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.

[3] ★ Macaulay Culkin - Home Alone (20th Century Fox) ★ Robin Weisman - Three Men and a Little Lady (Touchstone) ★ Christian and Joseph Cousins - Kindergarten Cop (Universal) ★ Christina Ricci - Mermaids (Orion Pictures) ★ Stephen Dorff - Always Remember I Love You (CBS) ★ Juliet Sorcey - A Mom for Christmas (NBC) ★ Michael Faustino - Judgment (HBO) ★ Sara Gilbert - Sudie and Simpson (Lifetime) ★ Neil Patrick Harris - Doogie Howser, M.D.

(ABC) ★ Kellie Martin - Life Goes On (ABC) ★ Jaleel White - Family Matters (CBS) ★ Sara Gilbert - Roseanne (ABC) ★ Adam Jeffries - True Colors (FOX) ★ Tatyana M. Ali - The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (NBC) ★ Douglas Emerson - Beverly Hills, 90210 (FOX) ★ Andrea Barber - Full House (ABC) ★ Christopher Pettiet - Doogie Howser, M.D.

(ABC) ★ Tori Spelling - Saved by the Bell (NBC) ★ Mark-Paul Gosselaar - Saved by the Bell (NBC) ★ Christina Nigra - Out of This World (Syndication) ★ Zachary Bennett - Road to Avonlea (CBC/Disney Channel) ★ Jodi Peterson - The New Lassie (Syndication) ★ R. J. Williams - General Hospital (ABC) ★ Aimee Brooks - Days of Our Lives (NBC) ★ Jonathan Halyalkar - Who's the Boss?

(ABC) ★ Raven-Symoné - The Cosby Show (NBC) ★ Kindergarten Cop (Universal Pictures) - Christian and Joseph Cousins, Justin Page, Peter Rakow, Sarah Rose Karr, Miko Hughes, Marissa Rosen, Ben Diskin, Tameka Runnels, Emily Ann Lloyd, Tina Hart and class ★ Saved by the Bell (NBC) - Tiffani Thiessen, Dustin Diamond, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Mario Lopez, Elizabeth Berkley, and Lark Voorhies ★ Tevin Campbell - "Round and Round" ★ Nelson - "After the Rain" ★ Dolly Parton's Christmas at Home (ABC) ★ The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (NBC) ★ Saved by the Bell (NBC) ★ The Mickey Mouse Club: Mouseketeers (Disney Channel) ★ Tiny Toon Adventures (Warner Bros.) ★ The Rescuers Down Under (Disney) ★ Home Alone (20th Century Fox) ★ Ghost (Paramount) ★ Dances with Wolves (TIG Productions/Orion Pictures) ★ Mickey Rooney ★ Maureen Samuels - Art of the Dance Academy ★ Ann Eldridge, Producer - Girl of the Limberlost, PBS WonderWorks Drama ★ George Taweel, Producer - McGee and Me!, TLC Productions Video series ★ Al Burton, Producer ★ Anders Danielsen Lie (Norway) - Herman ★ Herman (Norway)