10th Youth in Film Awards-Cedar Herald Index

The 10th Youth in Film Awards ceremony (now known as the Young Artist Awards), presented by the Youth in Film Association, honored outstanding youth performers under the age of 21 in the fields of film, television, theater and music for the 1987-1988 season, and took place on May 6, 1989, at the Registry Hotel in Universal City, California.

Established in 1978 by long-standing Hollywood Foreign Press Association member, Maureen Dragone, the Youth in Film 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.

10th Youth in Film Awards

The 10th Youth in Film Awards marked the first year the ceremony was moved from the fall to the spring (the previous 9th Youth in Film Awards ceremony taking place in December 1987). This 5 month "push-back" effectively resulted in no ceremony taking place during the 1988 calendar year, however, performances during late 1987 and 1988 were recognized at the 10th annual ceremony.

10th Youth in Film Awards

Best Young Performer in a Motion Picture

Best Young Actor in a Motion Picture: Drama

★ Christian Bale - Empire of the Sun (Warner Bros) Warwick Davis - Willow (M.G.M.) Kevin Dillon - The Rescue (Touchstone) Sebastian Rice-Edwards - Hope and Glory Neil Patrick Harris - Clara's Heart (Warner Bros) Roland Harrah III - Braddock: Missing in Action III (Cannon Films) Darius McCrary - Mississippi Burning Doudi Shoua - Rambo III

Best Young Actress in a Motion Picture: Drama

★ Hayley Taylor Block - Touch of a Stranger (Raven Star) Annabeth Gish - Mystic Pizza (Samuel-Goldwyn) Laura Jane Goodwin - Crystalstone (Moviestore Entertainment) Marcie Leeds - Beaches (Touchstone) Mindy McEnnan - World Gone Wild (Apollo Pictures) Martha Plimpton - Running on Empty (Warner Bros) Julia Roberts - Mystic Pizza (Samuel-Goldwyn) Meredith Salenger - A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon (20th Century Fox)

Best Young Actor in a Motion Picture: Comedy or Fantasy

★ (tie) Corey Feldman - License to Drive (20th Century Fox) ★ (tie) Corey Haim - License to Drive (20th Century Fox) Jade Calegory - Mac and Me (Orion Pictures) David Moscow - Big (20th Century Fox) Jared Rushton - Big (20th Century Fox) Jamie Wild - Overboard (M.G.M.)

Best Young Actress in a Motion Picture: Comedy or Fantasy

★ Heather Graham - License To Drive (20th Century Fox) Tina Caspary - Mac and Me (Orion Pictures) Angela Goethals - Heartbreak Hotel (Touchstone) Mayim Bialik - Beaches (Touchstone) Alyson Hannigan - My Stepmother Is an Alien (Columbia) Lauren Stanley - Mac and Me (Orion Pictures)

Best Young Actor in a Motion Picture: Horror or Mystery

★ Lukas Haas - Lady in White (New Century Vista Film Company) Rodney Eastman - A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (New Line Cinema) Ricky Paull Goldin - The Blob (Tri-Star) Andras Jones - A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (New Line Cinema) Michael Kenworthy - Return of the Living Dead Part II (Lorimar) Kieran O'Brien - Bellman and True (Island Pictures)

Best Young Actress in a Motion Picture: Horror or Mystery

★ Kristy Swanson - Flowers in the Attic (New World Pictures) Jennifer Banko - Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood (Paramount) Paula Irvine - Phantasm II (Universal) Marcie Leeds - Near Dark (Anchor Bay Entertainment) Shawnee Smith - The Blob (TriStar) Ebonie Smith - Lethal Weapon (Warner Bros) Brooke Theiss - A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (New Line Cinema)