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3rd Youth in Film Awards

The 3rd Youth in Film Awards ceremony (now known as the Young Artist Awards), presented by the Youth in Film Association, honored outstanding youth performers in the fields of film, television and music for the 1980-1981 season, and took place in December 1981 in Hollywood, California.[1][2][3]

3rd Youth in Film Awards
Awarded forAchievement in the 1980—1981 season
DateDecember 1981
SiteHollywood, California
Hosted byDana Hill and Henry Thomas
Official websiteYoungArtistAwards.org

Established in 1978 by long-standing Hollywood Foreign Press Association member, Maureen Dragone, the Youth in Film Association was the first organization to establish an awards ceremony specifically set to recognize and award the contributions of performers under the age of 18 in the fields of film, television, theater and music.[1][4][5]

Although the Youth in Film Awards were conceived as a way to primarily recognize youth performers under the age of 21, the eldest winner in a competitive category at the 3rd annual ceremony was Lionel Richie who was 32 years old on the night he won as "Best Young Musical Recording Artist - Male" for his song "Endless Love" from the soundtrack for the motion picture Endless Love.[3]

The 3rd annual ceremony also marked the first and only time in the history of the Youth in Film Awards that a fictional character would be nominated in a competitive category, with "Little Miss Piggy" winning as "Best Young Musical Recording Artist - Female" for her song "The First Time It Happens" from the soundtrack for the motion picture The Great Muppet Caper.[3]

Categories edit

★ Bold indicates the winner in each category.[3]

Best Young Performer in a Feature Film edit

Best Young Motion Picture Actor edit

★ Ricky Schroder - The Earthling - Filmways

Best Young Motion Picture Actress edit

★ Kristy McNichol - Only When I Laugh - Columbia

Best Young Performer in a Television Special edit

Best Young Actor in a Television Special edit

★ Scott Baio - Stoned - ABC

Best Young Actress in a Television Special edit

★ Dana Hill - Fallen Angel - CBS

Best Young Performer in a Television Series edit

Best Young Actor in a Television Series edit

★ Timothy Gibbs - Father Murphy - NBC

Best Young Actress in a Television Series edit

★ Danielle Brisebois - Archie Bunker's Place - CBS

Best Young Actor in a Daytime Series edit

★ Michael Damian - The Young and the Restless - CBS

Best Young Actress in a Daytime Series edit

★ Becky Perle - The Kid Super Power Hour with Shazam! - NBC

Best Young Comedy Performer edit

Best Young Comedian: Motion Picture or Television edit

★ Scott Baio - Happy Days - ABC

Best Young Comedienne: Motion Picture or Television edit

★ Kim Fields - The Facts of Life - NBC

Best Young Musical Recording Artist edit

Best Young Musical Recording Artist - Male edit

★ Lionel Richie - Endless Love - Mercury

Best Young Musical Recording Artist - Female edit

★ Little Miss Piggy - The First Time It Happens - Atlantic

Best Family Entertainment edit

Best Motion Picture - Family Enjoyment edit

★ Raiders of the Lost Ark - Paramount

Best Motion Picture: Fantasy or Comedy - Family Enjoyment edit

★ Clash of the Titans - M.G.M.

Best Television Special - Family Enjoyment edit

★ The Wave - T.A.T. Communications / ABC

  • Broken Promises - CBS
  • Fallen Angel - CBS
  • Leave 'Em Laughing - CBS
  • A Step in Time - KCET
  • Twirl - NBC

Best Television Series - Family Enjoyment edit

★ Father Murphy - NBC

Best Children's Television Series edit

★ ABC Weekend Special: The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County - ABC

Special Award edit

Former Great Child Star Award edit

★ Patsy Garrett

References edit

  1. ^ a b Crouse, Richard (2005). Reel Winners (illustrated ed.). Dundurn Press Ltd. pp. 42–43. ISBN 1-55002-574-0.
  2. ^ Riggs, Thomas (2007). Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television. Gale / Cengage Learning. ISBN 978-0-7876-9047-2.
  3. ^ a b c d "3rd Youth In Film Awards". YoungArtistAwards.org. Archived from the original on 2011-04-02. Retrieved 2011-03-31.
  4. ^ "Young Artist Awards - President's Message". YoungArtistAwards.org. Archived from the original on 2013-01-16. Retrieved 2011-03-31.
  5. ^ "HFPA Golden Globes - Young Artist Foundation". GoldenGlobes.org. Archived from the original on 2011-03-17. Retrieved 2011-03-31.

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