AACTA Award for Best Young Actor

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Best Young Actor
AACTA Award
CountryAustralia
Presented by Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA)
Formerly calledAFI Young Actors Award
First awarded1991
Currently held by Lara Robinson, Cloudstreet (2011)
Website http://www.aacta.org

The AACTA Award for Best Young Actor is an award presented by the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA), a non-profit organisation whose aim is to "identify, award, promote and celebrate Australia's greatest achievements in film and television." [1] The award is presented at the annual AACTA Awards, which hand out accolades for achievements in feature film, television, documentaries and short films. [2] From 1991 to 2010, the category was presented by the Australian Film Institute (AFI), the Academy's parent organisation, at the annual Australian Film Institute Awards (known as the AFI Awards). [3] When the AFI launched the Academy in 2011, it changed the annual ceremony to the AACTA Awards, with the current award being a continuum of the AFI Young Actors Award. [3]

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The award was first presented in 1991 as "Best Juvenile Performance". [4] It was handed out as a special award from 1991 to 2001, before it became a competitive award from 2002, onwards. Additionally, a cash prize of A$20,000 was given to the winner from 2006 to 2008. [4]

The award is presented at the discretion of the Academy, and is eligible to an actor or actress who is under the age of eighteen. It is given to an individual who has performed in a lead, supporting or guest role of television, feature film and short film categories. [5]

Winners and nominees

In the following table, the years listed correspond to the year of film release; the ceremonies are usually held the same year. [A] The performer in bold and in dark blue background have received a special award; those in bold and in yellow background have won a regular competitive award. Those that are neither highlighted nor in bold are the nominees. When sorted chronologically, the table always lists the winning performer first and then the other nominees. [6]

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AFI Awards (1991–2010)
AACTA Awards (2011–present)
1990s   2000s   2010s
  Winner of competitive award
  Winner of special award
YearNomineeProgramCharacter(s)Notes
AFI Awards
1990s
1991
(33rd)
Lauren Hewett Act of Necessity SamanthaTelevision film
1992
(34th)
Alex Outhred Hammers Over the Anvil Alan MarshallFeature film
1993
(35th)
Lauren Hewett Halfway Across the Galaxy and Turn Left XTelevision series
1993
(35th)
Robert Joamie Map of the Human Heart Young AvikFeature film
1994
(36th)
Zbych Trofimiuk Sky Trackers Mike MastersTelevision series
1995
(37th)
Jamie Croft That Eye, the Sky Morton 'Ort' FlackFeature film
1996
(38th)
Petra Yared Mirror, Mirror Jo TieganTelevision series
1997
(39th)
Jeffrey Walker The Wayne Manifesto Wayne WilsonTelevision series
1998
(40th)
Paul Pantano Water Rats Max RydeTelevision series
1999
(41st)
Abbie Cornish Wildside Simone SummersTelevision series
2000s
2000
(42nd)
Kane McNay Mallboy ShaunFeature film
2000
(42nd)
Xaris Miller Eugénie Sandler P.I. Eugénie SandlerTelevision series
2001
(43rd)
John Sebastian Pilakui Yolngu Boy LorrpuFeature film
2001
(43rd)
Joshua Jay All Saints Zac StockwellTelevision series
2002
(44th)
Emily Browning Halifax f.p. Kristy O'ConnorTelevision film
2002
(44th)
Luke O'Loughlin Escape of the Artful Dodger DodgerTelevision series
2002
(44th)
Everlyn Sampi Rabbit-Proof Fence Molly CraigFeature film
2003
(45th)
Liam Hess Don't Blame the Koalas Greg KingTelevision series
2003
(45th)
Emily Browning After the Deluge MaddyTelevision film
2003
(45th)
Mason Richardson Teesh and Trude KennyFeature film
2004
(46th)
Natasha Wanganeen Jessica Mary SimpsonTelevision miniseries
2004
(46th)
Richard Wilson Out There Miller McKeeTelevision series
2004
(46th)
Sarah Vongmany Comedy Inc: The Late Shift Sophie Docudrama
2004
(46th)
Jarryd Jinks Tom White JetFeature film
2005
(47th)
Sophie Luck Blue Water High Fiona "Fly" WatsonTelevision series
2005
(47th)
Maddi Newling Danya DanyaShort film
2005
(47th)
Brittany Byrnes Little Oberon Natasha GreenTelevision film
2005
(47th)
Joanna Hunt-Prokhovnik Three Dollars VariousAbby Harnovey
2006
(48th)
Marny Kennedy Mortified Taylor FryTelevision series
2006
(48th)
Frank Sweet 2:37 MarcusFeature film
2006
(48th)
Christian Byers Opal Dream Ashmol WilliamsonFeature film
2006
(48th)
Mia Wasikowska Suburban Mayhem LilyaFeature film
2007
(49th)
Kodi Smit-McPhee Romulus, My Father RaimondFeature film
2007
(49th)
Sean Keenan Lockie Leonard PhillipTelevision series
2007
(49th)
Irene Chen The Home Song Stories MayFeature film
2007
(49th)
Joel Lok The Home Song Stories TomFeature film
2008
(50th)
Danielle Catanzariti Hey Hey It's Esther Blueburger Esther BlueburgerFeature film
2008
(50th)
Saoirse Ronan Death Defying Acts Benji McGarvieFeature film
2008
(50th)
Clarence John Ryan Sep Paddy ParkerFeature film
2008
(50th)
Tom Green The Ground Beneath KadenShort film
2009
(51st)
Marissa Gibson Samson and Delilah Delilah Feature film
2009
(51st)
Rowan McNamara Samson and Delilah Samson Feature film
2009
(51st)
Brandon Walters Australia NullahFeature film
2009
(51st)
Sebastian Gregory Beautiful DannyFeature film
2009
(51st)
Tom Russell Last Ride ChookFeature film
2009
(51st)
Toby Wallace Lucky Country TomFeature film
2010s
2010
(52nd)
Harrison Gilbertson Beneath Hill 60 Frank TiffinFeature film
2010
(52nd)
Ashleigh Cummings Tomorrow, When the War Began Robyn MathersFeature film
2010
(52nd)
Morgana Davies The Tree SimoneFeature film
2010
(52nd)
James Frecheville Animal Kingdom Joshua "J" CodyFeature film
AACTA Awards
2011
(1st)
Lara Robinson Cloudstreet Young Rose PicklesTelevision miniseries
2011
(1st)
Olivia DeJonge Good Pretender AllyShort film
2011
(1st)
Emma Jefferson My Place JohannaTelevision series
2011
(1st)
Lucas Yeeda Mad Bastards BulletFeature film

Notes

A ^ : From 1958 to 2010, the awards were held during the year of the films release. However, the 1974–75 awards were held in 1975 for films released in 1974 and 1975, and the first AACTA Awards were held in 2012 for films released in 2011. [7] [8]

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