24th Young Artist Awards
The 24th 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, television, theater, music, and radio for the year 2002, and took place on March 29, 2003 at the Sportsmen's Lodge in Studio City, California. 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. Categories. ★ Bold indicates the winner in each category. Best Performance in a Feature Film. Best Performance in a Feature Film - Leading Young Actor. ★ Tyler Hoechlin - "Road to Perdition" - DreamWorks/20th Century Fox Best Performance in a Feature Film - Leading Young Actress. ★ Alexa Vega - "" - Buena Vista Best Performance in a Feature Film - Supporting Young Actor. ★ Marc Donato - "White Oleander" - Warner Brothers Best Performance in a Feature Film - Supporting Young Actress. ★ "'Eva Amurri - "The Banger Sisters" - Fox Searchlight Pictures Best Performance in a Feature Film - Young Actor Age Ten or Younger. ★  Tyler Patrick Jones - "Red Dragon" - Universal Pictures Best Performance in a Feature Film - Young Actress Age Ten or Younger. ★ Caitlin EJ Meyer - "Little Secrets" - Columbia Tristar/Samuel Goldwyn Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries or Special. Best Performance In a TV Movie, Miniseries or Special - Leading Young Actor. ★ Jeremy Sumpter - "Just A Dream" - Showtime Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries or Special - Leading Young Actress. ★ Clara Bryant - "Tru Confessions" - Disney Channel Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries or Special - Supporting Young Actor. ★ Ryan Merriman - "Taken" - Sci-Fi Channel Best Performance in a TV  Movie, Miniseries or Special - Supporting Young Actress. ★ Hallee Hirsh - "My Sister's Keeper" - CBS Best Performance in a TV Series. Best Performance in A TV Series (Comedy or Drama) - Leading Young Actor. ★ Gregory Smith - "Everwood" - WB Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) - Leading Young Actress. ★ Masiela Lusha - "The George Lopez Show" - ABC Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) - Supporting Young Actor. ★ Steven Anthony Lawrence - "Even Stevens" - Disney Channel Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) - Supporting Young Actress. ★ Emily Hart - "Sabrina the Teenage Witch" - WB Best Performance  in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) - Young Actor Age Ten or Younger. ★ Dylan Cash - "General Hospital" - ABC Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) - Young Actress Age Ten or Younger. ★ Sasha Pieterse - "Family Affair" - WB Best Performance in a TV Drama Series - Guest Starring Young Actor. ★ Alex Black - "Charmed" - WB Best Performance in a TV Drama Series - Guest Starring Young Actress. ★ Sara Paxton - "" - CBS Best Performance in a TV Comedy Series - Guest Starring Young Actor. ★ Christopher Massey - "The Parkers" - UPN Best Performance in a TV Comedy Series - Guest Starring Young Actress. ★  Amy Castle - "Lizzie McGuire" - Disney Channel Best Performance in a TV Comedy or Drama Series - Guest Starring Young Actor Age Ten or Younger. ★ Gavin Fink - "The X-Files" - FOX Best Performance in a TV Comedy or Drama Series - Guest Starring Young Actress Age Ten or Younger. ★ Jessica Sara - "My Wife and Kids" - ABC Best Ensemble in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama). ★ "Malcolm in the Middle" - Fox Best Performance in a Voice-Over Role. Best Performance in a Voice-Over Role. ★ Thomas Dekker - "" - Universal Best Performance in a Voice-Over Role - Age Ten or Younger. ★  Daveigh Chase - "Lilo & Stitch" - Disney Best Performance in a Commercial. Best Performance in a Commercial. ★ Christian Roberts - 7 Up Best Family Entertainment. Best Family Television Movie or Special. ★ "My Sister's Keeper" - CBS Best Family Television Series (Comedy or Drama). ★ "The George Lopez Show" - ABC Best Family Feature Film - Animation. ★ "" - DreamWorks Best Family Feature Film - Comedy. ★ "" - MGM/UA Best Family Feature Film - Drama. ★ "" - New Line Cinema Best Family Feature Film - Fantasy. ★ "" - Paramount Special awards. Best Young Performers in International Film. ★ Yoo Seung-ho - "The Way Home" - Paramount Classics (South Korea) ★ Natalie  Bjork - "Alla älskar Alice" ("Everyone Loves Alice") - Nordisk Films (Sweden) Best Young Ensemble in International Film. ★ "Kamchatka" - Patagonik Film Group - Tomas Fonzi, Matias Del Pozo, Milton De La Canal (Argentina) Best International Film. ★ "Zmeg" ("The Kite") – (Russia) Best Young International Performer. ★ Declan Galbraith - "Declan" - Xenex Music Group/Liberty EMI Records UK (United Kingdom) Best Young Performers in a Theatre Production. ★ Adam Wylie - For his role as "Jack" in the 2002 Broadway production of "Into The Woods". ★ Tierra Abbott - For her role as the blind Helen Keller in the Curtis Theater of Brea, California production of  The Miracle Worker. Best Young Performer in a Radio Advertisement. ★ Mackenzie Hannigan - For his portrayal of "Bobby Saunders", the "Get Smart" spokes-kid for "Smart & Final". Young Artist Foundation Scholarship Award. ★ Joseph Aaron Former Child Star Life Achievement Award. ★ Danny Bonaduce - For his role as "Danny Partridge" in the TV series "The Partridge Family" (1970–1974).