2nd Youth in Film Awards

2nd Youth in Film Awards
2nd Youth in Film Awards
Awarded for	Achievement in the 1979—1980 season
Date	October 18, 1980
Site	Sheraton Universal Hotel; Universal City, California
Hosted by	Jodie Foster
Official website	YoungArtistAwards.org
	← 1st; Youth in Film Awards; 3rd →;

The 2nd Youth in Film Awards ceremony (now known as the Young Artist Awards), presented by the Youth in Film Association, honored outstanding youth performers in the fields of film, television and music for the 1979-1980 season, and took place on October 18, 1980, at the Sheraton Universal Hotel in Universal City, California, United States.^[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]

Best Young Performer in a Feature Film

Best Young Actor in a Major Motion Picture

★ Justin Henry - Kramer vs. Kramer

Christopher Atkins - The Blue Lagoon
Matt Dillon - My Bodyguard
Paul McCrane - Fame
Barry Miller - Fame
Ricky Schroder - The Last Flight of Noah's Ark

Best Young Actress in a Major Motion Picture

★ Diane Lane - Touched by Love

Best Young Performer in a Television Special

Best Young Actor - TV Special

★ Michael Sharrett - Harvest - Faith For Today

Rossie Harris - Amber Waves - ABC
Evan H. Miranda - ABC Afterschool Special: The Seven Wishes of a Rich Kid - ABC
Robbie Rist - ABC Weekend Special: The Big Hex of Little Lulu - ABC

Best Young Actress - TV Special

★ Danielle Brisebois - Mom, the Wolfman and Me - Time-Life Television

Tonya Crowe - Joshua's World - ABC
Kristy McNichol - My Old Man - CBS
Melissa Michaelsen - Orphan Train - ABC

Best Young Performer in a Television Series

Best Young Comedy Performer

Best Young Comedian

★ Gary Coleman - Diff'rent Strokes - NBC

Best Young Comedienne

★ Kim Fields - The Facts of Life - NBC

Alison Arngrim - Little House on the Prairie - NBC
Valerie Bertinelli - One Day at a Time - CBS
Melissa Michaelsen - Me and Maxx - NBC
Jill Whelan - Airplane! - Paramount

Best Young Musical Recording Artist

Best Young Disc Artist - Male

★ Christopher Cross - Ride Like the Wind - W.B.

Shaun Cassidy - Wasp - W.B.
Leif Garrett - Surfin' USA - Atlantic
Paul McCrane - Fame - M.G.M.
Rex Smith - You Take My Breath Away - Columbia

Best Young Disc Artist - Female

★ Irene Cara - Fame - M.G.M.

Debby Boone - I'll Never Say Goodbye - W.B.
Rickie Lee Jones - Chuck E.'s In Love - W.B.
Dara Sedaka - In The Pocket

Best Family Entertainment

Best Major Motion Picture for Family Entertainment

★ Touched by Love - Columbia

Little Miss Marker - Universal
The Blue Lagoon - Columbia
The Last Flight of Noah's Ark - Disney
Xanadu - Universal

Best TV Special for Family Entertainment

★ Harvest - Faith for Today

Amber Waves - ABC
Goldie and the Boxer - NBC
The Long Days of Summer - ABC
Solid Gold - Channel 13

Best TV Series for Family Entertainment

★ Eight is Enough - ABC

Best After School Television Special

★ NBC Special Treat: A Little Bit Different - NBC

ABC Afterschool Special: The Seven Wishes of a Rich Kid - ABC
ABC Weekend Special: The Big Hex of Little Lulu - ABC
End of a Dream

Best Family Music Album

★ Fame - MGM

Foxes - United Artists
Can't Stop the Music - Casablanca
Xanadu - Universal

Special Award

Greatest Contribution to Youth Through Entertainment Media

★ Carol Johnston

References

^ ^a ^b Crouse, Richard (2005). Reel Winners (illustrated ed.). Dundurn Press Ltd. pp. 42–43. ISBN 1-55002-574-0.
^ Riggs, Thomas (2007). Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television. Gale / Cengage Learning. ISBN 978-0-7876-9047-2.
^ ^a ^b "2nd Youth In Film Awards". YoungArtistAwards.org. Archived from the original on 2015-09-10. Retrieved 2011-03-31.
^ "Young Artist Awards - President's Message". YoungArtistAwards.org. Archived from the original on 2013-01-16. Retrieved 2011-03-31.
^ "HFPA Golden Globes - Young Artist Foundation". GoldenGlobes.org. Archived from the original on 2011-03-17. Retrieved 2011-03-31.

External links

Official site

[reelwinners-1] Crouse, Richard (2005). Reel Winners (illustrated ed.). Dundurn Press Ltd. pp. 42–43. ISBN 1-55002-574-0.

[contemporaraytft-2] Riggs, Thomas (2007). Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television. Gale / Cengage Learning. ISBN 978-0-7876-9047-2.

[Young_Artist_Awards_3-3] "2nd Youth In Film Awards". YoungArtistAwards.org. Archived from the original on 2015-09-10. Retrieved 2011-03-31.

[Young_Artist_Awards_1-4] "Young Artist Awards - President's Message". YoungArtistAwards.org. Archived from the original on 2013-01-16. Retrieved 2011-03-31.

[Golden_Globes-5] "HFPA Golden Globes - Young Artist Foundation". GoldenGlobes.org. Archived from the original on 2011-03-17. Retrieved 2011-03-31.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]