35th Young Artist Awards
The 35th Young Artist Awards ceremony, presented by the Young Artist Association, honored excellence of young performers between the ages of 5 to 21 in the fields of film, television, theatre and the internet for the 2013 calendar year. Nominations were announced on March 30, 2014. Winners were announced on May 4, 2014, at the annual ceremony and banquet luncheon held in the Empire Ballroom of the Sportsmen's Lodge in Studio City, California. Live entertainment for the event included 19-year-old country music artist Kaitlyn Baker. Competitive categories for the 35th annual ceremony recognized  young film, television, theatrical and internet performers in leading, supporting, guest-starring, recurring and voice-over roles, as well as ensemble casts. Receiving the most nominations for the year is the Hub Network program "Spooksville", leading with a total of nine nominations. Voting was undertaken by former Youth in Film Award/Young Artist Award winners, from 1979 to 2011. 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. ★ Winners were announced on May 4, 2014. Best Performance in a Feature Film. Best Performance in a Feature Film - Leading Young Actor. ★ Miles Elliot - "Camp" - Roebuck Media Best Performance in a Feature Film - Leading Young Actress. ★ Sophie Nélisse - "The Book Thief" - 20th Century Fox ★ Loreta Peralta - "Instructions Not Included" - Pantelion Films Best Performance in a Feature Film - Supporting Young Actor. ★ Callan McAuliffe - "The Great Gatsby" - Warner Brothers Best Performance in a Feature Film - Supporting Young Actress. ★ Fátima Ptacek - "Tio Papi" - JMC Independent Best Performance  in a Short Film. Best Performance in a Short Film - Young Actor 16-21. ★ David Topp - "The Box" - Topp Scot Productions Best Performance in a Short Film - Young Actor 13-15. ★ Peter Bundic - "Lord of The Guys" - SFU Best Performance in a Short Film - Young Actress 13-21. ★ Chanel Marriott - - USC-Cinamatic Arts Best Performance in a Short Film - Young Actor 11-12. ★ Joshua Costea - "Lord of the Guys" - SFU Best Performance in a Short Film - Young Actress 11-12. ★ Adanna Avon - "The Mary Contest" - Independent Best Performance in a Short Film - Young Actor 10  and Under. ★ Jonah Wineberg - "Circles" - Circle Productions Best Performance in a Short Film - Young Actress 10 and Under. ★ Peyton Kennedy - "To Look Away" - Ryerson Films Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries, Special or Pilot. Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries, Special or Pilot - Young Actor. ★ Kyle Harrison Breitkopf - "Catch a Christmas Star" - Hallmark Channel Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries, Special or Pilot - Young Actress. ★ Savannah McReynolds - "The Wrong Woman" - Lifetime Best Performance in a TV Series. Best Performance in a TV Series - Leading Young Actor. ★ Chandler Riggs - "The Walking Dead" - AMC  Best Performance in a TV Series - Leading Young Actress. ★ Layla Crawford - "The First Family" - Entertainment Studios Best Performance in a TV Series - Supporting Young Actor. ★ Max Burkholder - "Parenthood" - NBC Best Performance in a TV Series - Supporting Young Actress. ★ Isabella Cramp - "The Neighbors" - ABC Best Performance in a TV Series - Guest Starring Young Actor 17-21. ★ Evan Crooks - "Grey's Anatomy" - ABC ★ Dominik Michon-Dagenais - "30 Vies" - Radio-Canada (TV) Best Performance in a TV Series - Guest Starring Young Actress 17-21. ★ Siobhan Williams - "Motive" - ABC Best Performance in a TV Series - Guest Starring Young  Actor 14-16. ★ Matt Cornett - "Southland" - Turner Network ★ Matthew J. Evans "Lab Rats" - Disney XD Best Performance in a TV Series - Guest Starring Young Actress 14-16. ★ Danika Yarosh - "1600 Penn" - NBC Best Performance in a TV Series - Guest Starring Young Actor 11-13. ★ Joshua Carlon - "Sam & Cat" - Nickelodeon Best Performance in a TV Series - Guest Starring Young Actress 11-13. ★ Ava Cantrell - "The Haunted Hathaways" - Nickelodeon ★ Lexi DiBenedetto - "Grey's Anatomy" - ABC Best Performance in a TV Series - Guest Starring Young Actor 10 and Under. ★ Christian Distefano - "Murdoch Mysteries" - CBC Best Performance  in a TV Series - Guest Starring Young Actress 10 and Under. ★ Jena Skodje - "" - The Hub Network Best Performance in a TV Series - Recurring Young Actor 17-21. ★ Mikey Reid - "Victorious" - Nickelodeon Best Performance in a TV Series - Recurring Young Actress 17-21. ★ Kelly Heyer - "Raising Hope" - FOX Best Performance in a TV Series - Recurring Young Actor. ★ William Monette - "30 Vies" - Radio-Canada (TV) Best Performance in a TV Series - Recurring Young Actress. ★ Kayla Maisonet - "Dog with a Blog" - Disney Channel Best Performance in a TV Series - Recurring Young Actor 10 and Under. ★ Rio Mangini  - "Kickin' It" - Disney XD Best Performance in a Daytime TV Series - Young Actor. ★ Jimmy Deshler - "General Hospital" - ABC Best Performance in a Daytime TV Series - Young Actress. ★ Haley Pullos - "General Hospital" - ABC Outstanding Young Ensemble in a TV Series. ★ Parenthood - NBC Best Performance in a Voice-Over Role. Best Performance in a Voice-Over Role - Young Actor. ★ Jaden Betts - Doc McStuffins - Disney Channel Best Performance in a Voice-Over Role - Young Actress. ★ Alexa Torrington - The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! - PBS Best Performance in a DVD Film. Best Performance in a  DVD Film - Young Actor. ★ Zach Callison - All American Christmas Carol - August Heart Entertainment ★ Darien Provost - Super Buddies - Disney Best Performance in a DVD Film - Young Actress. ★ Kenzie Pallone - Adventures of Bailey: A Night in Cowtown - Hungry Bear Productions Best Web Performance. Best Web Performance - Young Actor. ★ Joey Luthman - Chosen - Crackle.com Best Web Performance - Young Actress. ★ Caitlin Carmichael - Chosen - Crackle.com Best Performance in Live Theater. Best Performance in Live Theater - Young Actor. ★ Quinn Van De Keere - The Christmas Coat - Forte Theatre, Vancouver Best Performance in Live Theater - Young Actress. ★ Jolie Vanier - Detention - Palmer Cultural  Center, Switzerland Special awards. Outstanding Live Performance. ★ Nate Nordine – Youngest performer in "Cirque de la Symphonie" Maureen Dragone Scholarship Award. ★ Inner-City Arts – Enriching the lives of children through art Jackie Coogan Award. Contribution to Youth ★ Tina Jønk Christensen – Excellence in journalism celebrating young artists Social Relations of Knowledge Institute Award. ★ "How It's Made" – Science Channel