Award Participants for the 2017 38th YAAs included Belgium, New Zealand, Canada, India, England, Mongolia, Australia, Germany, the United States, and China
Film and TV Legend, Danny Glover went off-script on stage, and gave one of the most memorable speeches to aspiring young entertainers. He encouraged young artists to see the iconic Young Artist Award - not as an end "goal" - but as a "reason" to live up to the honor.
The Young Artist Awards were founded in 1978 by the Hollywood Foreign Press (Golden Globes) historian Maureen Dragone.
The 38th Annual Young Artist Awards was one of the only youth awards ceremonies to offer simultaneous Sign Language translation during the ceremony. The announcement was made by anti-bullying advocate, Ethan de'Marsi.