37th Young Artist Awards explained

Number:	37
Award:	Young Artist Awards
Award Link:	Young Artist Award
Date:	March 13, 2016
Site:	Sportsmen's Lodge Studio City, California
Host:	Connor Long and Shelley Regner
Website:	YoungArtistAwards.org
Last:	36th
Next:	38th

The 37th Young Artist Awards ceremony, presented by the Young Artist Association, honored excellence of young performers between the ages of 5 and 18 in the fields of film, television, theatre and the internet for the 2015 calendar year. Winners were announced on March 13, 2016, at the annual ceremony and banquet luncheon held in the Empire Ballroom of the Sportsmen's Lodge in Studio City, California.^[1]

Winners and nominees

★ Winners were announced on March 13, 2016.

Best Performance in a Feature Film

Best Performance in a Feature Film – Leading Young Actor (10 and under)	Best Performance in a Feature Film – Leading Young Actress (13 and under)
★ Jared Breeze – The Boy Carsen Warner – Lovesick Jacob Tremblay – Room Jakob Salvati – Little Boy Kyle Catlett – The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet	★ Quinn McColgan – Extinction Ivy George – Kaitlin Cheung – Where Love Found Me Katelyn Mager – Charlotte's Song Kennedi Clements – Poltergeist Zoe Fraser – Bark Ranger
Best Performance in a Feature Film – Leading Young Actor (11–13)	Best Performance in a Feature Film – Leading Young Actress (14–21)
★ Steele Stebbins – Vacation Emjay Anthony – Krampus Joshua Rush – Break Point Levi Miller – Pan Onni Tommila – Big Game Ty Simpkins – Jurassic World	★ Liv Southard – Breaking Legs Abigail Breslin – Maggie Chanel Marriott – Alison's Choice Elle Fanning – Trumbo Odeya Rush – Goosebumps Olivia DeJonge – The Visit
Best Performance in a Feature Film – Leading Young Actor (14–21)	Best Performance in a Feature Film – Supporting Young Actress (13 and under)
★ Michael Grant – Where Hope Grows Abraham Attah – Beasts of No Nation Josh Wiggins – Max	★ Isabella Crovetti – Joy Giselle Eisenberg – Danny Collins Hannah Alligood – Paper Towns Isabella Kai Rice – Jem and the Holograms Ripley Sobo – Steve Jobs
Best Performance in a Feature Film – Supporting Young Actor (13 and under)	Best Performance in a Feature Film – Supporting Young Actress (14–21)
★ Aiden Lovekamp – Pawn Sacrifice Christian Isaiah – Ambivalent Hope: A Gun and a Prayer Jack Fulton – Pay the Ghost Jet Jurgensmeyer – Woodlawn Kyle Catlett – Poltergeist Milo Parker – Mr. Holmes Tate Berney –	★ Niamh Wilson – The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet Bella Thorne – The DUFF Saxon Sharbino – Poltergeist
Best Performance in a Feature Film – Supporting Young Actor (14–21)
★ Forrest Goodluck – The Revenant Jacob Lofland – Tom Holland – In the Heart of the Sea Zach Louis – Marshall's Miracle

Best Performance in a Short Film

Best Performance in a Short Film – Young Actor (10 and under)	Best Performance in a Short Film – Young Actress (10 and under)
★ Michael Berthold – Billy the Fetus Joshua Kaufman – Have You Seen Calvin? Sean Quan – Mattress	★ Savannah Liles – Big Sister Allison Augustin – Muna Carissa Bazler – The Grim Reaper's Daughter Kacey Fifield – The Lemonade Wars Kelea Skelton – Mermaid Maia Costea – The Candy Girl Mila Brener – Superkid
Best Performance in a Short Film – Young Actor (11–13)	Best Performance in a Short Film – Young Actress (11–13)
★ Jakob Wedel – Real Boy Logan Reinhart – Christine Nicholas Neve – Standing Up	★ Keely Wilson – Until Tomorrow Isabella Bazler – Recovery Katelyn Mager – Date-O-Phobe Molly Jackson – Penny for Your Thoughts
Best Performance in a Short Film – Young Actor (14–21)	Best Performance in a Short Film – Young Actress (14–21)
★ Robin de Zwart – Circular Adam Murciano – Nicholas & the Poet Connor Long – Menschen Daniel Rövira – Imagination of Young Joshua Costea – Date-O-Phobe	★ Megan Ashley Brown – Until Tomorrow Cassidy Mack – Two Secrets Jolie Vanier – Miscomunication Rachel Durose – The Deepest Cut Tiffany Dion – Dragon Child

Best Performance in a TV Series

Best Performance in a TV Series – Leading Young Actor (13 and under)	Best Performance in a TV Series – Leading Young Actress (13 and under)
★ Sloane Morgan Siegel – Gortimer Gibbon's Life on Normal Street Gabe Eggerling – The Kicks Hunter Fischer – The Midnight Anthology Jake Goodman – Max and Shred Jude Wright – Spy Pierce Gagnon – Extant Sean Michael Kyer – Odd Squad	★ Layla Crawford – The First Family Madison Ferguson – The Stanley Dynamic Olivia Sanabia – Just Add Magic
Best Performance in a TV Series – Leading Young Actor (14–21)	Best Performance in a TV Series – Leading Young Actress (14–21)
★ Rhys Matthew Bond – Ties That Bind Jadiel Dowlin – Annedroids Kolton Stewart – Some Assembly Required Marcus Scribner – Black-ish Ryan Cargill – WITS Academy Sean Giambrone – The Goldbergs	★ Johnnie Ladd – Table 58 Emilia McCarthy – Max and Shred Mika Abdalla – Project Mc² Paris Smith – Every Witch Way
Best Performance in a TV Series – Supporting Young Actor	Best Performance in a TV Series – Supporting Young Actress
★ Miles Brown – Black-ish Albert Tsai – Dr. Ken Graham Verchere – Once Upon a Time Ian Chen – Fresh Off the Boat	★ Marsai Martin – Black-ish Adrianna Di Liello – Annedroids Genneya Walton – Project Mc² Kylie Rogers – The Whispers Victoria Vida – Project Mc² Ysa Penarejo – Project Mc²
Best Performance in a TV Series – Guest Starring Young Actor (10 and under)	Best Performance in a TV Series – Guest Starring Young Actress (10 and under)
★ Samuel Faraci – Saving Hope Elisha Henig – Jack McGraw – Workaholics Keith L. Williams – The Goldbergs Madison Rojas – Jane the Virgin Zachary Haven – Blood Relatives	★ Mila Brener – Mutt & Stuff Gracyn Shinyei – Supernatural Laya DeLeon Hayes – The Haunted Hathaways Siena Agudong – Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn
Best Performance in a TV Series – Guest Starring Young Actor (11–13)	Best Performance in a TV Series – Guest Starring Young Actress (11–13)
★ Graham Verchere – Impastor Logan Guleff – MasterChef Junior Trevor Larcom – Scorpion	★ Piper Madison – 100 Things to Do Before High School Laura Krystine – Fresh Off the Boat Zoe Fraser – Murdoch Mysteries
Best Performance in a TV Series – Guest Starring Young Actor (14–21)	Best Performance in a TV Series – Guest Starring Young Actress (14–21)
★ Christian Hutcherson – Survivor's Remorse Jake Elliott – The Night Shift Zach Callison – Henry Danger	★ Mandalynn Carlson – Grey's Anatomy Brielle Barbusca – Bones Danika Yarosh – Ekeme Ekanem – Married Leah Lewis – Gamer's Guide to Pretty Much Everything Lexi DiBenedetto – Instant Mom Madison Grace – Stephanie Katherine Grant – Survivor's Remorse
Best Performance in a TV Series – Recurring Young Actor (13 and under)	Best Performance in a TV Series – Recurring Young Actress (13 and under)
★ Rio Mangini – Bella and the Bulldogs Elisha Henig – Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn Jordan Poole – Mr. D Major Dodson – The Walking Dead Steele Stebbins – Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Tate Yap – Odd Squad Thomas Barbusca – American Horror Story "Hotel" Trevor Larcom – True Detective	★ Laura Krystine – 100 Things to Do Before High School Brooklyn Rae Silzer – General Hospital Gabrielle Trudel – Haven Kassidy Mattera – Mr. D McKenna Roberts – The Young and the Restless Peyton Kennedy – Odd Squad Sunnie Pelant – Bones
Best Performance in a TV Series – Recurring Young Actor (14–21)	Best Performance in a TV Series – Recurring Young Actress (14–21)
★ Matt Cornett – Bella and the Bulldogs Joey Luthman – General Hospital Myles Erlick – The Next Step Nicolas Fontaine – 30 Vies Quinn Lord – The Man in the High Castle Richard Walters –	★ Luna Blaise – Fresh Off the Boat Emily Robinson – Transparent Katelyn Nacon – The Walking Dead Madison Lintz – Bosch Maureen Adelson – 30 Vies Olivia Steele Falconer – Once Upon a Time Stephanie Janusauskas – This Life

Best Performance in a Voice-Over Role

Best Performance in a Voice–Over Role – Young Actor (11 and under)	Best Performance in a Voice–Over Role – Young Actress (11 and under)
★ Zachary Haven – Pearly Gates Devan Cohen – PAW Patrol Gabe Eggerling – Die drei Räuber Jaxon Mercey – Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood Jet Jurgensmeyer – Bubble Guppies	★ Ava Priestley – Wishenpoof! Brooke Wolloff – Tumble Leaf Chelsea Miller – Barbie & Her Sisters in the Great Puppy Adventure Darielle Stewart – Whisker Haven Tales with the Palace Pets Isabella Crovetti – Shimmer and Shine Laya DeLeon Hayes – Doc McStuffins Nicole Taylor Wedel – Harvey Beaks
Best Performance in a Voice–Over Role – Young Actor (12–21)	Best Performance in a Voice–Over Role – Young Actress (12–21)
★ Graham Verchere – Elijha Hammill – PAW Patrol Marcus Scribner – The Good Dinosaur Reese Hartwig – Zac McDowell – Tumble Leaf	★ Kaitlyn Dias – Inside Out Addison Holley – Wishenpoof! Amariah Faulkner – Assassin's Creed: Syndicate Bailey Gambertoglio – Bubble Guppies Hannah Swain – Ruff-Ruff Tweet and Dave Hope Cassandra – Wishenpoof! Nicole Tompkins – Antboy: Revenge of the Red Fury

Best Performance in Live Theater

Notes and References

1. Web site: Nominations Young Artist Awards . . March 13, 2016 . April 18, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160424165415/http://youngartistawards.org/2016-nominations-2/ . April 24, 2016 . dead .