25th Young Artist Awards


The 25th Young Artist Awards ceremony, presented by the Young Artist Association, honored excellence of young performers under the age of 21 in the fields of film and television for the year 2003, and took place on May 8, 2004 at the Sportsmen's Lodge in Studio City, Los Angeles, California.
Established in 1978 by long-standing Hollywood Foreign Press Association member, Maureen Dragone, the Young Artist 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 Performance in a Feature Film

Best Performance in a Feature Film - Leading Young Actor

Jeremy Sumpter - Peter Pan - Universal Pictures
Jenna Boyd - The Missing - Revolution Studios
Scott Terra - ' - Paramount Pictures'
Aree Davis - The Haunted Mansion - Walt Disney Pictures
Forrest Landis - Cheaper by the Dozen - 20th Century Fox
Emma Bolger - In America - Hell's Kitchen Films
Cheaper by the Dozen

Best Performance in a Short Film

- ' - Independent'

Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries or Special - Leading Young Actor

Logan Lerman - A Painted House - Hallmark Hall of Fame
Calum Worthy - National Lampoon's Thanksgiving Family Reunion - FOX
Katie Boland - ' - CBS'
Jamie Johnston - ' - Lifetime'
Emmy Clarke - My House in Umbria - HBO

Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) - Leading Young Actor

Martin Spanjers - 8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter - ABC
Masiela Lusha - The George Lopez Show - ABC
Michael Welch - Joan of Arcadia - CBS
'Mackenzie Rosman - 7th Heaven - WB
Angus T. Jones - Two and a Half Men - CBS
Dee Dee Davis - The Bernie Mac Show - FOX
Thomas Dekker - Boston Public - FOX
Danielle Panabaker - The Guardian - CBS
Oliver Davis - E.R. - NBC
'Julian Clare - Days of Our Lives - NBC
Julie Kavner & Dan Castellaneta - The Simpsons - FOX
Josh Keaton - The Even Stevens Movie - Disney

Best Performance in a Voice-Over Role - Young Actor

Alexander Gould - Finding Nemo - Walt Disney/Pixar
- Finding Nemo - Walt Disney/Pixar

Best Performance in a Commercial

- Smart & Final

Best Family Television Movie or Special

' - Showtime
' - CTV
Whale Rider - New Zealand
Finding Nemo - Walt Disney/Pixar
School of Rock - Paramount Pictures
' - New Line Cinema
Peter Pan - Universal Pictures

Best International Performance by a Young Actor

Max Pirkis - ' '''

Best International Performance by a Young Actress

Keisha Castle-Hughes - Whale Rider

Outstanding Young Rock Musician

Nick Sterling - Nick Sterling Band

Best Family Foreign Film

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Michael Landon Award

Contribution to Youth

Casey Morris - Guitars for Life

Jackie Coogan Award

Contribution to Youth

Peter Jackson - Lord of the Rings

Young Artist Awards Scholarship Recipient

Jose Francisco Romas Phifer

Social Relations of Knowledge Institute Award

Bill Nye the Science Guy - PBS