The 32nd Young Artist Awards ceremony, presented by the Young Artist Association, honored excellence of young performers between the ages of 5 and 21 in the fields of film, television, theater and music for the year 2010, and took place on March 13, 2011, at the Sportsmen's Lodge in Studio City, Los Angeles, California.
Established in 1978 by long-standing Hollywood Foreign Press Association member, Maureen Dragone, the Young Artist Association was the first organization to establish an awards ceremony specifically set to recognize and award the contributions of performers under the age of 21 in the fields of film, television, theater and music.
Categories ★ Bold indicates the winner in each category.
Best Performance in a Feature Film Best Performance in a Feature Film - Leading Young Actor ★ Jaden Smith - The Karate Kid - Columbia Pictures Noah Ringer - The Last Airbender - Paramount Pictures Zachary Gordon - Diary of a Wimpy Kid - 20th Century Fox Eros Vlahos - Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang - Universal Pictures Aaron Taylor-Johnson - Kick-Ass - Lionsgate
Best Performance in a Feature Film - Leading Young Actress ★ Hailee Steinfeld - True Grit - Paramount Pictures Chloë Grace Moretz - Kick-Ass - Universal Pictures Delanie Armstrong - Lavanderia - Stauros Entertainment Jennifer Lawrence - Winter's Bone - Roadside Attractions Elle Fanning - The Nutcracker in 3D - Free Style Releasing
Best Performance in a Feature Film - Leading Young Actress Ten and Under ★ Joey King - Ramona and Beezus - 20th Century Fox Bailee Madison - An Invisible Sign - Kimmel International Kiernan Shipka - Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore - Warner Brothers
Best Performance in a Feature Film - Supporting Young Actor ★ Billy Unger - You Again - Touchstone Pictures Robert Capron - Diary of a Wimpy Kid - Twentieth Century Fox Alexander Conti - Case 39 - Paramount Vantage Chase Ellison - Tooth Fairy - Twentieth Century Fox Alex Ferris - Diary of a Wimpy Kid - Twentieth Century Fox Quinton Lopez - Dark House - Lightning Media II Dylan Minnette - Let Me In - Relativity Media Frankie McLaren - Hereafter - Warner Bros. Pictures George McLaren - Hereafter - Warner Bros. Pictures
Best Performance in a Feature Film - Supporting Young Actress ★ (tie) Diandra Newlin - Dreamkiller - Delaware Pictures ★ (tie) Stefanie Scott - Flipped - Warner Bros. Pictures Seychelle Gabriel - The Last Airbender - Paramount Pictures Courtney Robinson - Dark House - Lightning Media II Laine MacNeil - Diary of a Wimpy Kid - Twentieth Century Fox Ada-Nicole Sanger - Grown Ups - Columbia Pictures
Best Performance in a Feature Film - Supporting Young Actor Ten and Under ★ Colin Baiocchi - Little Fockers - Universal Pictures Chandler Canterbury - After.Life - Anchor Bay Films Preston Bailey - The Crazies - Overture Films Michael William Arnold - My Name is Khan - Twentieth Century Fox Ryan Ketzner - Flipped - Warner Bros. Pictures
Best Performance in a Feature Film - Supporting Young Actress Ten and Under ★ Melody Choi - Gunless - Alliance Films Faith Wladyka - Blue Valentine - The Weinstein Company Simone Lopez - Mother and Child - Sony Pictures Classic Destiny Whitlock - Tooth Fairy - Twentieth Century Fox
Best Performance in a Feature Film - Young Ensemble Cast ★ Diary of a Wimpy Kid - Twentieth Century Fox Film CorporationZachary Gordon, Robert Capron, Devon Bostick, Alex Ferris, Karan Brar, Chloë Grace Moretz, Laine MacNeil and Grayson Russell The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader - Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation Georgie Henley, Skander Keynes and Will Poulter Let Me In - Overture Films Kodi Smit-McPhee, Chloë Grace Moretz, Dylan Minnette and Jimmy "Jax" Pinchak
Best Performance in an International Feature Film Best Performance in an International Feature Film - Leading Young Performer ★ (tie) Robert Naylor - 10½ - Canada (French)★ (tie) Teymur Odushev - The Precinct - AzerbaijanDenis Sukhomlinov - The Rowan Waltz - Russia Leo Legrand - A Distant Neighborhood - France Bill Skarsgård - Simple Simon - Sweden Roger Príncep - Paper Birds - Spain Keitumetse Matlabo - Tirza - The Netherlands Felipe Falanga - Lula, The Son of Brasil - Brazil
Best Performance in a Short Film Best Performance in a Short Film - Young Actor ★ Andy Scott Harris - Alone - IndependentTyler Shamy - World of Lines - Mighty 8 Justin Tinucci - Stanley - Independent Brennan Bailey - Adalyn - Independent LJ Benet - The Legend of Beaver Dam - Independent Brandon Tyler Russell - Wurm - Independent Joey Luthman - Mad Dog and the Flyboy - Independent Austin Coleman - Tent City - ITVS
Best Performance in a Short Film - Young Actress ★ Katlin Mastandrea - Make Believer - IndependentRylie Beaty - Adalyn - Independent Christina Robinson - Equestrian Sexual Response - American Film Institute Sydney Sweeney - Takeo - American Film Institute
Best Performance in a Short Film - Young Actor Ten and Under ★ Dawson Dunbar - Little Big Kid - IndependentKyle Agnew - Suburban Superhero - Independent Kai Kennedy - Birth Day - Independent Matthew Jacob Wayne - Wurm - Independent
Best Performance in a Short Film - Young Actress Ten and Under ★ Kaitlin Cheung - The Perfect Gift for Flora - IndependentChelsey Valentine - Birthday - Independent Dalila Bela - Kids Court - Independent Maggie Jones - The Party - Independent Caitlin Carmichael - The Mis-Informant - Independent Melody Choi - Kids Court - Independent Ashley Switzer - One For You And One For Me - Independent Ashley Nicole Greene - To Wander in Pandemonium -
Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries or Special Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries or Special - Leading Young Actor ★ Brennan Bailey - The Dog Who Saved Christmas Vacation - Stars Home EntertainmentChase Ellison - The Boy Who Cried Werewolf - Nickelodeon Network Michael Arnold - The Dog Who Saved Christmas Vacation - Stars Home Entertainment John Fleming - Cancel Christmas - The Hallmark Channel Gage Munroe - The Night Before the Night Before Christmas - The Hallmark Channel
Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries or Special - Leading Young Actress ★ Mia Ford - Within - Bigfoot EntertainmentVictoria Justice - The Boy Who Cried Werewolf - Nickelodeon Debby Ryan - 16 Wishes - The Disney Channel Madisen Beaty - The Pregnancy Pact - The Lifetime Channel Morgan Lily - Love's Everlasting Courage - The Hallmark Channel
Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries or Special - Supporting Young Actor ★ Cainan Wiebe - 16 Wishes - The Disney ChannelAlexander Conti - Harriet the Spy: Blog Wars - The Disney Channel Max Ehrich - The Pregnancy Pact - Lifetime Television Tate Berney - Farewell Mr. Kringle - RHI Entertainment Joey Pollari - Avalon High - The Disney Channel Ty Wood - Keep Your Head Up, Kid: The Don Cherry Story - CBS Television
Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries or Special - Supporting Young Actress ★ Olivia Steele-Falconer - The Client List - Lifetime TelevisionChloe Madison - Amish Grace - Lifetime Movie Network Lauren Delfs - Las Tundas of the Valley - Web Series Kelly Heyer - The Pregnancy Pact - Lifetime Television Brianna Daguanno - The Santa Suit - The Hallmark Channel
Best Performance in a TV Series Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) - Leading Young Actor ★ Benjamin Stockham - Sons of Tucson - Twentieth Century Fox TVJesse Camacho - Less Than Kind - Break Through Ent. Jacob Kraemer - Overruled! - The Disney Channel Dylan Everett - Wingin' It - The Family Channel Jason Spevack - Dino Dan - Nickelodeon Productions Daniel Curtis Lee - Zeke and Luther - Disney XD
Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) - Leading Young Actress ★ Bella Thorne - Shake It Up - The Disney ChannelRyan Newman - Zeke and Luther - Disney XD Miranda Cosgrove - iCarly - Nickelodeon Keke Palmer - True Jackson, VP - Nickelodeon
Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) - Supporting Young Actor ★ Coy Stewart - Are We There Yet? - TBSBraeden Lemasters - Men of a Certain Age - TNT Graham Phillips - The Good Wife - CBS Bradley Steven Perry - Good Luck Charlie - Disney Channel
Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) - Supporting Young Actress ★ Teala Dunn - Are We There Yet? - TBSBrittany Curran - Men of a Certain Age - TNT Hannah Hodson - Hawthorne - TNT Kiernan Shipka - Mad Men - AMC Kathryn Newton - Gary Unmarried - CBS Makenzie Vega - The Good Wife - CBS
Best Performance in a TV Series - Guest Starring Young Actor 18-21 ★ Andrew Jenkins - Tower Prep - The Cartoon NetworkHutch Dano - Law & Order: LA - NBC Thomas Kasp - Big Time Rush - Nickelodeon Austin Butler - The Defenders - CBS
Best Performance in a TV Series - Guest Starring Young Actress 16-21 ★ Katlin Mastandrea - Criminal Minds - CBSErin Sanders - Big Time Rush - Nickelodeon Katelyn Pacitto - I'm in the Band - Disney Channel
Best Performance in a TV Series - Guest Starring Young Actor 14-17 ★ Dylan Minnette - Medium - CBSGig Morton - Shattered (ep: "Where's the Line?") - E1 Entertainment Joey Luthman - Ghost Whisperer - CBS Ricardo Hoyos - Haven - Syfy Billy Unger - Ghost Whisperer - CBS Sterling Beaumon - Criminal Minds - CBS Brandon Soo Hoo - Community - NBC
Best Performance in a TV Series - Guest Starring Young Actor 11-13 ★ (tie) Zayne Emory - I'm in the Band - Disney Channel★ (tie) Aaron Refvem - CSI: NY - CBSDavid Gore - Psych - USA Network David Burrus - Hannah Montana - Disney Channel Adom Osei - Supernatural - CW Michael Ketzner - Criminal Minds - CBS Nathan Cheung - Untold Stories of the E.R. - TLC Colin Ford - CSI: Miami - CBS
Best Performance in a TV Series - Guest Starring Young Actress 11-15 ★ Madisen Beaty - NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service - CBSRyan Newman - Good Luck Charlie - Disney Channel Bella King - Smallville - WB Network Katherine Bralower - Primetime: What Would You Do? - ABC Callie Thompson - House, M.D. - FOX Sadie Calvano - NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service - CBS Kaitlyn Dever - Private Practice - ABC Bella Thorne - Wizards of Waverly Place - Disney Channel Madison Leisle - Criminal Minds - CBS Kelly Heyer - The Middle - ABC Sydney Sweeney - Chase - NBC
Best Performance in a TV Series - Guest Starring Young Actor Ten and Under ★ (tie) Parker Contreras - The Middle - ABC★ (tie) Tucker Albrizzi - Good Luck Charlie - The Disney ChannelPreston Bailey - Cold Case - CBS Jacob Ewaniuk - Rookie Blue - ABC Mason Cook - The Middle - ABC Riley Thomas Stewart - How I Met Your Mother - 20th Century Television Quinn Lord - Fringe - The WB Network
Best Performance in a TV Series - Guest Starring Young Actress Ten and Under ★ Samantha Bailey - Ghost Whisperer - CBSJoey King - Ghost Whisperer - CBS Olivia Steele-Falconer - Smallville - WB Network Sierra Pitkin - Fringe - WB Network Nikki Hahn - The Closer - TNT Bobbie Prewitt - Chase - WB Network Sophia Ewaniuk - Flashpoint - CTV Ashley Switzer - iCarly - Nickelodeon
Best Performance in a TV Series - Recurring Young Actor ★ Brock Ciarlelli - The Middle - ABCDavid Gore - Zeke and Luther - Disney XD Dylan Minnette - Lost - ABC Ricardo Hoyos - Dino Dan - Nickelodeon Austin MacDonald - Living in Your Car - Movie Central Network Quinton Lopez - The Closer - TNT A.J. Saudin - Degrassi: The Next Generation - CTV
Best Performance in a TV Series - Recurring Young Actress 17-21 ★ Erin Sanders - Big Time Rush - NickelodeonBlaine Saunders - The Middle - ABC Abigail Mavity - Zeke and Luther - Disney XD
Best Performance in a TV Series - Recurring Young Actress 11-16 ★ Isabella Murad - Criminal Minds - ABCBella Thorne - Big Love - HBO Christina Robinson - Dexter - Showtime Keana Bastidas - Dino Dan - Nickelodeon Hannah Marks - FlashForward - ABC Jaclyn Forbes - Dino Dan Nickelodeon Kelly Heyer - Raising Hope - FOX
Best Performance in a TV Series - Recurring Young Actor Ten and Under ★ Connor Gibbs - Ghost Whisperer - CBSEdward Sass III - The Daily Show with Jon Stewart - Comedy Central Preston Bailey - Dexter - Showtime