawkins - It's A Wonderful Life

★ Christina Vidal - Life with Mikey

★ Gail Purse - Producer for Disney's Young Musicians Symphony Orchestra

★ Al Burton - Producer of The New Lassie Series

★ Radio AAHS Program - Bill Barnett, President

★ Ruaidhri Conroy and Ciarán Fitzgerald (Ireland) - Into the West

★ Into the West (Ireland) - Directed by Mike Newell

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