34th Young Artist Awards


The 34th Young Artist Awards ceremony, presented by the Young Artist Association, honored excellence of young performers between the ages of 5 to 21 in the fields of film, television and theatre for the 2012 calendar year. The 34th annual ceremony also marked the first year the association recognized achievements of young internet performers with the inaugural presentation of the award for "Best Web Performance".
Nominees were announced on Sunday March 31, 2013, and subsequent voting was undertaken by former Youth in Film Award/Young Artist Award winners, from 1979–2011. Winners were announced on Sunday, May 5, 2013 at the annual ceremony and banquet luncheon in the Empire Ballroom of the Sportsmen's Lodge in Studio City, California.
Live musical entertainment at the ceremony included Indiana based country pop group Jetset Getset and Los Angeles based vocalist Agina Alvarez. Following the death of Young Artist Association president and founder, Maureen Dragone on February 8, 2013, it was announced that the 34th Annual ceremony would also feature a memorial tribute in her honor.
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

Tom HollandThe Impossible – Warner Brothers
Kathryn NewtonParanormal Activity 4 – Paramount Pictures

Quvenzhané WallisBeasts of the Southern Wild – Fox Searchlight Pictures
CJ AdamsThe Odd Life of Timothy GreenWalt Disney Pictures
Robert Capron' – Fox 2000

Austin MacDonaldJesus Henry Christ – Entertainment One
Savannah Lathem – California Solo – Cherry Sky Films
Sebastian Banes – In the Family – In The Family Productions
Isabelle AllenLes Miserables – Universal Pictures
' – Fox 2000'

Best Performance in an International Feature Film – Young Actor

Antoine Olivier Pilon – Les Pee-Wee 3D – Canada
Alice Morel-Michaud – Les Pee-Wee 3D – Canada

Best Performance in a Short Film – Young Actor

Connor Beardmore – When I Grow Up, I Want To Be A Dinosaur – Capilano University
Jolie Vanier – Hello, My Name is Abigail – BFA Film Productions
Dawson DunbarA Strange Day in July – Independent

Christian Traeumer – Bolero – Wildflower Films
Paris SmithScouted – Independent
Nicolas Neve – A Sunflower – TASA Productions
Katelyn Mager – When I Grow Up, I Want To Be A Dinosaur – Capilano University

Hannah Swain – Geronimo – APASI Productions

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

Josh Feldman – ' – Disney

Sean Michael Kyer – Anything But Christmas – ION Television'
Kyla Kennedy – Raising Izzie – GMC-TV
Valin Shinyei – Christmas Miracle – Vivendi Entertainment
Eliza Faria – The Christmas Consultant – Lifetime

Best Performance in a TV Series – Leading Young Actor

Blake MichaelDog with a Blog – Disney Channel
Savannah Paige Rae – Parenthood – NBC

Torri WebsterLife with Boys – Nickelodeon
Tyree Brown – Parenthood – NBC
Alisha NewtonHeartland – CBC
Shak Ghacha – Touch – FOX

Joey Luthman – Kickin' It – Disney XD
Erin SandersFresh Beat Band – Nick Jr.
Isabella Palmieri – Good Luck Charlie – Disney Channel
Mateus WardWeeds – Showtime
Annika Horne – Army Wives – Lifetime
Bruce Salomon – Emily Owens, M.D. – CW Network
Charlotte White – Private Practice – ABC
Brock Ciarlelli – The Middle – ABC
Frederique Dufort – Unité 9 – Radio Canada
Martin Holden Weiner – Mad Men – AMC
Addison Holley – My Babysitter's a Vampire – Disney Channel

Kiernan Shipka – Mad Men – AMC
Rory and Declan McTigue – Boardwalk Empire – HBO
Daniel Polo – The Young and the Restless – CBS
Samantha BaileyThe Young and the Restless – CBS
Brooklyn Rae Silzer – General Hospital – ABC
The Neighbors – ABC

Best Performance in a Voice-Over Role (Feature Film) – Young Actor

Charlie TahanFrankenweenie – Walt Disney Pictures
Zach Callison – Sofia the First: Once Upon a Princess – Walt Disney Pictures

Jake Sim – The Magic Hockey Skates – Amberwood Entertainment
Caitlin Carmichael – Doc McStuffins – Disney Channel

Best Performance in a DVD Film – Young Actor

Ryan Hartwig – The Aggression ScaleAnchor Bay Entertainment

Brandon Tyler Russell – Smitty – Tri Coast Studios
Jordan Van Vranken – After the Wizard – Breaking Glass Pictures

Best Web Performance – Young Actor

Luke Broyles – Up in Arms – Wild Monkey Productions
Ariel Fournier – Beyond the Spotlight – Talent GPS

Best Performance in Live Theater – Young Actor

Matthew Nardozzi – Lyle the Crocodile – Orlando Repertory Theatre, Florida
Camden Angelis – Mary Poppins – Cadillac Theatre, Chicago

Mickey Rooney Former Child Star Award

Melissa Joan HartClarissa Darling in the Nickelodeon series Clarissa Explains It All and Sabrina Spellman in ABC's Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

Jackie Coogan Award

Contribution to Youth Through Entertainment

Barbara Gasser, Journalist – "Rote Nasen"

Social Relations of Knowledge Institute Award

Nova: with David Pogue – PBS