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The Young Artist Award (originally known as the Youth In Film Award) is an accolade bestowed by the Young Artist Foundation, a non-profit organization founded in 1978 to recognize and award excellence of youth performers, and to provide scholarships for young artists who may be physically and/or financially challenged.[1][2][3][4]
Young Artist Award | |
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Current: 34th Young Artist Awards | |
Awarded for | Excellence of young performers in motion pictures, television, theatre, and music. |
Country | United States of America |
Presented by | Young Artist Foundation |
First awarded | 1979 |
Website | YoungArtistAwards.org |
The Young Artist Foundation 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.[1][5][6]
The 1st Youth In Film Awards ceremony was held in October 1979, at the Sheraton Universal Hotel in Hollywood to honor outstanding young performers of the 1978/1979 season.[7][8][9] The upcoming 34th Annual Young Artist Awards ceremony, honoring young performers of the year 2012, will be held at the Sportsmen's Lodge in Studio City, California on May 5, 2013.[10]