Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Young Performer

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Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Young Performer (Actor/Actress)
Maisy Stella in 2019.jpg
The 2024 recipient: Maisy Stella
Awarded forBest Performance by a Young Performer (Actor/Actress)
Location Los Angeles, California
Presented by Critics Choice Association
First award Jonathan Lipnicki for Jerry Maguire (1996)
Currently held by Maisy Stella for My Old Ass (2024)
Website www.criticschoice.com

The Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Young Performer (Actor/Actress) is one of the awards given to people working in the film industry by the Critics Choice Association (CCA), formerly Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA). It has been awarded since the 2nd Critics' Choice Awards to an actor or actress [a] for a performance in any role, lead or supporting, in a film released that year.

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The Best Young Performer award has been presented a total of 33 times, to 31 performers, with Dakota Fanning and Freddie Highmore receiving the award the most, with two wins each. Fanning also holds the distinction of the most-nominated individual in the category, with five. Fanning's younger sister Elle, with three nominations, is the most-nominated individual without a win. Eight performances—by Abigail Breslin, Keisha Castle-Hughes, Lucas Hedges, Jennifer Lawrence, Haley Joel Osment, Saoirse Ronan, Hailee Steinfeld, and Quvenzhané Wallis —nominated in this category are also among the youngest to be recognized with nominations at the Academy Awards, though none have won prizes there.

The first recipient of the award was Jonathan Lipnicki for his performance in Jerry Maguire (1996); the most recent winner is Maisy Stella for her role in My Old Ass (2024).

Winners and nominees

1990s

Best Child Performance (1996-2003)
YearPerformerCharacterFilm
1996 Jonathan Lipnicki Ray Boyd Jerry Maguire
1997 Jurnee Smollett Eve Batiste Eve's Bayou
1998 Ian Michael Smith Simon Birch Simon Birch
1999 Haley Joel Osment * [b] Cole Sear The Sixth Sense

2000s

YearPerformerCharacterFilm
2000 Jamie Bell Billy Elliot Billy Elliot
2001
[1] 		Dakota Fanning Lucy Diamond Dawson I Am Sam
Haley Joel Osment David A.I. Artificial Intelligence
Daniel Radcliffe Harry Potter Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
2002
[2] 		Kieran Culkin Jason "Igby" Slocumb Jr. Igby Goes Down
Tyler Hoechlin Michael Sullivan Jr. Road to Perdition
Nicholas Hoult Marcus Brewer About a Boy
Daniel Radcliffe Harry Potter Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
2003
[3] 		Keisha Castle-Hughes * [c] Paikea "Pai" Apirana Whale Rider
Emma Bolger Ariel Sullivan In America
Sarah Bolger Christy Sullivan
Evan Rachel Wood Tracy Freeland Thirteen
Best Young Actor (2004-2007)
YearPerformerCharacterFilm
2004
[4] 		Freddie Highmore Peter Llewelyn Davies Finding Neverland
Liam Aiken Klaus Baudelaire Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
Cameron Bright Young Sean Birth
Daniel Radcliffe Harry Potter Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
William UllrichLittle Bobby Beyond the Sea
2005
[5] 		Freddie Highmore Charlie Bucket Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Jesse Eisenberg Walt Berkman The Squid and the Whale
Owen Kline Frank Berkman
Alex Etel Damian Cunningham Millions
Daniel Radcliffe Harry Potter Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
2006
[6] 		Paul Dano Dwayne Hoover Little Miss Sunshine
Cameron Bright Joey Naylor Thank You for Smoking
Joseph Cross Augusten Burroughs Running with Scissors
Freddie Highmore Max Skinner A Good Year
Jaden Smith Christopher Gardner Jr. The Pursuit of Happyness
2007
[7] 		Ahmad Khan Mahmoodzada Young Hassan The Kite Runner
Michael Cera Paulie Bleeker Juno
Freddie Highmore Evan Taylor / August Rush August Rush
Edward Sanders Tobias "Toby" Ragg Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Best Young Actress (2004-2007)
YearPerformerCharacterFilm
2004
[4] 		Emmy Rossum Christine Daaé The Phantom of the Opera
Emily Browning Violet Baudelaire Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
Dakota Fanning Lupita "Pita" Ramos Man on Fire
Lindsay Lohan Cady Heron Mean Girls
Emma Watson Hermione Granger Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
2005
[5] 		Dakota Fanning Rachel Ferrier War of the Worlds
Flora Cross Eliza Naumann Bee Season
Georgie Henley Lucy Pevensie The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Q'orianka Kilcher Pocahontas The New World
Emma Watson Hermione Granger Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
2006
[6] 		Abigail Breslin * [d] Olive Hoover Little Miss Sunshine
Ivana Baquero Ofelia Pan's Labyrinth
Shareeka Epps Drey Half Nelson
Dakota Fanning Fern Arable Charlotte's Web
Keke Palmer Akeelah Anderson Akeelah and the Bee
2007
[7] 		Nikki Blonsky Tracy Turnblad Hairspray
Dakota Blue Richards Lyra Belacqua The Golden Compass
AnnaSophia Robb Leslie Burke Bridge to Terabithia
Saoirse Ronan* [e] Briony Tallis, aged 13 Atonement
Best Young Performer (2008-present)
YearPerformerCharacterFilm
2008
[8] 		Dev Patel Jamal Malik Slumdog Millionaire
Dakota Fanning Lily Owens The Secret Life of Bees
David Kross Young Michael Berg The Reader
Brandon Walters Nullah Australia
2009
[9] [10] 		Saoirse Ronan Susie Salmon The Lovely Bones
Jae Head Sean "S.J." Tuohy Jr. The Blind Side
Bailee Madison Isabelle Cahill Brothers
Max Records Max Where the Wild Things Are
Kodi Smit-McPhee Boy The Road

2010s

YearPerformerCharacterFilm
2010
[11] [12] 		Hailee Steinfeld * [f] Mattalyn "Mattie" Ross True Grit
Elle Fanning Cleo Somewhere
Jennifer Lawrence* [g] Ree Dolly Winter's Bone
Chloë Grace Moretz Mindy Macready / Hit-Girl Kick-Ass
Abby Let Me In
Kodi Smit-McPhee Owen
2011
[13] [14] 		Thomas Horn Oskar Schell Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
Asa Butterfield Hugo Cabret Hugo
Elle Fanning Alice Dainard Super 8
Ezra Miller Kevin Khatchadourian We Need to Talk About Kevin
Saoirse Ronan Hanna Heller Hanna
Shailene Woodley Alexandra "Alex" King The Descendants
2012
[15] [16] 		Quvenzhané Wallis * [h] Hushpuppy Beasts of the Southern Wild
Elle Fanning Ginger Ginger & Rosa
Kara Hayward Suzy Bishop Moonrise Kingdom
Tom Holland Lucas Bennett The Impossible
Logan Lerman Charlie Kelmeckis The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Suraj Sharma Piscine "Pi" Patel Life of Pi
2013
[17] [18] 		Adèle Exarchopoulos Adèle Blue Is the Warmest Colour
Asa Butterfield Andrew "Ender" Wiggin Ender's Game
Liam James Duncan The Way Way Back
Sophie Nélisse Liesel Meminger The Book Thief
Tye Sheridan Ellis Mud
2014
[19] [20] 		Ellar Coltrane Mason Evans Jr. Boyhood
Ansel Elgort Augustus Waters The Fault in Our Stars
Mackenzie Foy Murphy "Murph" Cooper Interstellar
Jaeden Martell Oliver Bronstein St. Vincent
Tony Revolori Zero Moustafa The Grand Budapest Hotel
Quvenzhané Wallis Annie Bennett Annie
Noah WisemanSamuel Vanek The Babadook
2015
[21] [22] 		Jacob Tremblay Jack Newsome Room
Abraham Attah Agu Beasts of No Nation
RJ Cyler Earl Jackson Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
Shameik Moore Malcolm Adekanbi Dope
Milo Parker Roger Munro Mr. Holmes
2016
[23] [24] 		Lucas Hedges * [i] Patrick Chandler Manchester by the Sea
Alex R. Hibbert Child Chiron / "Little" Moonlight
Lewis MacDougall Conor O'Malley A Monster Calls
Madina Nalwanga Phiona Mutesi Queen of Katwe
Sunny Pawar Young Saroo Lion
Hailee Steinfeld Nadine Franklin The Edge of Seventeen
2017
[25] [26] 		Brooklynn Prince Moonee The Florida Project
Mckenna Grace Mary Adler Gifted
Dafne Keen Laura Kinney / X-23 Logan
Millicent Simmonds Rose Wonderstruck
Jacob Tremblay August "Auggie" Pullman Wonder
2018
[27] [28] 		Elsie Fisher Kayla Day Eighth Grade
Thomasin McKenzie Tom Leave No Trace
Ed Oxenbould Joe Brinson Wildlife
Millicent Simmonds Regan Abbott A Quiet Place
Amandla Stenberg Starr Carter The Hate U Give
Sunny Suljic Stevie Mid90s
2019
[29] [30] 		Roman Griffin Davis Johannes "Jojo" Betzler Jojo Rabbit
Julia Butters Trudi Frazer Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Shahadi Wright Joseph Zora Wilson / Umbrae Us
Noah Jupe Otis Lort (12) Honey Boy
Thomasin McKenzie Elsa Korr Jojo Rabbit
Archie Yates Yorki

2020s

YearPerformerCharacterFilm
2020
[31] [32] 		Alan Kim David Yi Minari
Ryder AllenSam Burdette Palmer
Ibrahima GueyeMomo The Life Ahead
Talia Ryder Skylar Never Rarely Sometimes Always
Caoilinn Springall Young Iris The Midnight Sky
Helena Zengel Johanna Leonberger / Cicada News of the World
2021
[33] 		Jude Hill Buddy Belfast
Cooper Hoffman Gary Valentine Licorice Pizza
Emilia Jones Ruby Rossi CODA
Woody Norman Jesse C'mon C'mon
Saniyya Sidney Venus Williams King Richard
Rachel Zegler María Vasquez West Side Story
2022
[34] 		Gabriel LaBelle Samuel "Sammy" Fabelman The Fabelmans
Frankie Corio Sophie Paterson Aftersun
Jalyn Hall Emmett Till Till
Bella Ramsey Catherine / Birdy Catherine Called Birdy
Banks RepetaPaul Graff Armageddon Time
Sadie Sink Ellie Sarsfield The Whale
2023
[35] 		Dominic Sessa Angus Tully The Holdovers
Abby Ryder Fortson Margaret Simon Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
Ariana Greenblatt Sasha Barbie
Calah Lane Noodle Wonka
Milo Machado-Graner Daniel Maleski Anatomy of a Fall
Madeleine Yuna VoylesAlpha-O / Alphie The Creator
2024
[36] 		Maisy Stella Elliott LaBrant My Old Ass
Alyla Browne Young Furiosa Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
Elliott HeffernanGeorge Blitz
Izaac Wang Chris Wang Dìdi
Alisha Weir Abigail Lazaar Abigail
Zoe ZieglerLacy Janet Planet

Multiple wins

2 wins

Multiple nominations

5 nominations
4 nominations
3 nominations
2 nominations

Notes

  1. ↑ Between 2004 and 2007, it was recognized in separate, gendered categories—Best Young Actor and Best Young Actress—before shifting back to a single, non-gendered performance category in 2008.
  2. ↑ Nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the 72nd Academy Awards.
  3. ↑ Nominated for Best Actress at the 76th Academy Awards.
  4. ↑ Nominated for Best Supporting Actress at the 79th Academy Awards.
  5. ↑ Nominated for Best Supporting Actress at the 80th Academy Awards.
  6. ↑ Nominated for Best Supporting Actress at the 83rd Academy Awards.
  7. ↑ Nominated for Best Actress at the 83rd Academy Awards.
  8. ↑ Nominated for Best Actress at the 85th Academy Awards.
  9. ↑ Nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the 89th Academy Awards.

References

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