The 42nd Young Artist Awards ceremony, presented by the Young Artist Association, honored excellence of young performers between the ages of 5 and 18 in film, television, streaming series, and new media for the 2020 calendar year. Winners and nominees are listed below.
Winners and nominees
Best Performance in a Feature Film Best Performance in a Feature Film – Leading Teen ArtistBest Performance in a Feature Film – Leading Young Artist★ Ammon Jacob Ford – Downhill Courtnè Alyssa Moran – Horse Camp: A Love Tail Erich Schuett – Song of the Tree Frogs★ Braden Balazik – Finding Grace Christopher Convery – Brahms: The Boy II Jordan Nash – Come AwayBest Performance in a Feature Film – Supporting Youth Artist★ Josh Elliott Pickel – Abe Sammy Voit – To Dust Summer Howell – Hunter Hunter
Best Performance in a Short Film Best Performance in a Short Film – Teen ActorBest Performance in a Short Film – Teen Actress★ Alexander Statkov – His Cannibal Granny Brandin Stennis – Black Boys Dylan Duff – Perspective Jordan Poole – Take It Easy Sammy Voit – How to Be a Man★ Carissa Bazler – The Girl in the Woods Jessica Perl – Rip Current Lacey Caroline – Harbor Island Maya Jai Pinson – I'm Ready Montana Jacobowitz – MoodBest Performance in a Short Film – Young ActorBest Performance in a Short Film – Young Actress★ Édouard B. Larocque – Rebel Estovan Reizo Cheah – Silence Jordan Nash – The Chippie Mason Cufari – Pause Mateo Ray – The Divisible Tristan Riggs – Mawiage Stowy★ Ava Torres – Hard to Place Avery Garcia – Your Hands in My Hair Cadence Goblirsch – For Kate Ines Feghouli – Rebel Maci Wealleans – Pause Samarah Conley – Aperture
Best Performance in a Streaming Film Best Performance in a Streaming Film – Teen ActorBest Performance in a Streaming Film – Teen Actress★ Aryan Simhadri – The Main Event Brandin Stennis – Love on a Two-Way Street Ferdia Shaw – Artemis Fowl Grayson Thorne Kilpatrick – Black Pumpkin Joshua Packard – The Truth About Santa Claus Sammy Voit – I Am Not a Mouse★ Caylin Turner – This Was America Hadar Cats – My Dad's Christmas Date Lauren McNamara – Aliens Stole My Body Nicole Elizabeth Berger – Clover Samantha Bailey – 1 Night in San DiegoBest Performance in a Streaming Film – Young ActorBest Performance in a Streaming Film – Young Actress★ Kei – Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made Owen Osborne – The Place We Hide Sebastian Billingsley‑Rodriguez – Love, Guaranteed★ Brooklyn Robinson – Escape: Puzzle of Fear Carmela Guizzo – Aliens Stole My Body Deborah Osmani – Heckle Eva Ariel Binder – You Are My Home Juliette Maxyme Proulx – The Decline
Best Performance in a Streaming Series Best Performance in a Streaming Series – Leading Teen ActorBest Performance in a Streaming Series – Leading Teen Actress★ Jesse van Olderen – GameBoy Hassan's Big Adventure Oscar Castan – NexGen News Sammy Voit – My Poyfect Kitchen★ Alina Prijono – Detention Adventure Brianni Walker – Poor Dad Has No Money on Christmas Eve Isabella Bazler – The Anomalyst Lacey Caroline – NASCAR KidsBest Performance in a Streaming Series – Leading Young ArtistBest Performance in a Streaming Series – Teen Actor★ Duncan Joiner – Tales from the Loop Logan Marber – The Holiday Holly Jolly Showcase Makenzie Lee‑Foster – Emily's Wonder Lab★ Mathieu Silverman – Quaran‑Teen(s) Oscar Castan – The Morning Show Sammy Voit – When I Meet CoronaBest Performance in a Streaming Series – Teen ActressBest Performance in a Streaming Series – Young Actor★ Athena Park – Ghostwriter Gracie Silva – Stagrassle Paranormal Jessica Mikayla – Diary of a Future President Montana Jacobowitz – 2Real4U★ Billy Jenkins – Cursed Ian Nunney – Star Trek: Picard Mateo Ray – Magic for Humans Sebastian Billingsley‑Rodriguez – The Baby‑Sitters Club Temi Blaev – Killing EveBest Performance in a Streaming Series – Young Actress★ Grace Sunar – Helstrom Logan Marber – One Minute Meetings with Logan Madeline Hirvonen – 50 States of Fright Maya Delgado – Ghostwriter
Best Performance in a TV Movie Best Performance in a TV Movie – Teen ActorBest Performance in a TV Movie – Teen Actress★ Callum Seagram Airlie – Upside‑Down Magic JT Church – The Christmas Waltz Tyson Larter – The Angel Tree★ Alison Fernandez – Upside‑Down Magic Islie Hirvonen – Christmas with the Darlings Lauren McNamara – Hearts of WinterBest Performance in a TV Movie – Young ActorBest Performance in a TV Movie – Young Actress★ Gabriel Jacob‑Cross – Fashionably Yours Mattia Castrillo – The Christmas House Sebastian Billingsley‑Rodriguez – Christmas on the Vine★ Alix West Lefler – Cranberry Christmas Cassidy Nugent – Just for the Summer Grace Sunar – A Christmas Tree Grows in Colorado Madeline Hirvonen – Love, Lights, Hanukkah!
Best Performance in a TV Series Best Performance in a TV Series – Leading Youth ArtistBest Performance in a TV Series – Supporting Teen Actor★ Alex R. Hibbert – The Chi Raphael Alejandro – Bunk'd Sammy Voit – Food Network Star Kids Winta McGrath – Raised by Wolves★ Christian Michael Cooper – Supernatural David Bolinger – Kid Stew Felix Jamieson – Raised by WolvesBest Performance in a TV Series – Supporting Teen ActressBest Performance in a TV Series – Supporting Young Artist★ Amanda Cheung – Lockdown Olivia Edward – Better Things Tamara Smart – The Worst Witch★ Édouard B. Larocque – Épidémie Juliette Maxyme Proulx – Épidémie Mason Cufari – Evil Lives Here: Shadows of DeathBest Performance in a Television Series – Guest Starring Teen ArtistBest Performance in a Television Series – Guest Starring Young Actor★ Chandler Dean – Black‑ish Daria Johns – Mixed-ish Grayson Thorne Kilpatrick – Dave★ Aidan Bertola – 9-1-1: Lone Star Ayush Rajmachikar – Discover Chuggington Liam Patenaude – Transplant Major Dodge Jr. – Roswell: New MexicoBest Performance in a Television Series – Guest Starring Young ActressBest Performance in a Television Series – Recurring Teen Artist★ Isla Sunar – Charmed Madeline Hirvonen – DC's Legends of Tomorrow Sarah Bazler – Buried in the Backyard★ Graydon Yosowitz – The Plot Against America Christian Michael Cooper – When Calls the Heart Cameron Mann – For LifeBest Performance in a Television Series – Recurring Young ActorBest Performance in a Television Series – Recurring Young Actress★ Antonio Raul Corbo – Brooklyn Nine-Nine Kei – Just Roll With It London Cheshire – Young Sheldon Tim Luca Schmidt – Schmitz & Family★ Alix West Lefler – Siren Ava Grace Cooper – When Calls the Heart Celina Smith – Young Dylan Mia Bella – Gabby Duran and the Unsittables Tamaki Shiratori – Gokushufudo
Best Performance in a TV Commercial Best Performance in a TV Commercial – Teen ActorBest Performance in a TV Commercial – Young Actress★ Édouard B. Larocque – Mycose Monstre Estian Reiner Cheah – 2020: Best Year Estovan Reizo Cheah – Science Centre Singapore Mason Cufari – Honor 8X Sebastian Billingsley-Rodriguez – Hyundai Canada★ Grace Sunar – Lilly: Emgality Ines Feghouli – OIQ Isla Sunar – Brita: Stepping Up Juliette Maxyme Proulx – Jean Coutu: La Rentrée Mia Denae' Brathwaite – The Challengers with Naomi Osaka
Best Performance in a Voice Acting Role Best Performance in a Voice Acting Role – Youth ActorBest Performance in a Voice Acting Role – Youth Actress★ Eli D. Goss – 3D Build and Play Liam Patenaude – The Ollie and Moon Show Raphael Alejandro – Mickey Mouse Mixed-Up Adventures★ Cadence Goblirsch – Wolves in the Walls Cali Poley – Kiju Organic Juice Eva Ariel Binder – Stillwater Gracie Silva – Legitimately Mallie Podcast Juju Brener – Red Shoes and the Seven Dwarfs Rosalie Turmel – The Ollie and Moon Show
Best Performance in a Music Video Best Performance in a Music Video – Youth Artist★ Bradley Bundlie – Yellow Submarine Parody Brodie Mullin – Warrior Caylin Turner – Can't Be Myself Jonah Paull – Home Toria Towery – Escape Tristan Riggs – I Remember Way Too Much
Outstanding Awards Outstanding Music VocalistOutstanding Music Single★ Adrian Macéus – Get Your Number Isla Croll – All About You Trinity Rose – Make It Out Alive★ Brianni Walker – We Must Rise Up, Stop Bullying Estovan Reizo Cheah – Forever My Friends Pooja Kylasa – New Rules Samarah Conley – Movin' On Trinity Rose – Morning Text Valentyna Sichko – MotivatorsOutstanding DancerOutstanding Influencer★ David Tengblad – Dante's Heartbeats Mia Denae' Brathwaite – Queen of the Night Noah Epps – Marionette★ Elle Gabriel Estovan Reizo Cheah Summer GOutstanding Podcast HostOutstanding Writer (Author)★ Gabriel Silva – Just Talk With Gabe Sammy Jaye – Let's Be Real Skylie Folkers – Let's Talk Life★ Dylan Duff – The Girl in the Road Josh Elliott Pickel – Open to Interpretation Kei – Covid Chronicles: Life on the Inside Mathieu Silverman – Quaran‑Teen(s)Outstanding Writer (Authoress)Outstanding Producer★ Ella Jerrier – The Waiting Room Marissa Lear – Cut Off Maya Jai Pinson – I'm Ready★ Ella Jerrier – The Waiting Room Josh Elliott Pickel – Lost & Found Max Hendrickson – Enkata Maya Jai Pinson – I'm Ready
Outstanding Director Outstanding Director★ Dylan Duff – The Girl in the Road Ella Jerrier – The Waiting Room Jordan Poole – The QuaranTEEN Josh Elliott Pickel – Lost & Found Kei – Covid Chronicles: Life on the Inside Sammy Voit – The Bus Stop
Special awards Empowering Youth in Entertainment Award – Regina King Inspiration to Youth Award – Tiffany Haddish Genius Award – Martin Lawrence References
External links Official site 42nd Young Artist Awards - Full Ceremony