The 35th 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, theatre and the internet for the 2013 calendar year. Nominations were announced on March 30, 2014. Winners were announced on May 4, 2014, at the annual ceremony and banquet luncheon held in the Empire Ballroom of the Sportsmen's Lodge in Studio City, California. Live entertainment for the event included 19-year-old country music artist Kaitlyn Baker.
Competitive categories for the 35th annual ceremony recognized young film, television, theatrical and internet performers in leading, supporting, guest-starring, recurring and voice-over roles, as well as ensemble casts. Receiving the most nominations for the year is the Hub Network program Spooksville, leading with a total of nine nominations. Voting was undertaken by former Youth in Film Award/Young Artist Award winners, from 1979 to 2011.
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 ★ Winners were announced on May 4, 2014.
Best Performance in a Feature Film Best Performance in a Feature Film - Leading Young Actor ★ Miles Elliot - Camp - Roebuck Media Skylan Brooks - The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete - Lionsgate Chandler Canterbury - Standing Up - Aldamisa Entertainment Liam James - The Way Way Back - Sycamore Pictures Maxim Knight - Medeas - Keyhole Productions
Best Performance in a Feature Film - Leading Young Actress ★ Sophie Nélisse - The Book Thief - 20th Century Fox ★ Loreta Peralta - Instructions Not Included - Pantelion Films Annalise Basso - Standing Up - Aldamisa Entertainment Megan Charpentier - Mama - Universal Pictures Abigail Hargrove - World War Z - Paramount Pictures
Best Performance in a Feature Film - Supporting Young Actor ★ Callan McAuliffe - The Great Gatsby - Warner Brothers River Alexander - The Way Way Back - Sycamore Pictures Cole Coker - Suddenly - Vivendi Entertainment Justin Tinucci - Standing Up - Aldamisa Entertainment Jake Vaughn - Medeas - Keyhole Productions
Best Performance in a Feature Film - Supporting Young Actress ★ Fátima Ptacek - Tio Papi - JMC Independent Giselle Eisenberg - The Wolf of Wall Street - Paramount Pictures Gianna Gomez - Camp - Roebuck Media Mimi Kirkland - Safe Haven - Relativity Media Laura Krystine - Instructions Not Included - Pantelion Films Morgan McGarry - Mama - Universal Pictures Katelyn Mager - Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters - 20th Century Fox Isabelle Nélisse - Mama - Universal Pictures Gracie Prewitt - Her - Warner Brothers
Best Performance in a Short Film Best Performance in a Short Film - Young Actor 16-21 ★ David Topp - The Box - Topp Scot Productions Connor Beardmore - Insecurbia - UBC/Kori/Depauw Austin MacDonald - Portrait of Ryan - Badon Hill Productions Caleb Thomas - Mrs. Sweeney - Cagle/Kinmont Productions Austin James Wolff - Sugar - J. Johnson Productions
Best Performance in a Short Film - Young Actor 13-15 ★ Peter Bundic - Lord of The Guys - SFU Christopher Bones - The Curse of The Un-Kissable Kid - MarrMark Productions Jake Davidson - Mrs. Sweeney - Cagle/Kinmont Productions Dawson Dunbar - Favorite Things - Agriotherium Films Myles Erlick - Sing Along - Oxman Productions Max Humphreys - Spin the Barrel - Independent Noah Johnson - The Ladder - SWYFT Productions William Leon - The Curse of The Un-Kissable Kid - MarrMark Productions Mark Ramsay - Way Charn! The Legend of Scrin Pipjaw - Ryerson Films Chad Roberts - Plain White Tee - Independent
Best Performance in a Short Film - Young Actress 13-21 ★ Chanel Marriott - - USC-Cinematic Arts Megan Brown - Our TownPenny Arcade - Arrowhead Productions Adrienne Hicks - The Mary Contest - Independent Jennifer Jolliff - On Becoming a Man - Brand New Day Productions Laci Kay - The Lesson - Ooh La La Productions Shannon Kummer - Mrs. Sweeney - Cagle/Kinmont Productions Ruka Felicity Nagashima - Box of Hearts - Independent Kalia Prescott - Sugar - J. Johnson Productions Liv Southard - The Curse of the Un-Kissable Kid - MarrMark Productions Sofie Uretsky - Naughty or Nice - York University
Best Performance in a Short Film - Young Actor 11-12 ★ Joshua Costea - Lord of the Guys - SFU Brady Bryson - The Specifics - Immaginaire Films Brice Evan Fisher - Mothership - Independent Reese Gonzales - White Shoe - Fotocomics Productions Joseph Haag - The Curse of The Un-Kissable Kid - MarrMark Productions
Best Performance in a Short Film - Young Actress 11-12 ★ Adanna Avon - The Mary Contest - Independent Angelique Marion Berry - Anna's Wish - Mitchell Verigin Productions/G5 Films Ava Cantrell - Above the 101 - Punching Bees Productions Kylie Cast - Last Round - Percolating Pictures Kaitlin Cheung - 13 Santas - T. Hansen Productions Alyssa Brianne Miller - Mrs. Sweeney - Cagle-Kinmont Productions
Best Performance in a Short Film - Young Actor 10 and Under ★ Jonah Wineberg - Circles - Circle Productions Alexander Davis - Senior Drivers - Hayes Harris Productions Richard Davis - To Look Away - Ryerson Short Feature Zander Faden - Dirty Laundry - AFI Zachary Haven - Mrs. Sweeney - Cagle/Kinmont Productions Jakob Wedel - 1982 - Atom Films
Best Performance in a Short Film - Young Actress 10 and Under ★ Peyton Kennedy - To Look Away - Ryerson Films Allison Augustin - Clean Teeth Wednesdays - Boomerang Films Giovanna Cappetta Cesare - Charity Case - Jnine Media Maia Costea - Heny and Gloria - Burnaby Emily Delahunty - Bike Tales - Chaconia Pictures Erika Forest - Bike Tales - Chaconia Pictures Madeline Lupi - American Autumn - Les Films Sur Mer
Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries, Special or Pilot Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries, Special or Pilot - Young Actor ★ Kyle Harrison Breitkopf - Catch a Christmas Star - Hallmark Channel Griffin Cleveland - Santa Switch - Hallmark Channel Christian Distefano - Finding Christmas - Hallmark Channel Sean Michael Kyer - Hats Off to Christmas - Hallmark Channel
Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries, Special or Pilot - Young Actress ★ Savannah McReynolds - The Wrong Woman - Lifetime Ella Ballentine - Clara's Deadly Secret - Lifetime Bianca D'Ambrosio - Marked - SyFy Julia Lalonde - Catch a Christmas Star - Hallmark Channel Madison McAleer - House of Versace - Lifetime Annie Thurman - Santa Switch - Hallmark Channel
Best Performance in a TV Series Best Performance in a TV Series - Leading Young Actor ★ Chandler Riggs - The Walking Dead - AMC Keean Johnson - Spooksville - The Hub Network Nathan McLeod - Life with Boys - Nickelodeon
Best Performance in a TV Series - Leading Young Actress ★ Layla Crawford - The First Family - Entertainment Studios Katie Douglas - Spooksville - The Hub Network Chloe Lang - LazyTown - Sprout Olivia Scriven - Degrassi: The Next Generation - CTV
Best Performance in a TV Series - Supporting Young Actor ★ Max Burkholder - Parenthood - NBC Tyree Brown - Parenthood - NBC Maxim Knight - Falling Skies - TNT Xolo Mariduena - Parenthood - NBC McCarrie McCausland - Army Wives - Lifetime Nick Purcha - Spooksville - The Hub Network Albert Tsai - Trophy Wife - ABC
Best Performance in a TV Series - Supporting Young Actress ★ Isabella Cramp - The Neighbors - ABC Morgan Taylor Campbell - Spooksville - The Hub Network Alisha Newton - Heartland - CBC Savannah Paige Rae - Parenthood - NBC
Best Performance in a TV Series - Guest Starring Young Actor 17-21 ★ Evan Crooks - Grey's Anatomy - ABC ★ Dominik Michon-Dagenais - 30 Vies - Radio-Canada (TV) Tajh Bellow - The First Family - Entertainment One Austin Fryberger - Sam & Cat - Nickelodeon
Best Performance in a TV Series - Guest Starring Young Actress 17-21 ★ Siobhan Williams - Motive - ABC Laine MacNeil - R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour - The Hub Network Tiera Skovbye - Spooksville - The Hub Network
Best Performance in a TV Series - Guest Starring Young Actor 14-16 ★ Matt Cornett - Southland - Turner Network ★ Matthew J. Evans Lab Rats - Disney XD C.J. Berdahl - Shameless - Showtime Joe DiGiovanni - Deadtime Stories - Nickelodeon Zayne Emory - A.N.T. Farm - Disney Channel Christian Hutcherson - See Dad Run - Nickelodeon Joey Luthman - A.N.T. Farm - Disney Channel Owen Teague - NCIS: Los Angeles - CBS Justin Tinucci - Trophy Wife - ABC
Best Performance in a TV Series - Guest Starring Young Actress 14-16 ★ Danika Yarosh - 1600 Penn - NBC Lizze Broadway - Bones - FOX Mandalynn Carlson - Scandal - ABC Madison Leisle - Touch - FOX
Best Performance in a TV Series - Guest Starring Young Actor 11-13 ★ Joshua Carlon - Sam & Cat - Nickelodeon Jake Elliott - Kickin' It - Disney XD Sam Humphreys - Seed - Rogers Media Sean Michael Kyer - Spooksville - The Hub Network Toby Nichols - American Horror Story - FX Darien Provost - Package Deal - City TV
Best Performance in a TV Series - Guest Starring Young Actress 11-13 ★ Ava Cantrell - The Haunted Hathaways - Nickelodeon ★ Lexi DiBenedetto - Grey's Anatomy - ABC Tara-Nicole Azarian - Supreme Justice with Judge Karen - Entertainment Studios Brielle Barbusca - Modern Family - ABC Cameron Protzman - Mad Men - AMC Rowan Rycroft - R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour - The Hub Network Paris Smith - Modern Family - ABC
Best Performance in a TV Series - Guest Starring Young Actor 10 and Under ★ Christian Distefano - Murdoch Mysteries - CBC Raphael Alejandro - Almost Human - FOX Felix Avitia - Bones - FOX Thomas Barbusca - The New Normal - NBC Tate Berney - Sons of Anarchy - FX Kyle Harrison Breitkopf - Satisfaction - CTV
Best Performance in a TV Series - Guest Starring Young Actress 10 and Under ★ Jena Skodje - R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour - The Hub Network Chiara D'Ambrosio - Legit - FX Arcadia Kendal - Murdoch Mysteries - CBC Kyla-Drew Simmons - How I Met Your Mother - CBS
Best Performance in a TV Series - Recurring Young Actor 17-21 ★ Mikey Reid - Victorious - Nickelodeon Samuel Patrick Chu - Spooksville - The Hub Network Brock Ciarelli - The Middle - ABC Evan Crooks - The Carrie Diaries - CW Harrison Houde - Spooksville - The Hub Network Austin MacDonald - Life with Boys - Nickelodeon
Best Performance in a TV Series - Recurring Young Actress 17-21 ★ Kelly Heyer - Raising Hope - FOX Laine MacNeil - The Killing - AMC Katlin Mastandrea - The Middle - ABC
Best Performance in a TV Series - Recurring Young Actor ★ William Monette - 30 Vies - Radio-Canada (TV) LJ Benet - Dog with a Blog - Disney Channel Nathan O'Toole - Vikings - History Channel Brandon Soo Hoo - Supah Ninjas - Nickelodeon Ethan Ross Wills - Granite Flats - BYU TV Robbie Tucker - See Dad Run - Nickelodeon
Best Performance in a TV Series - Recurring Young Actress ★ Kayla Maisonet - Dog with a Blog - Disney Channel Jaylen Barron - Good Luck Charlie - Disney Channel Haley Pullos - Instant Mom - Nick Jr. Danika Yarosh - See Dad Run - Nickelodeon
Best Performance in a TV Series - Recurring Young Actor 10 and Under ★ Rio Mangini - Kickin' It - Disney XD Cole Sand - Masters of Sex - Showtime J.J. Totah - Jessie - Disney Channel
Best Performance in a Daytime TV Series - Young Actor ★ Jimmy Deshler - General Hospital - ABC Daniel Polo - The Young and the Restless - CBS
Best Performance in a Daytime TV Series - Young Actress ★ Haley Pullos - General Hospital - ABC Johnnie Ladd - The Young and the Restless - CBS McKenna Roberts - The Young and the Restless - CBS Brooklyn Rae Silzer - General Hospital - ABC
Outstanding Young Ensemble in a TV Series ★ Parenthood - NBC Savannah Paige Rae, Tyree Brown, Max Burkholder, Xolo Maridueña Spooksville - The Hub Network Katie Douglas, Keean Johnson, Nick Purcha, Morgan Taylor Campbell
Best Performance in a Voice-Over Role Best Performance in a Voice-Over Role - Young Actor