5th Youth in Film Awards


The 5th 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 theater for the 1982-1983 season, and took place on December 4, 1983, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, 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 18 in the fields of film, television, theater and music.

Categories

Bold indicates the winner in each category.

Best Young Performer in a Feature Film

Best Young Motion Picture Actor in a Feature Film

C. Thomas Howell - The Outsiders
Roxana Zal - Table for Five
Scott Schwartz - The Toy
Missy Francis - Man, Woman and Child

Best Young Actor in a Movie Made for Television

Gary Coleman - '
Sydney Penny - The Thorn Birds

Best Young Actor in a Drama Series

River Phoenix - Seven Brides For Seven Brothers
Melissa Gilbert - Little House on the Prairie: A New Beginning
Ricky Schroder - Silver Spoons
Missy Gold - Benson
John P. Navin, Jr. - Jennifer Slept Here
Tracey Gold - Goodnight, Beantown
David Mendenhall - General Hospital
John Stamos - General Hospital
Tracey Bregman - The Young and the Restless
Timothy Patrick Murphy - The Love Boat
Dana Hill - Magnum, P.I.

Best Family Feature Motion Picture

Return of the Jedi
Mr. Mom
Goodnight Beantown

The Michael Landon Award

Outstanding Contribution To Youth Through Television

Norman Lear

The Jackie Coogan Award

Outstanding Contribution To Youth Through Motion Pictures

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - Disney

Youth In Film's Former Child Star Award

Ann Jillian

Youth in Film's Theatre Arts Award

Aaron Lohr

Youth In Film's Special Achievement Award

Glenn Scarpelli

Youth In Film's Community Benefit Award

Television Special Adam - John Walsh