The 23rd 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, television, theater and music for the year 2001, and took place on April 7, 2002 at the Sportsmen's Lodge in Studio City, 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.
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Categories.
★ Bold indicates the winner in each category.
Best Performance in a Feature Film.
Best Performance in a Feature Film: Leading Young Actor.
★ Anton Yelchin - "Hearts in Atlantis" - Warner Bros.
Best Performance in a Feature Film: Leading Young Actress.
★ (tie) Scarlett Johansson - "An American Rhapsody" - Paramount Classics ;br ;
★ (tie) Emma Watson - "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" - Warner Bros.
Best Performance in a Feature Film: Supporting Young Actor.
★ Jake Thomas - "A.I. Artificial Intelligence" - DreamWorks
Best Performance in a Feature Film: Supporting Young Actress.
★ Brooke Anne Smith - "Max Keeble's Big Move" - Walt Disney
Best Performance in a Feature Film: Young Actor Age Ten or Under.
★ James Bentley - "The Others" - Miramax
Best Performance in a Feature Film: Young Actress Age Ten or Under.
★ Dakota Fanning - "I Am Sam" - New Line Cinema
Best Performance in a TV Movie.
Best Performance in a TV Movie (Comedy or Drama): Leading Young Actor.
★ Ryan Merriman - "Dangerous Child" - Lifetime
Best Performance in a TV Movie (Comedy or Drama): Leading Young Actress.
★ Kelsey Keel - "My Louisiana Sky" - Showtime
Best Performance in a TV Movie (Comedy or Drama): Supporting Young Actor.
★ Robert Clark - "Prancer Returns" - USA
Best Performance in a TV Movie (Comedy or Drama): Supporting Young Actress.
★ Brenda Grate - Twas the Night" - Disney Channel"'
Best Performance in a TV Movie (Comedy or Drama): Young Actor Age 10 or Under.
★ Gavin Fink - "Prancer Returns" - USA
Best Performance in a TV Movie (Comedy or Drama): Young Actress Age 10 or Under.
★ Hayley Lochner - "Prancer Returns" - USA
Best Performance in a TV Drama Series.
Best Performance in a TV Drama Series: Leading Young Actor.
★ Eric Ian Goldberg - "The Education of Max Bickford" - CBS
Best Performance in a TV Drama Series: Leading Young Actress.
★ Kirsten Storms - "Days of Our Lives" - NBC
Best Performance in a TV Drama Series: Supporting Young Actor.
★ Jesse McCartney - "All My Children" - ABC
Best Performance in a TV Drama Series: Supporting Young Actress.
★ Keiko Agena - "Gilmore Girls" - WB
Best Performance in a TV Drama Series: Guest Starring Young Actor.
★ J.B. Gaynor - "Touched by an Angel" - CBS
Best Performance in a TV Drama Series: Guest Starring Young Actress.
★ Jamie Renée Smith - "ER" - NBC
Best Performance in a TV Comedy Series.
Best Performance in a TV Comedy Series: Leading Young Actor.
★ Frankie Muniz - "Malcolm in the Middle" - FOX
Best Performance in a TV Comedy Series: Leading Young Actress.
★ Christy Carlson Romano - "Even Stevens" - Disney Channel
Best Performance in a TV Comedy Series: Supporting Young Actor.
★ Timmy Fitzpatrick - "Grounded for Life" - FOX
Best Performance in a TV Comedy Series: Supporting Young Actress.
★ Lauren Frost - "Even Stevens" - Disney Channel
Best Performance in a TV Comedy Series: Guest Starring Young Actor.
★ Shawn Pyfrom - "Reba" - WB
Best Performance in a TV Comedy Series: Guest Starring Young Actress.
★ Brooke Anne Smith - "Malcolm in the Middle" - FOX
Best Performance in a TV Comedy or Drama Series.
Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama): Young Actor Age 10 or Under.
★ Austin Majors - "NYPD Blue" - ABC
Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama): Young Actress Age 10 or Under.
★ Ashley Edner - "The Huntress" - USA
Best Ensemble Performance.
Best Ensemble in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama).
★ ' - CTV/Epitome Pictures
Sarah Barrable-Tishauer, Shane Kippel, Lauren Collins, Miriam McDonald, Melissa McIntyre, Ryan Cooley, Christina Schmidt, Jake Goldsbie, Cassie Steele, Aubrey Graham, Daniel Clark
Alvin Alvarez, Bobby Gonzales, Jeffrey Licon, Vaneza Leza Pitynski
Hilary Duff, Lalaine, Adam Lamberg, Jake Thomas, Ashlie Brillault
Frankie Muniz, Justin Berfield, Erik Per Sullivan, Craig Lamar Traylor
Best Ensemble in a Feature Film.
★ "An American Rhapsody" - Paramount Classics
Scarlett Johansson, Mae Whitman, Kelly Endresz-Banlaki
Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Tom Felton
Alyssa Gainer, Kaitlyn Gainer, Lauren Gainer, Kyle Timothy Smith, Andrew Fowler, Will McAllister
Best Family Entertainment.
Best Family Movie or Special (Network or Cable).
★ "Prancer Returns" - USA
Best Family TV Drama Series.
★ "The Education of Max Bickford" - CBS
Best Family TV Comedy Series.
★ "Malcolm in the Middle" - FOX
Best Family Feature Film - Drama.
★ "I Am Sam" - New Line Cinema
Best Family Feature Film - Comedy.
★ "The Princess Diaries" - Walt Disney
Best Family Feature Film - Animation.
★ "Shrek" - DreamWorks
Special awards.
Best Young Actor in an International Film.
★ Fernando Tielve - "The Devil's Backbone" ("El Espinazo del Diablo") (Spain) - Directed by: Guillermo del Toro, Distributed by: Sony Pictures Classics
Best Young Actress in an International Film.
★ Aleksandra Gietner - "Hi, Tereska" ("Czesc Tereska") (Poland) - Directed by: Robert Gliński, Produced by: Propaganda AG
Best International Family Film.
★ "Taliesin Jones" (Wales) - Starring: John-Paul Macleod as "Taliesin", Directed by: Martin Duffy, Produced by: Snake River Films, Distributed by: Impact Entertainment
Outstanding Young International Performers.
★ The Mini Beats (Germany)
Most Promising Young Newcomer.
★ Rupert Grint (England) - "Ron Weasley" from Warner Brothers' "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone"
Outstanding Young Performer in Live Theater.
★ Christopher Massey - From the Los Angeles production of Disney's "The Lion King"
Outstanding Young Voice-Over.
★ Aria Noelle Curzon - The voice of "Ducky" in Universal's "The Land Before Time" (1997–2001)
Outstanding Young Performer in a National Commercial Featuring Youth.
★ Tyler Patrick Jones - "Hallmark Greeting Cards"
The Michael Landon Award.
Community Service to Youth.
★ "Promises" - Documentary directed by: Justine Shapiro, B.Z. Goldberg, Carlos Bolado; Produced by: Promises Film Project
The Jackie Coogan Award.
Outstanding Contribution to Youth Through Motion Pictures.
★ "Tir Nan Og" - Short film directed by: Danica DeCosto, Starring: Sarah Swanberg
The Mickey Rooney Award.
Former Child Star Life Achievement Award.
★ Alison Arngrim - For her role as "Nellie Oleson" in the TV series "Little House on the Prairie" (1974–1981).
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