42nd Young Artist Awards

42nd Young Artist Awards
Awarded for	Achievement during the year 2020 in film, television, streaming, and new media
Date	November 6, 2021
Site	Online (due to COVID-19 pandemic)
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The 42nd Young Artist Awards ceremony, presented by the Young Artist Association, honored excellence of young performers between the ages of 5 and 18 in film, television, streaming series, and new media for the 2020 calendar year. Winners and nominees are listed below. ^[1]

Winners and nominees

Best Performance in a Feature Film

Best Performance in a Feature Film – Leading Teen Artist	Best Performance in a Feature Film – Leading Young Artist
★ Ammon Jacob Ford – Downhill Courtnè Alyssa Moran – Horse Camp: A Love Tail Erich Schuett – Song of the Tree Frogs	★ Braden Balazik – Finding Grace Christopher Convery – Brahms: The Boy II Jordan Nash – Come Away
Best Performance in a Feature Film – Supporting Youth Artist
★ Josh Elliott Pickel – Abe Sammy Voit – To Dust Summer Howell – Hunter Hunter

Best Performance in a Short Film

Best Performance in a Short Film – Teen Actor	Best Performance in a Short Film – Teen Actress
★ Alexander Statkov – His Cannibal Granny Brandin Stennis – Black Boys Dylan Duff – Perspective Jordan Poole – Take It Easy Sammy Voit – How to Be a Man	★ Carissa Bazler – The Girl in the Woods Jessica Perl – Rip Current Lacey Caroline – Harbor Island Maya Jai Pinson – I'm Ready Montana Jacobowitz – Mood
Best Performance in a Short Film – Young Actor	Best Performance in a Short Film – Young Actress
★ Édouard B. Larocque – Rebel Estovan Reizo Cheah – Silence Jordan Nash – The Chippie Mason Cufari – Pause Mateo Ray – The Divisible Tristan Riggs – Mawiage Stowy	★ Ava Torres – Hard to Place Avery Garcia – Your Hands in My Hair Cadence Goblirsch – For Kate Ines Feghouli – Rebel Maci Wealleans – Pause Samarah Conley – Aperture

Best Performance in a Streaming Film

Best Performance in a Streaming Film – Teen Actor	Best Performance in a Streaming Film – Teen Actress
★ Aryan Simhadri – The Main Event Brandin Stennis – Love on a Two-Way Street Ferdia Shaw – Artemis Fowl Grayson Thorne Kilpatrick – Black Pumpkin Joshua Packard – The Truth About Santa Claus Sammy Voit – I Am Not a Mouse	★ Caylin Turner – This Was America Hadar Cats – My Dad's Christmas Date Lauren McNamara – Aliens Stole My Body Nicole Elizabeth Berger – Clover Samantha Bailey – 1 Night in San Diego
Best Performance in a Streaming Film – Young Actor	Best Performance in a Streaming Film – Young Actress
★ Kei – Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made Owen Osborne – The Place We Hide Sebastian Billingsley‑Rodriguez – Love, Guaranteed	★ Brooklyn Robinson – Escape: Puzzle of Fear Carmela Guizzo – Aliens Stole My Body Deborah Osmani – Heckle Eva Ariel Binder – You Are My Home Juliette Maxyme Proulx – The Decline

Best Performance in a Streaming Series

Best Performance in a Streaming Series – Leading Teen Actor	Best Performance in a Streaming Series – Leading Teen Actress
★ Jesse van Olderen – GameBoy Hassan's Big Adventure Oscar Castan – NexGen News Sammy Voit – My Poyfect Kitchen	★ Alina Prijono – Detention Adventure Brianni Walker – Poor Dad Has No Money on Christmas Eve Isabella Bazler – The Anomalyst Lacey Caroline – NASCAR Kids
Best Performance in a Streaming Series – Leading Young Artist	Best Performance in a Streaming Series – Teen Actor
★ Duncan Joiner – Tales from the Loop Logan Marber – The Holiday Holly Jolly Showcase Makenzie Lee‑Foster – Emily's Wonder Lab	★ Mathieu Silverman – Quaran‑Teen(s) Oscar Castan – The Morning Show Sammy Voit – When I Meet Corona
Best Performance in a Streaming Series – Teen Actress	Best Performance in a Streaming Series – Young Actor
★ Athena Park – Ghostwriter Gracie Silva – Stagrassle Paranormal Jessica Mikayla – Diary of a Future President Montana Jacobowitz – 2Real4U	★ Billy Jenkins – Cursed Ian Nunney – Star Trek: Picard Mateo Ray – Magic for Humans Sebastian Billingsley‑Rodriguez – The Baby‑Sitters Club Temi Blaev – Killing Eve
Best Performance in a Streaming Series – Young Actress
★ Grace Sunar – Helstrom Logan Marber – One Minute Meetings with Logan Madeline Hirvonen – 50 States of Fright Maya Delgado – Ghostwriter

Best Performance in a TV Movie

Best Performance in a TV Movie – Teen Actor	Best Performance in a TV Movie – Teen Actress
★ Callum Seagram Airlie – Upside‑Down Magic JT Church – The Christmas Waltz Tyson Larter – The Angel Tree	★ Alison Fernandez – Upside‑Down Magic Islie Hirvonen – Christmas with the Darlings Lauren McNamara – Hearts of Winter
Best Performance in a TV Movie – Young Actor	Best Performance in a TV Movie – Young Actress
★ Gabriel Jacob‑Cross – Fashionably Yours Mattia Castrillo – The Christmas House Sebastian Billingsley‑Rodriguez – Christmas on the Vine	★ Alix West Lefler – Cranberry Christmas Cassidy Nugent – Just for the Summer Grace Sunar – A Christmas Tree Grows in Colorado Madeline Hirvonen – Love, Lights, Hanukkah!

Best Performance in a TV Series

Best Performance in a TV Series – Leading Youth Artist	Best Performance in a TV Series – Supporting Teen Actor
★ Alex R. Hibbert – The Chi Raphael Alejandro – Bunk'd Sammy Voit – Food Network Star Kids Winta McGrath – Raised by Wolves	★ Christian Michael Cooper – Supernatural David Bolinger – Kid Stew Felix Jamieson – Raised by Wolves
Best Performance in a TV Series – Supporting Teen Actress	Best Performance in a TV Series – Supporting Young Artist
★ Amanda Cheung – Lockdown Olivia Edward – Better Things Tamara Smart – The Worst Witch	★ Édouard B. Larocque – Épidémie Juliette Maxyme Proulx – Épidémie Mason Cufari – Evil Lives Here: Shadows of Death
Best Performance in a Television Series – Guest Starring Teen Artist	Best Performance in a Television Series – Guest Starring Young Actor
★ Chandler Dean – Black‑ish Daria Johns – Mixed-ish Grayson Thorne Kilpatrick – Dave	★ Aidan Bertola – 9-1-1: Lone Star Ayush Rajmachikar – Discover Chuggington Liam Patenaude – Transplant Major Dodge Jr. – Roswell: New Mexico
Best Performance in a Television Series – Guest Starring Young Actress	Best Performance in a Television Series – Recurring Teen Artist
★ Isla Sunar – Charmed Madeline Hirvonen – DC's Legends of Tomorrow Sarah Bazler – Buried in the Backyard	★ Cameron Mann – For Life Christian Michael Cooper – When Calls the Heart Graydon Yosowitz – The Plot Against America
Best Performance in a Television Series – Recurring Young Actor	Best Performance in a Television Series – Recurring Young Actress
★ Antonio Raul Corbo – Brooklyn Nine-Nine Kei – Just Roll With It London Cheshire – Young Sheldon Tim Luca Schmidt – Schmitz & Family	★ Alix West Lefler – Siren Ava Grace Cooper – When Calls the Heart Celina Smith – Young Dylan Mia Bella – Gabby Duran and the Unsittables Tamaki Shiratori – Gokushufudo

Best Performance in a TV Commercial

Best Performance in a TV Commercial – Teen Actor	Best Performance in a TV Commercial – Young Actress
★ Édouard B. Larocque – Mycose Monstre Estian Reiner Cheah – 2020: Best Year Estovan Reizo Cheah – Science Centre Singapore Mason Cufari – Honor 8X Sebastian Billingsley-Rodriguez – Hyundai Canada	★ Grace Sunar – Lilly: Emgality Ines Feghouli – OIQ Isla Sunar – Brita: Stepping Up Juliette Maxyme Proulx – Jean Coutu: La Rentrée Mia Denae' Brathwaite – The Challengers with Naomi Osaka

Best Performance in a Voice Acting Role

Best Performance in a Voice Acting Role – Youth Actor	Best Performance in a Voice Acting Role – Youth Actress
★ Eli D. Goss – 3D Build and Play Liam Patenaude – The Ollie and Moon Show Raphael Alejandro – Mickey Mouse Mixed-Up Adventures	★ Cadence Goblirsch – Wolves in the Walls Cali Poley – Kiju Organic Juice Eva Ariel Binder – Stillwater Gracie Silva – Legitimately Mallie Podcast Juju Brener – Red Shoes and the Seven Dwarfs Rosalie Turmel – The Ollie and Moon Show

Best Performance in a Music Video

Best Performance in a Music Video – Youth Artist
★ Bradley Bundlie – Yellow Submarine Parody Brodie Mullin – Warrior Caylin Turner – Can't Be Myself Jonah Paull – Home Toria Towery – Escape Tristan Riggs – I Remember Way Too Much

Outstanding Awards

Outstanding Music Vocalist	Outstanding Music Single
★ Adrian Macéus – Get Your Number Isla Croll – All About You Trinity Rose – Make It Out Alive	★ Brianni Walker – We Must Rise Up, Stop Bullying Estovan Reizo Cheah – Forever My Friends Pooja Kylasa – New Rules Samarah Conley – Movin' On Trinity Rose – Morning Text Valentyna Sichko – Motivators
Outstanding Dancer	Outstanding Influencer
★ David Tengblad – Dante's Heartbeats Mia Denae' Brathwaite – Queen of the Night Noah Epps – Marionette	★ Elle Gabriel Estovan Reizo Cheah Summer G
Outstanding Podcast Host	Outstanding Writer (Author)
★ Gabriel Silva – Just Talk With Gabe Sammy Jaye – Let's Be Real Skylie Folkers – Let's Talk Life	★ Dylan Duff – The Girl in the Road Josh Elliott Pickel – Open to Interpretation Kei – Covid Chronicles: Life on the Inside Mathieu Silverman – Quaran‑Teen(s)
Outstanding Writer (Authoress)	Outstanding Producer
★ Ella Jerrier – The Waiting Room Marissa Lear – Cut Off Maya Jai Pinson – I'm Ready	★ Ella Jerrier – The Waiting Room Josh Elliott Pickel – Lost & Found Max Hendrickson – Enkata Maya Jai Pinson – I'm Ready

Outstanding Director

Outstanding Director
★ Dylan Duff – The Girl in the Road Ella Jerrier – The Waiting Room Jordan Poole – The QuaranTEEN Josh Elliott Pickel – Lost & Found Kei – Covid Chronicles: Life on the Inside Sammy Voit – The Bus Stop

Special Awards

• Empowering Youth in Entertainment Award – Regina King
• Inspiration to Youth Award – Tiffany Haddish
• Genius Award – Martin Lawrence

References

1. "42YAA". youngartistacademy.info. Retrieved 2025-06-21.

External links

• Official site
• 42nd Young Artist Awards - Full Ceremony