The 23rd 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, television, theater and music for the year 2001, and took place on April 7, 2002 at the Sportsmen's Lodge in Studio City, 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 ★ Anton Yelchin - Hearts in Atlantis - Warner Bros. Blake Foster - Kids World - Blue Steel Releasing Trevor Morgan - The Glass House - Columbia Pictures Camden Munson - In the Bedroom - Miramax Haley Joel Osment - A.I. Artificial Intelligence - DreamWorks Alexander Pollock - Cats & Dogs - Warner Bros. Jake Gyllenhaal - Donnie Darko - Pandora Cinema
Best Performance in a Feature Film: Leading Young Actress ★ (tie) Scarlett Johansson - An American Rhapsody - Paramount Classics ★ (tie) Emma Watson - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone - Warner Bros. Hayden Panettiere - Joe Somebody - 20th Century Fox Evan Rachel Wood - Little Secrets - TriStar Pictures
Best Performance in a Feature Film: Supporting Young Actor ★ Jake Thomas - A.I. Artificial Intelligence - DreamWorks Justin Berfield - Max Keeble's Big Move - Walt Disney Freddie Boath - The Mummy Returns - Universal Serge Cockburn - Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles - Universal Tom Felton - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone - Warner Bros. Matthew O'Leary - Domestic Disturbance - Paramount Will Rothhaar - Hearts in Atlantis - Warner Bros.
Best Performance in a Feature Film: Supporting Young Actress ★ Brooke Anne Smith - Max Keeble's Big Move - Walt Disney Mika Boorem - Hearts in Atlantis - Warner Bros. Irene Gorovaia - The Royal Tenenbaums - Touchstone Alakina Mann - The Others - Miramax Alexa Vega - Spy Kids - Miramax Mae Whitman - An American Rhapsody - Paramount Classics
Best Performance in a Feature Film: Young Actor Age Ten or Under ★ James Bentley - The Others - Miramax Anthony Borrows - Liam - Lions Gate Films Angus T. Jones - See Spot Run - Warner Bros. Jonah Meyerson - The Royal Tenenbaums - Touchstone Grant Rosenmeyer - The Royal Tenenbaums - Touchstone
Best Performance in a Feature Film: Young Actress Age Ten or Under ★ Dakota Fanning - I Am Sam - New Line Cinema Kelly Endresz-Banlaki - An American Rhapsody - Paramount Classics Skye McCole Bartusiak - Riding in Cars with Boys - Sony Pictures Steffani Brass - Dawg - Gold Circle Films Brittany Tiplady - The Pledge - Warner Bros.
Best Performance in a TV Movie Best Performance in a TV Movie (Comedy or Drama): Leading Young Actor ★ Ryan Merriman - Dangerous Child - Lifetime Nicholas Braun - Walter and Henry - Showtime Rory Culkin - Off Season - Showtime Bobby Edner - The Day the World Ended - HBO Alex D. Linz - The Jennie Project - Disney Channel Trevor O'Brien - Motocrossed - Disney Channel Josh Zuckerman - 'Twas the Night - Disney Channel
Best Performance in a TV Movie (Comedy or Drama): Leading Young Actress ★ Kelsey Keel - My Louisiana Sky - Showtime Kimberly J. Brown - Halloweentown II: Kalabar's Revenge - Disney Channel Kerry Duff - Jett Jackson: The Movie - Disney Channel Chloe Rose Lattanzi - My Louisiana Sky - Showtime Ashley Rose Orr - Child Star: The Shirley Temple Story - ABC Alison Pill - What Girls Learn - Showtime Shadia Simmons - Zenon: The Zequel - Disney Channel
Best Performance in a TV Movie (Comedy or Drama): Supporting Young Actor ★ Robert Clark - Prancer Returns - USA J. Adam Brown - My Horrible Year! - Showtime Michael Cera - My Louisiana Sky - Showtime Marc Donato - Dangerous Child - Lifetime Kyle Kassardjian - They Call Me Sirr - Showtime Max Morrow - Sister Mary Explains It All - Showtime Scott Terra - Motocrossed - Disney Channel Joey Zimmerman - Halloweentown II: Kalabar's Revenge - Disney Channel
Best Performance in a TV Movie (Comedy or Drama): Supporting Young Actress ★ Brenda Grate - 'Twas the Night - Disney Channel Hallee Hirsh - Taking Back Our Town - Lifetime Tamara Hope - What Girls Learn - Showtime
Best Performance in a TV Movie (Comedy or Drama): Young Actor Age 10 or Under ★ Gavin Fink - Prancer Returns - USA Andrew Van Hise - Two For One - PAX Adam Schurman - The Sons of Mistletoe - CBS
Best Performance in a TV Movie (Comedy or Drama): Young Actress Age 10 or Under ★ Hayley Lochner - Prancer Returns - USA Ashley Edner - Rain - United General Brittany Tiplady - The Sports Pages - Showtime
Best Performance in a TV Drama Series Best Performance in a TV Drama Series: Leading Young Actor ★ Eric Ian Goldberg - The Education of Max Bickford - CBS David Gallagher - 7th Heaven - WB Tyler Hynes - Tales from the Neverending Story - Hallmark Channel Robert Iler - The Sopranos - HBO Alex Wrathell - Pit Pony - CBS / Cochran Entertainment
Best Performance in a TV Drama Series: Leading Young Actress ★ Kirsten Storms - Days of Our Lives - NBC Ashley Lyn Cafagna - The Bold and the Beautiful - CBS Lindsay Felton - Caitlin's Way - Nickelodeon Elliot Page - Pit Pony - CBS / Cochran Entertainment Brittany Snow - Guiding Light - CBS
Best Performance in a TV Drama Series: Supporting Young Actor ★ Jesse McCartney - All My Children - ABC Jared Daperis - Ponderosa - PAX Scotty Leavenworth - Philly - ABC
Best Performance in a TV Drama Series: Supporting Young Actress ★ Keiko Agena - Gilmore Girls - WB Alexis Bledel - Gilmore Girls - WB Chea Courtney - Passions - NBC Mackenzie Rosman - 7th Heaven - WB Karle Warren - Judging Amy - CBS
Best Performance in a TV Drama Series: Guest Starring Young Actor ★ J.B. Gaynor - Touched by an Angel - CBS Marc Donato - Twice in a Lifetime - PAX Bobby Edner - Charmed - WB Marc John Jefferies - The Practice - ABC Erik Knudsen - The Guardian - CBS Jesse Plemons - The Guardian - CBS Shawn Pyfrom - The Division - Lifetime Corey Sevier - Twice in a Lifetime - PAX
Best Performance in a TV Drama Series: Guest Starring Young Actress ★ Jamie Renée Smith - ER - NBC Daveigh Chase - Touched by an Angel - CBS Jamie Lauren - The Practice - ABC Ashley Edner - 7th Heaven - WB Hallee Hirsh - ER - NBC Cassie Steele - Relic Hunter - Paramount
Best Performance in a TV Comedy Series Best Performance in a TV Comedy Series: Leading Young Actor ★ Frankie Muniz - Malcolm in the Middle - FOX Ryan Cooley - Degrassi: The Next Generation - CTV / Epitome Pictures Jake Goldsbie - Degrassi: The Next Generation - CTV / Epitome Pictures Shia LaBeouf - Even Stevens - Disney Channel Jonathan Malen - Screech Owls - Youth Television A.J. Trauth - Even Stevens - Disney Channel
Best Performance in a TV Comedy Series: Leading Young Actress ★ Christy Carlson Romano - Even Stevens - Disney Channel Hilary Duff - Lizzie McGuire - Disney Channel Brie Larson - Raising Dad - WB Alia Shawkat - State of Grace - ABC Michelle Trachtenberg - Truth or Scare - Discovery Kids Channel Mae Whitman - State of Grace - ABC
Best Performance in a TV Comedy Series: Supporting Young Actor ★ Timmy Fitzpatrick - Grounded for Life - FOX Matt Adams - Big Kids - Noggin Mitch Holleman - Reba - WB Steven Anthony Lawrence - Even Stevens - Disney Channel Tyler Posey - Doc - PAX Craig Lamar Traylor - Malcolm in the Middle - FOX
Best Performance in a TV Comedy Series: Supporting Young Actress ★ Lauren Frost - Even Stevens - Disney Channel Lalaine - Lizzie McGuire - Disney Channel Scarlett Pomers - Reba - WB Kelly Salmon - Big Kids - Noggin Madylin Sweeten - Everybody Loves Raymond - CBS
Best Performance in a TV Comedy Series: Guest Starring Young Actor ★ Shawn Pyfrom - Reba - WB Bobby Brewer - Malcolm in the Middle - FOX Eddie Karr - Grounded for Life - FOX Miles Marsico - Trading Places - BBC America Kevin Schmidt - Grounded for Life - FOX Jacob Smith - Becker - CBS
Best Performance in a TV Comedy Series: Guest Starring Young Actress ★ Brooke Anne Smith - Malcolm in the Middle - FOX Jenna Morrison - The Amanda Show - Nickelodeon Michelle Trachtenberg - Madtv - FOX
Best Performance in a TV Comedy or Drama Series Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama): Young Actor Age 10 or Under ★ Austin Majors - NYPD Blue - ABC Myles Jeffrey - ER - NBC Demetrius Joyette - Doc - PAX Logan O'Brien - General Hospital - ABC Sullivan Sweetin - Everybody Loves Raymond - CBS Kendall Schmidt - Gilmore Girls - WB Erik Per Sullivan - Malcolm in the Middle - FOX Hayden Tank - Six Feet Under - HBO
Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama): Young Actress Age 10 or Under ★ Ashley Edner - The Huntress - USA Taylor Atelian - According to Jim - ABC Skye McCole Bartusiak - Touched by an Angel - CBS Billi Bruno - According to Jim - ABC Parker McKenna Posey - My Wife and Kids - ABC Brittany Tiplady - Night Visions - FOX
Best Ensemble Performance Best Ensemble in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) ★ Degrassi: The Next Generation - CTV/Epitome PicturesSarah Barrable-Tishauer, Shane Kippel, Lauren Collins, Miriam McDonald, Melissa McIntyre, Ryan Cooley, Christina Schmidt, Jake Goldsbie, Cassie Steele, Aubrey Graham, Daniel ClarkThe Brothers García - Nickelodeon Alvin Alvarez, Bobby Gonzales, Jeffrey Licon, Vaneza Leza Pitynski Lizzie McGuire - Disney Channel Hilary Duff, Lalaine, Adam Lamberg, Jake Thomas, Ashlie Brillault Malcolm in the Middle - FOX Frankie Muniz, Justin Berfield, Erik Per Sullivan, Craig Lamar Traylor
Best Ensemble in a Feature Film ★ An American Rhapsody - Paramount ClassicsScarlett Johansson, Mae Whitman, Kelly Endresz-BanlakiHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone - Warner Bros. Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Tom Felton The Shipping News - Miramax Alyssa Gainer, Kaitlyn Gainer, Lauren Gainer, Kyle Timothy Smith, Andrew Fowler, Will McAllister
Best Family Entertainment Best Family Movie or Special (Network or Cable) ★ Prancer Returns - USALife with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows - ABC Motocrossed - Disney Channel My Louisiana Sky - Showtime Child Star: The Shirley Temple Story - ABC They Call Me Sirr - Showtime 'Twas the Night - Disney Channel
Best Family TV Drama Series ★ The Education of Max Bickford - CBSAny Day Now - Lifetime Boston Public - FOX Pit Pony - CBS/Cochran Entertainment 7th Heaven - WB Touched by an Angel - CBS
Best Family TV Comedy Series ★ Malcolm in the Middle - FOXDegrassi: The Next Generation - CTV/Epitome Pictures Grounded for Life - FOX Reba - WB The Simpsons - FOX
Best Family Feature Film - Drama ★ I Am Sam - New Line CinemaAn American Rhapsody - Paramount Classics Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone - Warner Bros. Hearts in Atlantis - Warner Bros. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring - New Line Cinema The Others - Miramax
Best Family Feature Film - Comedy ★ The Princess Diaries - Walt DisneyCats & Dogs - Warner Bros. Ghost World - MGM Kids World - Blue Steel Releasing Legally Blonde - MGM Serendipity - Miramax Spy Kids - Miramax
Best Family Feature Film - Animation ★ Shrek - DreamWorksAtlantis: The Lost Empire - Walt Disney Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius - Nickelodeon Monsters, Inc. - Walt Disney Blue's Big Musical Movie - Nickelodeon
Special awards Best Young Actor in an International Film ★ Fernando Tielve - The Devil's Backbone (El Espinazo del Diablo) (Spain) - Directed by: Guillermo del Toro, Distributed by: Sony Pictures ClassicsBest Young Actress in an International Film ★ Aleksandra Gietner - Hi, Tereska (Czesc Tereska) (Poland) - Directed by: Robert Gliński, Produced by: Propaganda AGBest International Family Film ★ Taliesin Jones (Wales) - Starring: John-Paul Macleod as "Taliesin", Directed by: Martin Duffy, Produced by: Snake River Films, Distributed by: Impact EntertainmentOutstanding Young International Performers