Youth in Film Awards 1979
The 1979 Youth in Film Awards were the first of their kind. As part of the Youth in Film Awards (today: Young Artist Awards ), films and series or acting achievements are honored that were made a year earlier (in this case the 1978–1979 season) were produced. The award ceremony took place in 1979 in Los Angeles ( California ).
The nominees and winners
Best youth film
Winner: A Little Romance ( A Little Romance )
Also nominated:
- Four crazy guys ( Breaking Away )
- The Champ ( The Champ )
- The Muppet Movie ( The Muppet Movie )
- Nutcracker Fantasy ( Nutcracker Fantasy )
Best Young Actor (in a Feature Film)
Winner: Four crazy guys ( Breaking Away ) - Dennis Christopher
Also nominated:
- Rick Schroder - The Champ ( The Champ )
- Thelonious Bernard - A Little Romance ( A Little Romance )
- Jeremy Levy - Not From Bad Parents ( Rich Kids )
- Panchito Gómez - Walk Proud ( Walk Proud )
Best Young Actor (in a Daily Soap)
Winner: Meegan King - Days of Our Lives ( Days Of Our Lives )
Also nominated:
- Mikey Martin - Days of Our Lives ( Days Of Our Lives )
- Shawn Campbell - The Doctors ( The Doctors )
Best Young Lead Actress (in a daily soap opera)
Winner: Tracey E. Bregman - Days of Our Lives ( Days Of Our Lives )
Also nominated:
- Natasha Ryan - Days of Our Lives ( Days Of Our Lives )
- Genie Francis - General Hospital ( General Hospital )
Best Young Lead Actress (in a Feature Film)
Winner: Diane Lane - A Little Romance ( A Little Romance )
Also nominated:
- Cynthia Smith - Benji's Very Own Christmas Story ( Benji's Very Own Christmas Story )
- Patsy Kensit - The Deadly Triangle ( Hanover Street )
- Brooke Shields - Just You and Me, Kid ( Just You and Me, Kid )
- Mariel Hemingway - Manhattan ( Manhattan )
- Trini Alvarado - Not From Bad Parents ( Rich Kids )
Best TV series
Winner: Eight Is Enough ( Eight Is Enough )
Also nominated:
- Diff'rent Strokes ( Diff'rent Strokes )
- Our little farm ( Little House on the Prairie )
- The Waltons ( The Waltons )
- Benji's Very Own Christmas Story ( Benji's Very Own Christmas Story )
Best Young Actor (in a TV Series)
Winner: Adam Rich - Eight Is Enough ( Eight Is Enough )
Also nominated:
- Noah Hathaway - Battlestar Galactica ( Battlestar Galactica )
- Gary Coleman - Diff'rent Strokes ( Diff'rent Strokes )
- Willie Aames - Eight Is Enough ( Eight Is Enough )
- Shaun Cassidy - Like Normal People ( Like Normal People )
Best Young Lead Actress (in a TV Series)
Winner: Charlene Tilton - Dallas ( Dallas )
Also nominated:
- Danielle Brisebois - All in the Family ( All in the Family )
- Quinn Cummings - An American Family ( Family )
- Kristy McNichol - An American Family ( Family )
- Melissa Gilbert - Our Little Farm ( Little House on the Prairie )
Best music film (television or cinema)
Winner: Nutcracker Fantasy ( Nutcracker Fantasy )
Also nominated:
- Sha Na Na ( Sha Na Na )
- Hair ( hair )
- The Muppet Movie ( The Muppet Movie )
- Sleeping Beauty ( Sleeping Beauty )
Special awards
(Winner - Award - Reason for Award)
- Thelonious Bernard - Jackie Coogan Award - A Little Romance ( A Little Romance )
- Diane Lane - Sybil Jason Award - A Little Romance ( A Little Romance )
- Gary Coleman - Exceptional commitment to show business youth
Awarded for her life's work as a child star
Individual evidence
- ↑ Richard Crouse: Reel Winners , illustrated. Edition, Dundurn Press Ltd. , 2005, ISBN 1550025740 , pp. 42-43, OCLC 9781550025743 .
- ↑ Thomas Riggs: Contemporary Theater, Film and Television , Volume 74. Gale / Cengage Learning , 2007, ISBN 0787690473 , OCLC 9780787690472 .
- ↑ HFPA Golden Globes - Young Artist Foundation . GoldenGlobes.org . Archived from the original on October 9, 2012. Retrieved January 24, 2012.
- ↑ KABC-TV - Budding stars shine at Young Artist Awards . ABCLocal.go.com . Archived from the original on June 29, 2011. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved January 24, 2012.
- ^ Young Artist Awards - President's Message . YoungArtistAwards.org . Retrieved January 24, 2012.
- ^ Coleman, Jackson and King Garner Youth Awards . Jet Magazine . November 8, 1979. Retrieved January 24, 2012.
- ^ Young actor receives TV award . The Ottawa Citizen . November 24, 1979. Retrieved January 24, 2012.
Web links
- Official website of the Young Artist Foundation