The 38th Young Artist Awards ceremony, presented by the Young Artist Association, honored excellence of young performers between the ages of 5 and 18 in the fields of film, television, theatre and the internet for the 2016 calendar year.

Winners were announced on March 17, 2017, at the annual ceremony and banquet luncheon held at the Alex Theatre in Glendale, California.

[1] ★ Winners were announced on March 17, 2017.

[1] [2] ★ Julian Feder – A Boy Called Po ★ Sofia Rosinsky – The Other Side of the Door ★ Jackson Martin – Sleeping Giant ★ Oona Laurence – Pete's Dragon ★ Caleb Brown – Mother's Day ★ Alexa Nisenson – Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life ★ Seth Lee – The Accountant ★ Clare Foley – The Great Gilly Hopkins ★ Hunter Payton – Who's Driving Doug ★ Pilot Paisley Rose – All Hallow's Eve ★ Sloane Morgan Siegel – Gortimer Gibbon's Life on Normal Street ★ Karlee Roberts – Little Miss Perfect ★ Christian Michael Cooper – Sidekick ★ Stephanie Cood – Millennium: Eternal Sunrise ★ Donovan Brown – Grandpa Was Here ★ Rachelle Henry – Jersey Gurl ★ Christian Convery – Christmas List ★ Madison Brydges – Love You Like Christmas ★ Ethan Hutchison – Queen Sugar ★ Aalyrah Caldwell – Uncle Buck ★ Hudson Yang – Fresh Off The Boat ★ Julia Tomasone – Backstage ★ Anthony LaPenna – Black-ish ★ Saniyya Sidney – Roots ★ Ian Chen – Loosely Exactly Nicole ★ Sanai Victoria – Lab Rats: Elite Force ★ Rio Mangini – Teen Wolf ★ Haley Brooke Walker – Chicago Med ★ Carter Ryan Evancic – When Calls the Heart ★ Asia Monet Ray – Grey's Anatomy ★ Trevor Larcom – Fresh Off The Boat ★ LuLu Lambros – Stuck in the Middle ★ Gunnar Goldberg – Subaru ★ Samuel Faraci – Rusty Rivets ★ Ciara Alexys – Luna Petunia ★ Grant Palmer – The Loud House ★ Berkley Silverman – PAW Patrol ★ Bradley Bundlie – Danny the Manny ★ Lauren Thompson – BMO CAO ★ Walker Satterwhite – Junk Drawer Magic ★ Cassandra Tusa – Jenny & Jeff