Awards for 1997

Young Artist Award

Best Performance in a Drama Series - Young Actor

WINNER

Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: Shawn Toovey
NOMINEES

7th Heaven: David Gallagher

The Pretender: Ryan Merriman

Promised Land: Austin O'Brien

New York Undercover: George Gore II

The Secret World of Alex Mack: Darris Love

Best Performance in a Daytime Drama - Young Actor

WINNER

The Bold and the Beautiful: Kyle Sabihy
NOMINEES

As the World Turns: Christian Seifert

The Bold and the Beautiful: Steven Hartman

General Hospital: Jonathan Jackson

Another World: Spencer Treat Clark

Best Performance in a Drama Series - Guest Starring Young Actor

WINNER

Promised Land: Benjamin Salisbury
NOMINEES

Chicago Hope: Nathan Watt

Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: Zachary McLemore

Homicide: Life on the Street: Elijah Wood

Touched by an Angel: Sam Gifaldi

ER: Austin O'Brien

Best Performance in a Feature Film - Actor Age Ten or Under

WINNER

Jerry Maguire: Jonathan Lipnicki
NOMINEES

One Fine Day: Alex D. Linz

Unhook the Stars: Jake Lloyd

Bogus: Haley Joel Osment

Dunston Checks In: Eric Lloyd

Independence Day: Ross Bagley

Best Performance in a Feature Film - Leading Young Actor

WINNER

Sling Blade: Lucas Black
NOMINEES

Alaska: Vincent Kartheiser

Sleepers: Joseph Perrino

House Arrest: Kyle Howard

Muppet Treasure Island: Kevin Bishop

Best Performance in a Drama Series - Young Actress

WINNER

7th Heaven: Beverley Mitchell
NOMINEES

Party of Five: Lacey Chabert

The Pretender: Ashley Peldon

Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: Jessica Bowman

Promised Land: Sarah Schaub

The Secret World of Alex Mack: Larisa Oleynik

Best Performance in a Drama Series - Guest Starring Young Actress

WINNER

Touched by an Angel: Scarlett Pomers
NOMINEES

Goosebumps: Tabitha Lupien

Pandora's Clock: Teru McDonald

ER: Kirsten Dunst

The Secret World of Alex Mack: Francesca Smith

Best Performance in a Daytime Drama - Young Actress

WINNER

The Bold and the Beautiful: Landry Allbright
NOMINEES

Days of Our Lives: Alison Sweeney

One Life to Live: Erin Torpey

General Hospital: Kimberly McCullough

Guiding Light: Kimberly J. Brown

Best Performance in a Feature Film - Leading Young Actress

WINNER

Harriet the Spy: Michelle Trachtenberg
NOMINEES

Matilda: Mara Wilson

Alaska: Thora Birch

Fly Away Home: Anna Paquin

Welcome to the Dollhouse: Heather Matarazzo

Best Performance in a Feature Film - Actress Age Ten or Under

WINNER

One Fine Day: Mae Whitman
NOMINEES

Phenomenon: Ashley Buccille

Welcome to the Dollhouse: Siri Howard

The Long Kiss Goodnight: Yvonne Zima

Best Performance in a Feature Film - Supporting Young Actor

WINNER

Big Bully: Blake Bashoff
NOMINEES

Harriet the Spy: Gregory Smith

Ransom: Brawley Nolte

Sleepers: Geoffrey Wigdor

Jack: Adam Zolotin

Best Performance in a Feature Film - Supporting Young Actress

WINNERS

Harriet the Spy: Vanessa Lee Chester
Tied with Claire Danes for To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday.

To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday: Claire Danes
Tied with Vanessa Lee Chester for Harriet the Spy.
NOMINEES

Flipper: Jessica Wesson

Matilda: Kira Spencer Hesser

First Kid: Erin Williby

Best Family Feature - Animation or Special Effects

WINNER

James and the Giant Peach
NOMINEES

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Space Jam

Muppet Treasure Island

All Dogs Go to Heaven 2

Best Family Feature - Musical or Comedy

WINNER

One Fine Day
NOMINEES

That Thing You Do!

101 Dalmatians

Dunston Checks In

Jack

Best Performance in a Foreign Film

WINNER

Kolya: Andrey Khalimon
NOMINEES

The Quiet Room: Chloe Ferguson

Lang leve de koningin: Tiba Tossijn

Beyond Silence: Tatjana Trieb

War of the Buttons: Gregg Fitzgerald

Best Family Feature - Foreign

WINNER

Kolya
Czech Republic.
NOMINEES

Luna e l'altra
Italy.

Lang leve de koningin
Netherlands.

Beyond Silence
Germany.

War of the Buttons
Ireland.

The Eighth Day
Belgium.

Best Male Entertainer

WINNER

Adam Wylie
NOMINEES

Chris M. Allport

Josh Keaton

Best Female Entertainer

WINNER

Kristi McClave
NOMINEES

Nassira Nicola

Ivyann Schwan

Best Family Feature - Drama

WINNER

Fly Away Home
NOMINEES

Alaska

Harriet the Spy

Flipper

Bogus

Best Performance in a Voiceover - Young Artist

WINNER

The Adventures of Pinocchio: Jonathan Taylor Thomas
NOMINEES

James and the Giant Peach: Paul Terry

All Dogs Go to Heaven 2: Adam Wylie

Rugrats: Charity Sanoy

Best Performance in a TV Movie/Mini-Series - Young Actor

WINNER

Captains Courageous: Kenny Vadas
NOMINEES

Hidden in America: Shelton Dane

Chasing the Dragon: Noah Fleiss

Night of the Twisters: Devon Sawa

Christmas Every Day: Erik von Detten

A Step Toward Tomorrow: Tim Redwine

Best Performance in a TV Comedy - Leading Young Actor

WINNER

Bailey Kipper's P.O.V.: Michael Galeota
NOMINEES

Brotherly Love: Matthew Lawrence, Andrew Lawrence

Boy Meets World: Ben Savage

Best Performance in a TV Movie/Mini-Series - Young Actress

WINNER

Bastard Out of Carolina: Jena Malone
NOMINEES

Homecoming: Kimberlee Peterson

Ruby Jean and Joe: Rebekah Johnson

The Summer of Ben Tyler: Julia McIlvaine

The Angel of Pennsylvania Avenue: Tegan Moss

Nightjohn: Allison Jones

Best Performance in a TV Comedy - Leading Young Actress

WINNER

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch: Melissa Joan Hart
NOMINEES

Moesha: Brandy Norwood

Sister, Sister: Tia Mowry-Hardrict, Tamera Mowry-Housley

Best Performance in a TV Comedy - Supporting Young Actor

WINNER

Something So Right: Billy L. Sullivan
NOMINEES

Dave's World: Zane Carney

Mr. Rhodes: Shaun Weiss

3rd Rock from the Sun: Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Boy Meets World: Rider Strong

Best Performance in a TV Comedy/Drama - Supporting Young Actor Age Ten or Under

WINNER

The Parent 'Hood: Curtis Williams
NOMINEES

Dave's World: Andrew Ducote

Moesha: Marcus T. Paulk

The Young and the Restless: Hayden Tank

Promised Land: Eddie Karr

The Jeff Foxworthy Show: Haley Joel Osment

Best Performance in a TV Comedy - Supporting Young Actress

WINNER

Grace Under Fire: Kaitlin Cullum
NOMINEES

Something So Right: Marnette Patterson

Mr. Rhodes: Lindsay Sloane

Ink: Alana Austin

Boy Meets World: Danielle Fishel

Best Performance in a TV Comedy/Drama - Supporting Young Actress Age Ten or Under

WINNER

The Parent 'Hood: Ashli Adams
NOMINEES

Life's Work: Alexa Vega

7th Heaven: Mackenzie Rosman

Millennium: Brittany Tiplady

Profiler: Caitlin Wachs

Best Performance in a TV Series - Young Ensemble

WINNER

Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher: Ross Malinger, Jonathan Hernandez, Kyle Gibson, Arjay Smith, Cara DeLizia
NOMINEES

Saved by the Bell: The New Class: Lindsey McKeon, Samantha Esteban, Sarah Lancaster, Anthony Harrell, Ben Gould, Richard Lee Jackson

Second Noah: Erika Page White, Jeffrey Licon, Gemini Barnett, Jeremy Torgerson, Jon Torgerson, Ashley Gorrell, Zelda Harris

Best Family TV Comedy Series

WINNER

Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher
NOMINEES

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

Clueless

Mr. Rhodes

Best Family TV Drama Series

WINNER

7th Heaven
NOMINEES

The Secret World of Alex Mack

Promised Land

Touched by an Angel

Best Educational Film or TV Show

WINNER

Nick News with Linda Ellerbee
NOMINEES

The Leopard Son

Kratts' Creatures

Wishbone

Best Family TV Movie or Mini-Series - Network

WINNER

What Love Sees
NOMINEES

The Summer of Ben Tyler

A Step Toward Tomorrow

Gulliver's Travels

Best Family TV Movie or Mini-Series - Cable

WINNER

Captains Courageous
NOMINEES

Nightjohn

Homecoming

The Angel of Pennsylvania Avenue

Christmas Every Day

Best Performance in a TV Comedy - Guest Starring Young Performer

WINNERS

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch: Seth Adkins
Tied with Courtney Peldon for Home Improvement.

Home Improvement: Courtney Peldon
Tied with Seth Adkins for Sabrina, the Teenage Witch.
NOMINEES

Sister, Sister: Robin Marie Verner

3rd Rock from the Sun: Shay Astar

Married with Children: Miles Marsico

Pearl: Bridget Flanery

Outstanding Host - Television or Radio

WINNER

Lindsay
NOMINEES

R.J. Arnett

Roland Thomson

Best Performance in a TV Movie/Home Video - Young Ensemble

WINNER

What Love Sees: Trever O'Brien, Courtland Mead, Ashlee Lauren, Cody McMains
NOMINEES

Homecoming: William Greenblatt, Kimberlee Peterson, Trever O'Brien, Hanna Hall

Clubhouse Detectives: Jimmy Galeota, Michael Galeota, Christopher Bell, Alex Miranda, Thomas Hobson

Forest Warrior: Trenton Knight, Megan Paul, Josh Wolford, Michael Friedman, Jordan Brower