9th Youth in Film Awards | |
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Awarded for | Achievement in the 1986—1987 season |
Date | December 5, 1987 |
Site |
Hollywood Palladium Hollywood, California |
Official website | YoungArtistAwards.org |
The 9th 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 and music for the 1986-1987 season, and took place on December 5, 1987 at the Hollywood Palladium in Hollywood, 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.
★ Bold indicates the winner in each category.
★ River Phoenix - The Mosquito Coast (Warner Bros)
★ Lisa Bonet - Angel Heart (Tri-Star Pictures)
★ Fred Savage - The Princess Bride (20th Century Fox)
★ Lea Thompson - Some Kind of Wonderful (Paramount)