The 18th 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, music and radio for the 1995–1996 season, and took place in 1997 in Hollywood, California.
[1][2][3] 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, theatre and music.
[1][4][5] ★ Bold indicates the winner in each category.
[3] ★ Lucas Black - Sling Blade ★ Michelle Trachtenberg - Harriet the Spy ★ Blake Bashoff - Big Bully ★ (tie) Vanessa Lee Chester - Harriet the Spy ★ (tie) Claire Danes - To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday ★ Jonathan Lipnicki - Jerry Maguire ★ Mae Whitman - One Fine Day ★ Andrei Chalimon - Kolya (Czech Republic) ★ Kenny Vadas - Captains Courageous ★ Jena Malone - Bastard Out of Carolina ★ Shawn Toovey - Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman ★ Beverley Mitchell - 7th Heaven ★ Michael Galeota - Bailey Kipper's P.O.V.
★ Melissa Joan Hart - Sabrina the Teenage Witch ★ Billy L. Sullivan - Something So Right ★ Curtis Williams Jr. - The Parent 'Hood ★ Ashli Amari Adams - The Parent 'Hood ★ Ben Salisbury - Promised Land ★ Scarlett Pomers - Touched By An Angel ★ (tie) Seth Adkins - Sabrina the Teenage Witch ★ tie) Courtney Peldon - Home Improvement ★ Kyle Sabihy - The Bold and the Beautiful ★ Landry Albright - The Bold and the Beautiful ★ Jonathan Taylor Thomas - The Adventures of Pinocchio ★ What Love Sees ★ Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher ★ Lindsay - Radio AAHS ★ Adam Wylie ★ Kristi McClave ★ What Love Sees - CBS ★ Captains Courageous - Family Channel ★ 7th Heaven - WB ★ Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher - WB ★ Nick News - Nickelodeon ★ Kolya - (Czech Republic) ★ James and the Giant Peach - Walt Disney ★ One Fine Day - 20th Century Fox ★ Fly Away Home - Columbia Pictures ★ The Reppies - For Best Musical and Inspirational Show for Children ★ Dana Lightstone - Producer, Children's Productions ★ Paul Petersen - The Donna Reed Show ★ Travis Tedford - Welch's Grape Juice & Jelly ★ Gabby and Katie Gillette ★ Aimee Walker