2nd Youth in Film Awards

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2nd Youth in Film Awards
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Awarded forAchievement in the 19791980 season
DateOctober 18, 1980
Site Sheraton Universal Hotel
Universal City, California
Hosted by Jodie Foster
Official website YoungArtistAwards.org

The 2nd Youth in Film Awards ceremony (now known as the Young Artist Awards), presented by the Youth in Film Association, honored outstanding youth performers in the fields of film, television and music for the 1979-1980 season, and took place on October 18, 1980, at the Sheraton Universal Hotel in Universal City, California, United States. [1] [2] [3]

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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. [1] [4] [5]

Categories

Bold indicates the winner in each category. [3]

Best Young Performer in a Feature Film

Best Young Actor in a Major Motion Picture

Justin Henry - Kramer vs. Kramer

Best Young Actress in a Major Motion Picture

Diane Lane - Touched by Love

Best Young Performer in a Television Special

Best Young Actor - TV Special

Michael Sharrett - Harvest - Faith For Today

Best Young Actress - TV Special

Danielle Brisebois - Mom, the Wolfman and Me - Time-Life Television

Best Young Performer in a Television Series

Best Young Actor in a Television Series

Adam Rich - Eight is Enough - ABC

Best Young Actress in a Television Series

Quinn Cummings - Family - ABC

Best Young Actor - Daytime TV Series

Philip Tanzini - General Hospital - ABC

Best Young Actress - Daytime TV Series

Genie Francis - General Hospital - ABC

Best Young Comedy Performer

Best Young Comedian

Gary Coleman - Diff'rent Strokes - NBC

Best Young Comedienne

Kim Fields - The Facts of Life - NBC

Best Young Musical Recording Artist

Best Young Disc Artist - Male

Christopher Cross - Ride Like the Wind - W.B.

Best Young Disc Artist - Female

Irene Cara - Fame - M.G.M.

Best Family Entertainment

Best Major Motion Picture for Family Entertainment

Touched by Love - Columbia

Best TV Special for Family Entertainment

Harvest - Faith for Today

Best TV Series for Family Entertainment

Eight is Enough - ABC

Best After School Television Special

NBC Special Treat: A Little Bit Different - NBC

Best Family Music Album

Fame - MGM

Special Award

Greatest Contribution to Youth Through Entertainment Media

Carol Johnston

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The 1st Youth in Film Awards ceremony, presented by the Youth in Film Association, honored outstanding youth performers in the fields of film, television and music for the 1978–1979 season, and took place in October 1979 at the Sheraton Universal Hotel in Universal City, California.

The 3rd Youth in Film Awards ceremony, presented by the Youth in Film Association, honored outstanding youth performers in the fields of film, television and music for the 1980-1981 season, and took place in December 1981 in Hollywood, California.

4th Youth in Film Awards

The 4th 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 and television for the 1981-1982 season, and took place on November 21, 1982, at the Sheraton Universal Hotel in Universal City, California.

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.

The 6th 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 dance for the 1983–1984 season, and took place on December 2, 1984, in Hollywood, California.

The 7th 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 and television for the 1984-1985 season, and took place on December 15, 1985, at the Ambassador Hotel's historical Coconut Grove night club in Los Angeles, California. Hosting the ceremony that year was 10-year-old Drew Barrymore.

The 8th 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 music for the 1985-1986 season, and took place on November 22, 1986, at the Ambassador Hotel's historical Coconut Grove night club in Los Angeles, California.

The 9th 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 music for the 1986-1987 season, and took place on December 5, 1987, at the Hollywood Palladium in Hollywood, California.

The 10th 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, theater and music for the 1987-1988 season, and took place on May 6, 1989, at the Registry Hotel in Universal City, California.

The 12th 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 music for the 1989-1990 season. The exact date of the 12th annual ceremony is unknown, however, using the dates of the 11th and 13th annual awards, the 12th annual ceremony is believed to have taken place in late 1990 or early 1991 in Hollywood, California.

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The 16th 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, theater and music for the 1993-1994 season, and took place on March 19, 1995, at the Sportsmen's Lodge in Studio City, California.

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