2nd Youth in Film Awards
| 2nd Youth in Film Awards | |
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| Awarded for | Achievement in the 1979—1980 season |
| Date | October 18, 1980 |
| Site |
Sheraton Universal Hotel Universal City, California |
| Official website | YoungArtistAwards.org |
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.[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]
Although the Youth in Film Awards were conceived as a way to primarily recognize youth performers under the age of 21, the eldest winner in a competitive category at the 2nd annual ceremony was Quinn Cummings who was 23 years old on the night she won as "Best Young Actress in a Television Series" for her role as Annie Cooper in the ABC television drama, Family.[3]
Categories
★ Bold indicates the winner in each category.[3]
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 Schroeder - 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 Actor in a Television Series
★ Adam Rich - Eight is Enough - ABC
- Ira Angustain - The White Shadow - CBS
- Gary Coleman - Diff'rent Strokes - NBC
- Philip McKeon - Alice - CBS
- Harold Pruett - The Tim Conway Show - CBS
Best Young Actress in a Television Series
★ Quinn Cummings - Family - ABC
- Danielle Brisebois - Archie Bunker's Place - CBS
- Missy Gold - Benson - ABC
- Melissa Michaelsen - Me and Maxx - ABC
- Dana Plato - Diff'rent Strokes - NBC
- Natasha Ryan - Here's Boomer - NBC
Best Young Actor - Daytime TV Series
★ Philip Tanzini - General Hospital - ABC
- John E. Dunn - All My Children - ABC
- Jeremy Schoenberg - Days of Our Lives - NBC
Best Young Actress - Daytime TV Series
★ Genie Francis - General Hospital - ABC
- Tracey Bregman - Days of Our Lives - NBC
- Andrea Evans - One Life to Live - ABC
- Dana Kimmell - Texas - NBC
- Stacey Moran - Search For Tomorrow - CBS
Best Young Comedy Performer
Best Young Comedian
★ Gary Coleman - Diff'rent Strokes - NBC
- Scott Baio - Happy Days - ABC
- Rossie Harris - Airplane! - Paramount
- Adam Rich - Eight is Enough - ABC
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.
- Debbie 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
- Diff'rent Strokes - NBC
- Here's Boomer - NBC
- Kids Are People Too - ABC
- The Muppet Show - ITV
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
References
- 1 2 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 0-7876-9047-3.
- 1 2 3 "2nd Youth In Film Awards". YoungArtistAwards.org. Retrieved 2011-03-31.
- ↑ "Young Artist Awards - President's Message". YoungArtistAwards.org. Retrieved 2011-03-31.
- ↑ "HFPA Golden Globes - Young Artist Foundation". GoldenGlobes.org. Archived from the original on 2011-03-17. Retrieved 2011-03-31.