The 22nd Young Artist Awards ceremony, presented by the Young Artist Association, honored excellence of young performers under the age of 21 in the fields of film and television for the year 2000, and took place on April 1, 2001, at the Sportsmen's Lodge in Studio City, California.
[1][2][3] The announcer for the evening was William H. Bassett.
The hosts for the evening were Josh Keaton, Ryan Merriman, Kimberly Cullum, Cody McMains, Kaitlin Cullum and Adam Nicholson.
[4] Established in 1978 by long-standing Hollywood Foreign Press Association member, Maureen Dragone, 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.
[3] ★ Rob Brown – Finding Forrester – Columbia Pictures ★ Elizabeth Huett – Social Misfits – Our Way Productions ★ Rory Culkin – You Can Count on Me – Paramount Classics ★ Hayden Panettiere – Remember the Titans – Disney ★ Spencer Breslin – Disney's The Kid – Walt Disney ★ Makenzie Vega – The Family Man – Universal ★ Michael Schiffman – Finding Buck McHenry – Showtime ★ Shadia Simmons – The Color of Friendship – Disney Channel ★ Patrick Levis – Miracle in Lane 2 – Disney Channel ★ Tamara Hope – The Sandy Bottom Orchestra – Showtime ★ Andrew Lawrence – The Other Me – Disney Channel ★ Hallee Hirsh – The Ultimate Christmas Present – Disney Channel ★ Tyler Hynes – The Other Me – Disney Channel ★ Brenda Song – The Ultimate Christmas Present – Disney Channel ★ Myles Jeffrey – Mom's Got a Date with a Vampire – Disney Channel ★ Jodelle Ferland – Mermaid – Showtime ★ Robert Clark – The Zack Files – Fox Family ★ Alexis Bledel – Gilmore Girls – Warner Bros ★ Miko Hughes – Roswell – WB Network ★ Michelle Trachtenberg – Buffy the Vampire Slayer – WB ★ Michal Suchanek – Mysterious Ways – PAX ★ Brooke Anne Smith – 7th Heaven – WB ★ Frankie Muniz – Malcolm in the Middle – Fox ★ Christy Carlson Romano – Even Stevens – Disney ★ Craig Lamar Traylor – Malcolm in the Middle – FOX ★ Cristina Kernan – Daddio – NBC ★ Joey Zimmerman – Becker – CBS ★ Alvin Alvarez – The Brothers Garcia – Nickelodeon ★ Karle Warren – Judging Amy – CBS ★ Jesse McCartney – All My Children – ABC ★ Brittany Snow – Guiding Light – CBS ★ Thomas Dekker – An American Tail: The Mystery of the Night Monster – Universal Pictures Home Video ★ Emily Hart – Sabrina: The Animated Series – UPN ★ Once and Again – ABC ★ Finding Buck McHenry – Showtime ★ My Dog Skip – Warner Bros ★ A Storm in Summer – Showtime ★ Papa's Angels – CBS ★ Walking with Dinosaurs – Discovery Channel ★ Gilmore Girls – WB ★ The Brothers Garcia – Nickelodeon ★ Sabrina: The Animated Series – ABC ★ My Dog Skip – Warner Bros ★ Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas – Universal ★ Chicken Run – DreamWorks ★ Jamie Bell – Billy Elliot (United Kingdom) – Produced by Working Title Films, distributed by Universal Focus ★ Zhang Ziyi – Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (China) – Distributed by Sony Pictures Classics ★ Billy Elliot – Produced by Working Title Films, distributed by Universal Focus ★ Sanzhyra – Russian Kinoglaz Company – Producer: Yevgeniya Tirdatova ★ Michael Junior (Belgium) – PBS Special: Michael Junior – CD: Dreamland ★ Lauren Frost – Barbra Streisand concert – Madison Square Garden ★ Tiffany Solano ★ Jay Underwood – The Boy Who Could Fly ★ Charlene Tilton – Dallas ★ Daniel Smorgon (Actor) – Bank of America ★ Sam Schwarz (Voice Over) – Bank of America – Produced by Bozell Advertising, New York ★ Steffani Brass – Disney Cruise Line ★ Nes Bitton (Israel) Diver/Actor – 'Diver' – Cheltenham & Gloucester, UK ★ Nimrod Mashiach (Israel) Diver/Actor – 'Diver' – Cheltenham & Gloucester, UK – Produced by Saatchi & Saatchi, London