8th Youth in Film Awards

★ Bold indicates the winner in each category. ==Best Young Performer in a Feature Film==

Exceptional Performance by a Young Actor Starring in a Feature Film – Comedy or Drama ★ 'Corey Haim – Lucas (20th Century Fox)' • Chad Allen – TerrorVision (Empire Pictures) • Brandon Douglas – Papa Was a Preacher (LaRose Productions) • Scott Grimes – Critters (New Line Cinema) • Peter Billingsley – The Dirt Bike Kid (Trinity Pictures) • Bobby Jacoby – The Zoo Gang (New World Pictures) Exceptional Performance by a Young Actress Starring in a Feature Film – Comedy or Drama ★ 'Laura Jacoby – Rad (Tri-Star)' • Lucy Deakins – The Boy Who Could Fly (20th Century Fox) • Kerri Green – Lucas (20th Century Fox) • Elisabeth Harnois – One Magic Christmas (Disney) • Melora Hardin – Papa Was a Preacher (LaRose Productions) • Robyn Lively – Wildcats (Warner Bros) • Alyssa Milano – Commando (20th Century Fox) • Heather O'Rourke – Poltergeist II: The Other Side (M.G.M.) Exceptional Performance by a Young Actor in a Supporting Role in a Feature Film: Comedy, Fantasy, or Drama ★ 'Fred Savage – The Boy Who Could Fly (20th Century Fox)' • David Bennent – Legend (Universal) • Brandon Call – Jagged Edge (Columbia) • E'Lon Cox – Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling (Columbia) • Bumper Robinson – Enemy Mine (20th Century Fox) Exceptional Performance by a Young Actress in a Supporting Role in a Feature Film: Comedy, Fantasy, or Drama ★ 'Gennie James – Papa Was a Preacher (LaRose Productions)' • Jenny Beck – Troll (Empire Films) • Carrie Henn – Aliens (20th Century Fox) • Cynthia Nixon – The Manhattan Project (20th Century Fox) • Natalie Roth – The Delta Force (Cannon Film Distributors) ==Best Young Performer in a TV Special or Movie of the Week==

Exceptional Performance by a Young Actor Starring in a TV Special or Movie of the Week ★ 'Corey Haim – A Time to Live (NBC)' • Brandon Douglas – The Children of Times Square (ABC) • David Faustino – Mr. Boogedy (Disney) • Huckleberry Fox – PBS WonderWorks – Konrad (Wonderworks/PBS) • David Greenlee – CBS Schoolbreak Special – God, The Universe, and Hot Fudge Sundaes (CBS) • Chris Hebert – Fuzz Bucket (Disney) • Chad Sheets – PBS WonderWorks – The Lone Star Kid (Wonderworks/PBS) Exceptional Performance by a Young Actress Starring in a TV Special or Movie of the Week ★ 'Roxana Zal – CBS Schoolbreak Special – God, The Universe, and Hot Fudge Sundaes (CBS)' • Tina Caspary – News at Eleven (CBS) • Christa Denton – News at Eleven (CBS) • Natalie Gregory – Alice in Wonderland (CBS) • Virginia Keehne – Casebusters (ABC) • Jenny Lewis – Convicted (ABC) • Shawnee Smith – Crime of Innocence (NBC) • Kristy Swanson – Mr. Boogedy (Disney) Exceptional Performance by a Young Actor in a Supporting Role: TV Series, TV Special or Movie of the Week ★ 'Taliesin Jaffe – Child's Cry (CBS)' • Joey Lawrence – ''ABC Afterschool Special – Don't Touch'' (ABC) • Gregory "Mars" Martin – The Children of Times Square (ABC) • Danny Nucci – The Children of Times Square (ABC) • Carl Steven – Crossings (ABC) • Scott Schwartz – A Time to Live (NBC) Exceptional Performance by a Young Actress in a Supporting Role: TV Series, TV Special or Movie of the Week ★ 'Melanie Gaffin – CBS Schoolbreak Special – God, The Universe, and Hot Fudge Sundaes (CBS)' • Heather Haase – PBS WonderWorks – Maricela (Wonderworks/PBS) • Gennie James – |Alex: The Life of a Child (ABC) • Marissa Mendenhall – ''Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color – 2 Dads'' (Disney) • Lisa Marie Simmon – PBS WonderWorks – Maricela (Wonderworks/PBS) ==Best Young Performer in a TV Series: Comedy or Drama==

Exceptional Performance by a Young Actor In a Long Running Series: Comedy or Drama ★ 'Danny Pintauro – Who's The Boss? (ABC)' • Peter Costa – The Cosby Show (NBC) • Joshua Harris – Dallas (CBS) • Jason Hervey – ''Diff'rent Strokes'' (ABC) • Omri Katz – Dallas (CBS) • Steve Shaw – Knots Landing (CBS) • Jeremy Miller – Growing Pains (ABC) Exceptional Performance by a Young Actress in a Long Running Series: Comedy or Drama ★ 'Emily Schulman – Small Wonder (Metromedia KTTV)' • Tonya Crowe – Knots Landing (CBS) • Ami Foster – Punky Brewster (NBC) • Lauri Hendler – Gimme a Break! (NBC) • Cherie Johnson – Punky Brewster (NBC) • Regina King – 227 (NBC) • Lara Jill Miller – Gimme a Break! (NBC) Exceptional Performance by a Young Actor Starring in a Television Comedy or Drama Series ★ 'Kirk Cameron – Growing Pains (ABC)' • Brice Beckham – Mr. Belvedere (ABC) • Danny Cooksey – ''Diff'rent Strokes'' (ABC) • Frederick Koehler – Kate & Allie (CBS) • Joey Lawrence – Gimme a Break! (NBC) • Emmanuel Lewis – Webster (ABC) • Alfonso Ribeiro – Silver Spoons (NBC) • Jerry Supiran – Small Wonder (Metromedia KTTV) Exceptional Performance by a Young Actress Starring in a Television Comedy or Drama Series ★ 'Alyssa Milano – Who's the Boss? (ABC)' • Tempestt Bledsoe – The Cosby Show (NBC) • Tiffany Brissette – Small Wonder (Metromedia KTTV) • Keshia Knight Pulliam – The Cosby Show (NBC) • Ari Meyers – Kate & Allie (CBS) • Allison Smith – Kate & Allie (CBS) • Tracy Wells – Mr. Belvedere (ABC) Exceptional Performance by a Young Actor in a New Television Comedy or Drama Series ★ 'Ke Huy Quan – Together We Stand (CBS)' • Chad Allen – Our House (NBC) • Gabriel Damon – One Big Family (Witt/Thomas Productions) • Andre Gower – "Fathers and Sons" (NBC) • Benji Gregory – ALF (NBC) • Scott Grimes – Together We Stand (CBS) • Jeremy Licht – Valerie (NBC) • Danny Ponce – Valerie (NBC) • Ernie Reyes, Jr. – Sidekicks (Disney) • Jonathan Ward – Heart of the City (CBS) Exceptional Performance by a Young Actress in a New Television Comedy or Drama Series ★ 'Christina Applegate – Heart of the City (ABC)' • Natasha Bobo – Together We Stand (CBS) • Shannen Doherty – Our House (NBC) • Andrea Elson – ALF (NBC) • Khrystyne Haje – Head of the Class (ABC) • Keri Houlihan – Our House (NBC) • Alison McMillan – One Big Family (Witt/Thomas Productions) • Megan Mullally – The Ellen Burstyn Show (ABC) • Katie O'Neill – Together We Stand (CBS) • Tannis Vallely – Head of the Class (ABC) Exceptional Performance by a Young Actor Guest Starring in a Television Series: Comedy or Drama ★ 'Billy Jacoby – The Golden Girls (NBC)' • Phillip Boutte – Family Ties (NBC) • Adam Carl – Family Ties (NBC) • Danny Capri – Hardesty House (ABC) • Curtis Baldwin – 227 (NBC) • Roland Harrah III – Airwolf (CBS) • Bobby Jacoby – ''Diff'rent Strokes'' (ABC) • Chris Hebert – The Twilight Zone (CBS) • Scooter Stevens – Tales from the Dark Side (KTLA) • Jacob Vargas – Hunter (NBC) Exceptional Performance by a Young Actress Guest Starring in a Television Series: Comedy or Drama ★ 'Alyson Croft – Highway to Heaven (NBC)' • Tonya Crowe – ''Who's the Boss?'' (ABC) • Nicole Eggert – ''Who's the Boss?'' (ABC) • Tanya Fenmore – Tales from the Dark Side (KTLA) • Laura Jacoby – Punky Brewster (NBC) • Angela Lee – ''Who's the Boss?'' (ABC) • April Lerman – Growing Pains (ABC) • Amy Lynne – New Love, American Style (ABC) • Julie St. Claire – The Judge (KCLA) • Stefanie Ridel – Punky Brewster (NBC) ==Best Young Performer in a Daytime Series==

Exceptional Performance by a Young Actor in a Daytime Series ★ 'Brandon Call – Santa Barbara (NBC)' • Thom Bierdz – The Young and the Restless (CBS) • Danny Gellis – Capitol (CBS) • Jamie McEnnan – The Young and the Restless (CBS) • David Mendenhall – General Hospital (ABC) Exceptional Performance by a Young Actress in a Daytime Series ★ 'Kimberly McCullough – General Hospital (ABC)' • Lauralee Bell – The Young and the Restless (CBS) • Melissa Brennan – Days of Our Lives (NBC) • Christie Clark – Days of Our Lives (NBC) • Kelly Hyman – The Young and the Restless (CBS) ==Best Young Performer in a Cable Series or Special==

Exceptional Performance by a Young Actor/Actress in a Cable Series or Cable Special ★ 'Scott Nemes – It's Garry Shandling's Show (Showtime)' • Sheryl Giffis – A Time to Tell (Disney) • Randy Josselyn – Down to Earth (WTBS) • Georg Olden – Rocky Road (WTBS) ==Best Young Performer in Animation==

Exceptional Performance by a Young Actor in Animation: TV Series, TV Special, or Film Feature ★ 'David Mendenhall – Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer (Warner Bros)' • Chad Allen – Happy New Year, Charlie Brown! (Lee Mendelson/Bill Melendez Productions) • Josh Rodine – The Berenstain Bears (Hanna-Barbera/Southern Star Productions) • Jeremy Reinbolt – ''You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown'' (Lee Mendelson/Bill Melendez Productions) • Brennan Thicke – M.A.S.K. (DIC Enterprises) • R. J. Williams – Kissyfur (DIC Enterprises) • David Mendenhall – The Transformers: The Movie (Marvel Productions) Exceptional Performance by a Young Actress in Animation: TV Series, TV Special, or Film Feature ★ 'Kristie Baker – Happy New Year, Charlie Brown! (Lee Mendelson/Bill Melendez Productions)' • Drew Barrymore – Star Fairies (Hanna-Barbera) • Suzanne Pollatschek – The Great Mouse Detective (Disney) • Bettina – Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer (Warner Bros) • Tiffany Reinbolt – ''You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown'' (Lee Mendelson/Bill Melendez Productions) • Samantha Newark – Jem (Hasbro\Marvel Productions/Sunbow Productions) ==Best Family Entertainment==

Exceptional Family TV Special or Movie of the Week ★ '''CBS Schoolbreak Special – God, The Universe, And Hot Fudge Sundaes (CBS)''' • A Time To Tell (Disney) • A Time To Live (NBC) • Alex: The Life Of A Child (ABC) • ''ABC Afterschool Special – Don't Touch'' (ABC) • The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus (ABC-Lorimar) Exceptional New Family Television Comedy or Drama Series – Fall 1986 Season ★ '''Our House (NBC)''' • Alf (NBC) • Head of the Class (ABC) • Heart of the City (ABC) • One Big Family (Syn.) • Together We Stand (CBS) Exceptional Family Animation Series or Specials ★ '''''Jim Henson's Muppet Babies (Jim Henson Productions/Marvel Productions)' • ''Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears'' (Disney) • He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (Filmation) • Alvin and The Chipmunks (Ruby-Spears) • The Berenstain Bears (Southern Star Productions) • Star Fairies (Hanna Barbera) Exceptional Feature Film – Family Entertainment: Animation ★ '''Rainbow Brite (Warner Bros.)''' • The Transformers: The Movie (Marvel Productions) • The Great Mouse Detective (Disney) Exceptional Feature Film – Family Entertainment: Fantasy or Comedy ★ '''The Dirt Bike Kid (Trinity Pictures, Inc.)''' • Enemy Mine (20th Century Fox) • Legend (Universal) • Rad (Tri-star) • The Boy Who Could Fly (M-G-M) • Young Sherlock Holmes (Paramount) Exceptional Feature Film – Family Entertainment: Drama ★ '''The Karate Kid Part II (Columbia)''' • Flight of the Navigator (Disney) • Lucas (20th Century Fox) • One Magic Christmas (Disney) • Papa Was a Preacher (LaRose Productions) • Space Camp (20th Century Fox) ==Youth In Film's Special Awards==

Most Inspiring Family Commercial ★ "Father and Son" – Pacific Bell Most Promising Young Recording Artist Male and Female ★ Jimmy Salvemini and Tiffany Renee Performing Arts Scholarship ★ Wendy Anderson Exceptional Foreign Film – Family Entertainment ★ '''Little House Under the Moon (China) – Deputy Director: Jie Yu; Director: Yuqiang Zhang.''' Ensemble Award Ensemble Cast in a Television Series ★ '''Kids Incorporated – Ensemble: Ryan Lambert, Renee Sands, Rahsaan Patterson, Stacy Ferguson and Martika.''' The Michael Landon Award Outstanding Contribution to Youth Through Television Ensemble Cast in a Television Special ★ '''Babies Having Babies – Ensemble: Akosua Busia, Renee Estevez, Lori Loughlin, Claudia Wells and Jill Whelan; Director: Martin Sheen.''' The Jackie Coogan Award Outstanding Contribution to Youth Through Motion Picture Ensemble Cast in a Feature Film ★ '''Stand By Me – Ensemble: Wil Wheaton, River Phoenix, Corey Feldman and Jerry O'Connell'''. ==References==