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Youth in Film Award

Young Artist Award
38th Young Artist Awards
The Young Artist Award statuette, depicting a gilded figure of a man displaying a five-pointed star above its head.
The Young Artist Award statuette
Awarded for Excellence of young performers in motion pictures, television, theatre, and music.
Country United States
Presented by Young Artist Foundation
First awarded October 1979; 37 years ago (1979-10) (as Youth in Film Award)
Official website www.youngartistawards.org

The Young Artist Award (originally known as the Youth in Film Award) is an accolade bestowed by the Young Artist Association, a non-profit organization founded in 1978 to honor excellence of youth performers, and to provide scholarships for young artists who may be physically and/or financially challenged.

First presented in 1979, the Young Artist Awards was the first organization established to specifically recognize and award the contributions of performers under the age of 21 in the fields of film, television, theater and music.

The 1st Youth In Film Awards ceremony was held in October 1979, at the Sheraton Universal Hotel in Hollywood to honor outstanding young performers of the 1978/1979 season. The 35th Annual Young Artist Awards ceremony, honoring young performers of 2013, was held at the Sportsmen's Lodge in Studio City, California on May 4, 2014.

The Young Artist Association (originally known as the Hollywood Women's Photo and Press Club, and later, the Youth in Film Association) is a non-profit organization founded in 1978 to recognize and award excellence of youth performers, and to provide scholarships for young artists who may be physically and/or financially challenged. The Young Artist 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.


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