3rd Youth in Film Awards

The 3rd 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 1980-1981 season, and took place in December 1981 in Hollywood, California.[1][2][3]

3rd Youth in Film Awards
Awarded forAchievement in the 1980—1981 season
DateDecember 1981
SiteHollywood, California
Hosted byDana Hill and Henry Thomas
Official websiteYoungArtistAwards.org

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 18 in the fields of film, television, theater and music.[1][4][5]

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 3rd annual ceremony was Lionel Richie who was 32 years old on the night he won as "Best Young Musical Recording Artist - Male" for his song "Endless Love" from the soundtrack for the motion picture Endless Love.[3]

The 3rd annual ceremony also marked the first and only time in the history of the Youth in Film Awards that a fictional character would be nominated in a competitive category, with "Little Miss Piggy" winning as "Best Young Musical Recording Artist - Female" for her song "The First Time It Happens" from the soundtrack for the motion picture The Great Muppet Caper.[3]

Categories

★ Bold indicates the winner in each category.[3]

Best Young Performer in a Feature Film

Best Young Motion Picture Actor

★ Ricky Schroder - The Earthling - Filmways

Best Young Motion Picture Actress

★ Kristy McNichol - Only When I Laugh - Columbia

Best Young Performer in a Television Special

Best Young Actor in a Television Special

★ Scott Baio - Stoned - ABC

Best Young Actress in a Television Special

★ Dana Hill - Fallen Angel - CBS

Best Young Performer in a Television Series

Best Young Actor in a Television Series

★ Timothy Gibbs - Father Murphy - NBC

Best Young Actress in a Television Series

★ Danielle Brisebois - Archie Bunker's Place - CBS

Best Young Actor in a Daytime Series

★ Michael Damian - The Young and the Restless - CBS

Best Young Actress in a Daytime Series

★ Becky Perle - The Kid Super Power Hour with Shazam! - NBC

Best Young Comedy Performer

Best Young Comedian: Motion Picture or Television

★ Scott Baio - Happy Days - ABC

Best Young Comedienne: Motion Picture or Television

★ Kim Fields - The Facts of Life - NBC

Best Young Musical Recording Artist

Best Young Musical Recording Artist - Male

★ Lionel Richie - Endless Love - Mercury

Best Young Musical Recording Artist - Female

★ Little Miss Piggy - The First Time It Happens - Atlantic

Best Family Entertainment

Best Motion Picture - Family Enjoyment

★ Raiders of the Lost Ark - Paramount

Best Motion Picture: Fantasy or Comedy - Family Enjoyment

★ Clash of the Titans - M.G.M.

Best Television Special - Family Enjoyment

★ The Wave - T.A.T. Communications / ABC

  • Broken Promises - CBS
  • Fallen Angel - CBS
  • Leave 'Em Laughing - CBS
  • A Step in Time - KCET
  • Twirl - NBC

Best Television Series - Family Enjoyment

★ Father Murphy - NBC

Best Children's Television Series

★ ABC Weekend Special: The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County - ABC

Special Award

Former Great Child Star Award

★ Patsy Garrett

References
  1. Crouse, Richard (2005). Reel Winners (illustrated ed.). Dundurn Press Ltd. pp. 42–43. ISBN 1-55002-574-0.
  2. Riggs, Thomas (2007). Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television. Gale / Cengage Learning. ISBN 978-0-7876-9047-2.
  3. "3rd Youth In Film Awards". YoungArtistAwards.org. Archived from the original on 2011-04-02. Retrieved 2011-03-31.
  4. "Young Artist Awards - President's Message". YoungArtistAwards.org. Archived from the original on 2013-01-16. Retrieved 2011-03-31.
  5. "HFPA Golden Globes - Young Artist Foundation". GoldenGlobes.org. Archived from the original on 2011-03-17. Retrieved 2011-03-31.
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