11th Youth in Film Awards
The 11th Youth in Film Awards ceremony (now known as the Young Artist Award), presented by the Youth in Film Association, honored outstanding youth performers under the age of 21 in the fields of film and television for the 1988–1989 season, and took place in the spring of 1990 in Hollywood, California. 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 21 in the fields of film, television, theater and music. Categories ★ Bold indicates the winner in each category. Best Young Performer in a Motion Picture Best Young Actor Starring in a Motion Picture ★ Sean Astin - Staying Together (Hemdale Film Corporation) Kirk Cameron - Listen to Me (Columbia Pictures) Joel Carlson - Communion (New Line Cinema) Keith Coogan - Cheetah (Walt Disney Pictures) Cory Danziger - The 'Burbs (Universal Studios) Joshua Miller - Teen Witch (M.G.M.) Leaf Phoenix - Parenthood (Universal Pictures) Jared Rushton - Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (Walt Disney Pictures) Fred Savage - The Wizard (Universal Pictures) Ben Savage - Little Monsters (Vestron