The 28th Young Artist Awards ceremony, presented by the Young Artist Association, honored excellence of young performers under the age of 21 in the fields of film and television for the year 2006, and took place on March 10, 2007, 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 ★ Logan Lerman - Hoot - New Line Cinema Thomas Sangster - Nanny McPhee - Universal Pictures Conor Donovan - Twelve and Holding - Echo Lake Productions Alex Neuberger - Running Scared - Media 8 Entertainment Cameron Bright - Running Scared - Media 8 Entertainment Josh Hutcherson - RV - Columbia/Sony
Best Performance in a Feature Film - Leading Young Actress ★ Keke Palmer - Akeelah and the Bee - Lionsgate Sara Paxton - Aquamarine - Fox 2000 Pictures Dakota Fanning - Charlotte's Web - Paramount Pictures Brie Larson - Hoot - New Line Cinema Emily Rios - Quinceañera - Sony Pictures Keisha Castle-Hughes - The Nativity Story - New Line Cinema
Best Performance in a Feature Film - Supporting Young Actor ★ Tristan Lake Leabu - Superman Returns - Warner Bros. Cameron Bright - X-Men: The Last Stand - 20th Century Fox Rory Culkin - The Night Listener - Miramax Films Connor Paolo - World Trade Center - Paramount Pictures Chase Ellison - End of the Spear - Every Tribe Entertainment Troy Gentile - Nacho Libre - Paramount Pictures Josh Flitter - Big Momma's House 2 - 20th Century Fox
Best Performance in a Feature Film - Supporting Young Actress ★ Emma Roberts - Aquamarine - Fox 2000 Pictures Zoe Weizenbaum - Twelve and Holding - Echo Lake Productions Joanna "JoJo" Levesque - Aquamarine - Fox 2000 Pictures Hallie Kate Eisenberg - How to Eat Fried Worms - Kragen Productions Hannah Marks - Accepted - Universal Pictures Lucy Boynton - Miss Potter - MGM Alyson Stoner - Step Up - Buena Vista Pictures
Best Performance in a Feature Film - Young Actor Age Ten or Younger ★ Dylan Blue - Deck the Halls - 20th Century Fox Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick - The Omen - 20th Century Fox Jimmy Bennett - Firewall - Warner Bros. Noah Gray-Cabey - Lady in the Water - Warner Bros. Jake Johnson - Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby - Sony Nathan Gamble - Babel - Paramount Pictures Jake Cherry - Night at the Museum - 20th Century Fox
Best Performance in a Feature Film - Young Actress Age Ten or Younger ★ Abigail Breslin - Little Miss Sunshine - Fox Searchlight Pictures Tatum McCann - Click - Columbia Pictures Ryan Newman - Zoom - Revolution Studios Chloë Grace Moretz - Big Momma's House 2 - 20th Century Fox Elle Fanning - Babel - Paramount Pictures Sage Kermes - Sweet Land - Beautiful Motion Pictures
Best Performance in a Feature Film - Young Ensemble Cast ★ How to Eat Fried Worms - New Line CinemaLuke Benward, Hallie Kate Eisenberg, Alexander Gould, Adam Hicks, Ryan Malgarini, Ty Panitz, Philip Daniel Bolden, Blake Garrett, Andrew Gillingham, Austin Rogers, Nick Krause, Stephan Bender and Alexander Agate.Nanny McPhee - Universal Pictures Thomas Sangster, Eliza Bennett, Raphaël Coleman, Jennifer Rae Daykin, Holly Gibbs and Samuel Honywood The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause - Disney Ridge Canipe, Kate Emerick, Madeline Carroll, Eric Lloyd, Spencer Breslin, Liliana Mumy, Darian Bryant, Chantel Valdivieso, Ryan Heinke and Charlie Stewart Unaccompanied Minors - Warner Bros. Tyler James Williams, Dyllan Christopher, Dominique Saldana, Gina Mantegna, Quinn Shephard and Brett Kelly
Best Performance in an International Feature Film Best Performance in an International Feature Film - Leading Young Actor or Actress ★ Sarala Kariyawasam (Sri Lanka) - Water - Fox Searchlight Ivana Baquero (Spain) - Pan's Labyrinth - Warner Bros. Alex Pettyfer (England) - Stormbreaker - The Weinstein Company Freddie Highmore (England) - Arthur and the Invisibles - MGM Nansal Balitguluum (Mongolia) - The Cave of the Yellow Dog - Schesch Filmproduktion Jonathan Mason (England) - Lassie - Samuel Goldwyn Company Dmitry Martynov (Russia) - Night Watch - Fox Searchlight Jhenbo Yang (China) - Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles - Sony Pictures Classics
Best Performance in a Short Film Best Performance in a Short Film - Young Actor ★ Hunter Gomez - Rocketboy Dominic Scott Kay - Saving Angelo - Bigel Entertainment Benjamin B. Smith - The Saddest Boy in the World Sean Roche - Happy Valentine's Day Kendall McCulty - The Crossing Ricardo Gray - Adam's Eve Paul Butcher - Imaginary Friend - Greendot Films
Best Performance in a Short Film - Young Actress ★ Megan McKinnon - Little Samantha Tripp Kendra McCulty - The Crossing Mia Ford - Imaginary Friend - Greendot Films Courtney Halverson - Sleepwalk - MH Pictures Kali Majors - Bye Bye Benjamin - AFI
Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries or Special Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries or Special - Young Actor ★ Matthew Knight - Candles on Bay Street - CBS Zac Efron - High School Musical - Walt Disney Pictures Jason Dolley - Read It and Weep - Disney Channel Micah Williams - The Ron Clark Story - TNT Brandon Smith - The Ron Clark Story - TNT
Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries or Special - Young Actress ★ Hannah Hodson - The Ron Clark Story - TNT Vanessa Anne Hudgens - High School Musical - Walt Disney Pictures Sammi Hanratty - Hello Sister, Goodbye Life - ABC Family Kay Panabaker - Read It and Weep - Disney Channel Maya Ritter - Molly: An American Girl on the Homefront - Disney Channel
Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries or Special - Supporting Young Actor ★ Jake Smith - For the Love of a Child - Lifetime Corbin Bleu - High School Musical - Walt Disney Pictures Beans El-Balawi - Half Light - TNT Jonah Meyerson - Griffin and Phoenix - Lifetime Andrew Chalmers - Molly: An American Girl on the Homefront - Disney Channel Benjamin Petry - The Lost Room - Sci-Fi Channel
Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries or Special - Supporting Young Actress ★ Emily Hirst - For the Love of a Child - Lifetime Niamh Wilson - The House Next Door - Lifetime Tory Green - Molly: An American Girl on the Homefront - Disney Channel Elle Fanning - The Lost Room - Sci-Fi Channel
Best Performance in a TV Series Best Performance in a TV Series - Leading Young Actor ★ Kyle Massey - That's So Raven - Disney Channel Cole Sprouse - The Suite Life of Zack & Cody - Disney Channel Tyler James Williams - Everybody Hates Chris - UPN Michael Seater - Life with Derek - Disney Channel Dylan Sprouse - The Suite Life of Zack & Cody - Disney Channel Devon Werkheiser - Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide - Nickelodeon Jamie Johnston - Degrassi: The Next Generation - CTV
Best Performance in a TV Series - Leading Young Actress ★ Christa B. Allen - Cake - CBS Ashley Leggat - Life with Derek - Disney Channel Emma Roberts - Unfabulous - Nickelodeon Jamie Lynn Spears - Zoey 101 - Nickelodeon Miley Cyrus - Hannah Montana - Disney Channel
Best Performance in a TV Series - Supporting Young Actor ★ Alexander Gould - Weeds - Showtime Daniel Magder - Life with Derek - Disney Channel Andrew Chalmers - Darcy's Wild Life - Discovery Kids Daniel Curtis Lee - Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide - Nickelodeon Paul Butcher - Zoey 101 - Nickelodeon Dean Collins - The War at Home - FOX Jesse Plemons - Friday Night Lights - NBC
Best Performance in a TV Series - Supporting Young Actress ★ Hayden Panettiere - Heroes - NBC Miranda Cosgrove - Drake & Josh - Nickelodeon Victoria Justice - Zoey 101 - Nickelodeon Emily Osment - Hannah Montana - Disney Channel Allie Grant - Weeds - Showtime Mackenzie Rosman - 7th Heaven - CW Aimee Teegarden - Friday Night Lights - NBC
Best Performance in a TV Series - Young Actor Age Ten or Younger ★ Noah Gray-Cabey - Heroes - NBC Trevor Gagnon - The New Adventures of Old Christine - CBS Allen Alvarado - Flight 29 Down - NBC Khamani Griffin - All of Us - CW Lorenzo Brino and Nikolas Brino - 7th Heaven - CW CJ Sanders - Saved - TNT
Best Performance in a TV Series - Young Actress Age Ten or Younger ★ Maria Lark - Medium - NBC Ariel Gade - Invasion - ABC Ariel Waller - Life with Derek - Disney Channel Billi Bruno - According to Jim - ABC Conchita Campbell - The 4400 - USA Emily Everhard - Cake - CBS
Best Performance in a TV Series - Guest Starring Young Actor ★ Darian Weiss - Without a Trace - CBS Gavin Fink - E-Ring - NBC Alec Holden - The Unit - CBS Colby Paul - Supernatural - Warner Bros. Kolawole Obileye - Lost - ABC Kyle Kaplan - The Bernie Mac Show - FOX Skyler Gisondo - House M.D. - FOX Joseph Castanon - Shark - CBS Remy Thorne - Las Vegas - NBC Austin Majors - According to Jim - ABC
Best Performance in a TV Series - Guest Starring Young Actress ★ Monet Monico - The Suite Life of Zack & Cody - Disney Channel Alyson Stoner - The Suite Life of Zack & Cody - Disney Channel Emily Hirst - Smallville - CW Sammi Hanratty - The Suite Life of Zack & Cody - Disney Channel Tay Blessey - Cold Case - CBS Chloë Grace Moretz - Desperate Housewives - ABC Rachel Rogers - Monk - USA
Best Performance in a TV Series - Recurring Young Actor ★ Daniel Goldman - Dexter - Showtime Louis T. Moyle - My Name Is Earl - NBC Noah Crawford - My Name Is Earl - NBC Masam Holden - ER - NBC Kasey Campbell - Weeds - Showtime Jacob Kraemer - Naturally, Sadie - Disney Channel Tyler Patrick Jones - The Ghost Whisperer - CBS Cody Linley - Hannah Montana - Disney Channel Charlie Stewart - The Suite Life of Zack & Cody - Disney Channel Adam Cagley - Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide - Nickelodeon Marc Donato - Degrassi: The Next Generation - CTV
Best Performance in a TV Series - Recurring Young Actress ★ Darcy Rose Byrnes - The Young and the Restless - CBS Kirsten Prout - Kyle XY - ABC Family Tay Blessey - Crossing Jordan - NBC Rachel G. Fox - Desperate Housewives - ABC Courtney Jines - The War at Home - FOX Morgan York - Hannah Montana - Disney Channel Sophie Oda - The Suite Life of Zack & Cody - Disney Channel
Best Young Ensemble Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) ★ Zoey 101 - NickelodeonJamie Lynn Spears, Paul Butcher, Sean Flynn, Victoria Justice, Christopher Massey, Alexa Nikolas, Erin Sanders and Matthew UnderwoodUnfabulous - Nickelodeon Jordan Calloway, Malese Jow, Emma Roberts, Chelsea Tavares, Emma Degerstedt, Dustin Ingram and Mary Lou Life with Derek - Disney Channel Michael Seater, Ashley Leggat, Daniel Magder, Jordan Todosey and Ariel Waller Darcy's Wild Life - Discovery Kids/Discovery Communications Andrew Chalmers, Shannon Collis, Melanie Leishman, Demetrius Joyette, Sara Paxton and Kerry Michael Saxena
Best Performance in a Voice-Over Role Best Performance in a Voice-Over Role - Young Actor ★ Dominic Scott Kay - Charlotte's Web - Paramount Pictures Sam Lerner - Monster House - Sony Pictures Anthony Ghannam - Bambi II - Disney Mitchel Musso - Monster House - Sony Pictures Shane Baumel - Curious George - Universal Pictures Alexander Gould - Curious George - Universal Pictures Jake T. Austin - Everyone's Hero - 20th Century Fox
Best Performance in a Voice-Over Role - Young Actress ★ Tajja Isen - Jane and the Dragon - YTV Spencer Locke - Monster House - Sony Pictures Hailey Noelle Johnson - Curious George - Universal Pictures Alyssa Shafer - Happy Feet - Warner Bros. Mikaila Baumel - Happy Feet - Warner Bros.
Best Family Entertainment Best Family Television Movie or Special ★ The Ron Clark Story - TNTHigh School Musical - Disney Channel Hello Sister, Goodbye Life - ABC Family