2nd Youth in Film Awards
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| Awarded for | Achievement in the 1979—1980 season |
| Date | October 18, 1980 |
| Site |
Sheraton Universal Hotel Universal City, California |
| Official website | YoungArtistAwards.org |
The 2nd Youth in Film Awards ceremony (now known as the Young Artist Awards), presented by the Youth in Film Association, honored outstanding youth performers in the fields of film, television and music for the 1979-1980 season, and took place on October 18, 1980 at the Sheraton Universal 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.
Although the Youth in Film Awards were conceived as a way to primarily recognize youth performers under the age of 21, the eldest winner in a competitive category at the 2nd annual ceremony was Quinn Cummings who was 23 years old on the night she won as "Best Young Actress in a Television Series" for her role as Annie Cooper in the ABC television drama, Family.
★ Bold indicates the winner in each category.
★ Justin Henry - Kramer vs. Kramer
★ Diane Lane - Touched by Love
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