List of awards for young actors

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This list of awards for young actors is an index to articles to describe awards given to young actors.

CountryAwardVenue / sponsorNotes
Australia AACTA Award for Best Young Actor Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts
United States Academy Juvenile Award Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
United Kingdom BAFTA Rising Star Award British Academy of Film and Television Arts
France César Award for Best Male Revelation Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma
France César Award for Best Female Revelation Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma
United States Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Young Performer Broadcast Film Critics Association
United States Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
United States Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
Japan Elan d'or Award for Newcomer of the Year Elan d'or Awards
Europe European Film Award for Best Young Actor or Actress European Film Awards
United States Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actor Hollywood Foreign Press Association
United States Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actress Hollywood Foreign Press Association
United States Gotham Independent Film Award for Breakthrough Actor Gotham Awards
Spain Goya Award for Best New Actor Goya Awards
Spain Goya Award for Best New Actress Goya Awards
Pakistan Hum Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role Hum Awards
France Lumières Award for Best Male Revelation Lumières Award
France Lumières Award for Best Female Revelation Lumières Award
Belgium Magritte Award for Most Promising Actor Académie André Delvaux
Belgium Magritte Award for Most Promising Actress Académie André Delvaux
United States MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance MTV Movie & TV Awards
United States Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films
United States Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor in a Television Series Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films
Sri Lanka Sumathi Best Teledrama Child Actor Award Sumathi Group
Mexico TVyNovelas Award for Best Young Lead Actor Televisa, TVyNovelas
Mexico TVyNovelas Award for Best Young Lead Actress Televisa, TVyNovelas
United States Young Artist Award for Best Leading Young Actress in a Feature Film Young Artist Award
United States Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Daytime TV Series - Young Actress Young Artist Award
United States Young Artist Award for Best Leading Young Actor in a Feature Film Young Artist Award
United States Young Artist Award for Best Leading Young Actress in a Feature Film Young Artist Award
United States Young Artist Former Child Star Lifetime Achievement Award Young Artist Award
United States YoungStar Award The Hollywood Reporter

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