15th Youth in Film Awards


The 15th Youth in Film Awards ceremony, 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.
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.

Categories

Bold indicates the winner in each category.

Best Young Performer in a Motion Picture

Best Youth Actor Leading Role in a Motion Picture: Drama

Edward Furlong - A Home of Our Own
Jason James Richter - Free Willy
Ariana Richards - Jurassic Park
Mason Gamble - Dennis the Menace
Thora Birch - Hocus Pocus
Christina Vidal - Life with Mikey
Joseph Mazzello - Jurassic Park
Reese Witherspoon - Jack the Bear
Ross Malinger - Sleepless in Seattle
- The Joy Luck Club

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

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Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen - Double, Double, Toil and Trouble

Best Youth Actor Leading Role in a Television Series

Jonathan Brandis - seaQuest DSV
Rae'Ven Kelly - I'll Fly Away
Johnny Galecki - Roseanne
Jenna von Oÿ - Blossom
Adam Wylie - Picket Fences
- Cheers
- All My Children
Rachel Miner - Guiding Light
Adam Wylie - The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
Courtney Peldon - ' '
- General Hospital
Shawn Toovey - Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
Ashley Johnson - Phenom
Ashley Peldon - '

Best Youth Actor in a Voice-Over Role: TV or Movie

Adam Wylie - All-New Dennis the Menace
Anndi McAfee - '

Outstanding Youth Host in a TV Magazine, News, or Variety Show

Mario Lopez - Name Your Adventure

Outstanding Youth Ensemble in a Television Series

Home Improvement - Zachery Ty Bryan, Taran Noah Smith, and Jonathan Taylor Thomas
Kids Incorporated - Eric Balfour Nicole Brown, Jared Delgin, Kenny Ford, Love Hewitt, Anastasia Horne, and Haylie Johnson
The Sandlot - Brandon Quintin Adams, Victor DiMattia, Grant Gelt, Tom Guiry, Chauncey Leopardi, Shane Obedzinski, Patrick Renna, Mike Vitar, and Marty York

Best Youth Actor in Live Theatre

J. D. Daniels - Conversations with My Father
Soleil Moon Frye - Orestes

Outstanding Youth Mini-Video Series

Karate for Kids - Brandon Gaines, Erika Nenekervis, Terri Tseng, Niven Shan, and Joshua Walker
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Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
Jurassic Park
Sleepless in Seattle
Free Willy

The Jackie Coogan Award

Outstanding Contribution to Youth Through Motion Pictures

Steven Spielberg

The Michael Landon Award

Outstanding Contribution to Youth Through Television

Merv Griffin - Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune

Former Child Star - Life Achievement Award

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

Most Promising New Youth Actress

'Christina Vidal - Life with Mikey''

The Music Award of Merit

- Producer for

Family Classic Award

- Producer of The New Lassie Series

Outstanding Dissemination of News for Kids Through Radio

Radio AAHS Program - Bill Barnett, President

Outstanding Youth Actors in a Family Foreign Film

Ruaidhri Conroy and Ciarán Fitzgerald - Into the West

Outstanding Family Foreign Film

Into the West - Directed by Mike Newell