Winners were announced on Sunday May 6, 2012 in the Empire Ballroom of the Sportsmen's Lodge in Studio City, California.

[1][2][3] 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] ★ Dakota Goyo - Real Steel - DreamWorks Pictures ★ Chloë Grace Moretz - Hugo - Paramount Pictures ★ Matthew J. Evans - Bad Teacher - Columbia Pictures ★ Laine MacNeil - Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules - 20th Century Fox ★ Riley Thomas Stewart - The Beaver - Summit Entertainment ★ (tie) Emma Rayne Lyle - I Don't Know How She Does It - The Weinstein Company ★ (tie) Amara Miller - The Descendants - Fox Searchlight Pictures ★ Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer - Relativity Media ★ (tie) Antoine Olivier Pilon - Thrill of the Hills (Frisson des collines) - Canada ★ (tie) Julia Sarah Stone - The Year Dolly Parton Was My Mom - Canada ★ Ryan Grantham - Liz - UBC Film Productions ★ (tie) Sarah de la Isla - The Aerial Girl - Mother Horse Productions ★ (tie) Ashley McGullam - Re-Abduction - Choto/Nygaard Production ★ (tie) Ashley Lynn Switzer - Ruby Slippers - Barefoot Girl Productions ★ Dawson Dunbar - Bred In Captivity - Simon Fraser University ★ Dalila Bela - Joanna Makes a Friend - Broken Mirror Films ★ Nicholas Stargel - Oliver's Ghost - Hallmark ★ Jada Facer - Love's Christmas Journey - Hallmark ★ Liam McKanna - Beyond the Blackboard - Hallmark ★ (tie) Caitlin Carmichael - Bag of Bones - A&E TV ★ (tie) Kirstin Dorn - A Christmas Wish - Hallmark ★ (tie) Dylan Everett - Wingin' It - Family Channel ★ (tie) Jared Gilmore - Once Upon a Time - ABC ★ (tie) Cristine Prosperi - Degrassi: The Next Generation - CTV ★ (tie) Niamh Wilson - Debra!

Farm - Disney Channel ★ Ryan Malgarini - Mike & Molly - CBS ★ (tie) Kara Pacitto - Pair of Kings - Disney XD ★ (tie) Katelyn Pacitto - Pair of Kings - Disney XD ★ Trevor Jackson - Harry's Law - NBC ★ Rebecca Spicher - Criminal Minds - CBS ★ (tie) Austin Michael Coleman - House M.D.

Benet - To Kill a Mockingbird - Lex Theatre, CA ★ (tie) Aiden Eyrick - Jerusalem - Music Box Theatre, NY ★ Hannah Lloyd - Once Upon a Dream - The It Factor Theatre, CA ★ Rio Mangini – Pianist / Actor / Artist ★ Ethan Flower – Inspirational Actor to Youth ★ Black Gold – truTV