23rd Young Artist Awards
Awarded for	Achievement in 2001 in film and television
Date	April 7, 2002
Site	Sportsmen's Lodge Studio City, California
Hosted by	Cole Caplan and Kristen Bone
Official website	YoungArtistAwards.org
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The 23rd 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 and music for the year 2001, and took place on April 7, 2002 at the Sportsmen's Lodge in Studio City, California.^[1][2][3]

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.^[1][4][5]

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

★ Anton Yelchin - Hearts in Atlantis - Warner Bros.

• Blake Foster - Kids World - Blue Steel Releasing
• Trevor Morgan - The Glass House - Columbia Pictures
• Camden Munson - In the Bedroom - Miramax
• Haley Joel Osment - A.I. Artificial Intelligence - DreamWorks
• Alexander Pollock - Cats & Dogs - Warner Bros.
• Jake Gyllenhaal - Donnie Darko - Pandora Cinema

★ (tie) Scarlett Johansson - An American Rhapsody - Paramount Classics
★ (tie) Emma Watson - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone - Warner Bros.

• Hayden Panettiere - Joe Somebody - 20th Century Fox
• Evan Rachel Wood - Little Secrets - TriStar Pictures

★ Jake Thomas - A.I. Artificial Intelligence - DreamWorks

• Justin Berfield - Max Keeble's Big Move - Walt Disney
• Freddie Boath - The Mummy Returns - Universal
• Serge Cockburn - Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles - Universal
• Tom Felton - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone - Warner Bros.
• Matthew O'Leary - Domestic Disturbance - Paramount
• Will Rothhaar - Hearts in Atlantis - Warner Bros.

★ Brooke Anne Smith - Max Keeble's Big Move - Walt Disney

• Mika Boorem - Hearts in Atlantis - Warner Bros.
• Irene Gorovaia - The Royal Tenenbaums - Touchstone
• Alakina Mann - The Others - Miramax
• Alexa Vega - Spy Kids - Miramax
• Mae Whitman - An American Rhapsody - Paramount Classics

★ James Bentley - The Others - Miramax

• Anthony Borrows - Liam - Lions Gate Films
• Angus T. Jones - See Spot Run - Warner Bros.
• Jonah Meyerson - The Royal Tenenbaums - Touchstone
• Grant Rosenmeyer - The Royal Tenenbaums - Touchstone

★ Dakota Fanning - I Am Sam - New Line Cinema

• Kelly Endresz-Banlaki - An American Rhapsody - Paramount Classics
• Skye McCole Bartusiak - Riding in Cars with Boys - Sony Pictures
• Steffani Brass - Dawg - Gold Circle Films
• Brittany Tiplady - The Pledge - Warner Bros.

★ Ryan Merriman - Dangerous Child - Lifetime

• Nicholas Braun - Walter and Henry - Showtime
• Rory Culkin - Off Season - Showtime
• Bobby Edner - The Day the World Ended - HBO
• Alex D. Linz - The Jennie Project - Disney Channel
• Trevor O'Brien - Motocrossed - Disney Channel
• Josh Zuckerman - 'Twas the Night - Disney Channel

★ Kelsey Keel - My Louisiana Sky - Showtime

• Kimberly J. Brown - Halloweentown II: Kalabar's Revenge - Disney Channel
• Kerry Duff - Jett Jackson: The Movie - Disney Channel
• Chloe Rose Lattanzi - The Wilde Girls
• Ashley Rose Orr - Child Star: The Shirley Temple Story - ABC
• Alison Pill - What Girls Learn - Showtime
• Shadia Simmons - Zenon: The Zequel - Disney Channel

★ Robert Clark - Prancer Returns - USA

• J. Adam Brown - My Horrible Year! - Showtime
• Michael Cera - My Louisiana Sky - Showtime
• Marc Donato - Dangerous Child - Lifetime
• Kyle Kassardjian - They Call Me Sirr - Showtime
• Max Morrow - Sister Mary Explains It All - Showtime
• Scott Terra - Motocrossed - Disney Channel
• Joey Zimmerman - Halloweentown II: Kalabar's Revenge - Disney Channel

★ Brenda Grate - 'Twas the Night - Disney Channel

• Hallee Hirsh - Taking Back Our Town - Lifetime
• Tamara Hope - What Girls Learn - Showtime

★ Gavin Fink - Prancer Returns - USA

• Andrew Van Hise - Two For One - PAX
• Adam Schurman - The Sons of Mistletoe - CBS

★ Hayley Lochner - Prancer Returns - USA

• Ashley Edner - Rain - United General
• Brittany Tiplady - The Sports Pages - Showtime

★ Eric Ian Goldberg - The Education of Max Bickford - CBS

• David Gallagher - 7th Heaven - WB
• Tyler Hynes - Tales from the Neverending Story - Hallmark Channel
• Robert Iler - The Sopranos - HBO
• Alex Wrathell - Pit Pony - CBS / Cochran Entertainment

★ Kirsten Storms - Days of Our Lives - NBC

• Ashley Lyn Cafagna - The Bold and the Beautiful - CBS
• Lindsay Felton - Caitlin's Way - Nickelodeon
• Elliot Page - Pit Pony - CBS / Cochran Entertainment
• Brittany Snow - Guiding Light - CBS

★ Jesse McCartney - All My Children - ABC

• Jared Daperis - Ponderosa - PAX
• Scotty Leavenworth - Philly - ABC

★ Keiko Agena - Gilmore Girls - WB

• Alexis Bledel - Gilmore Girls - WB
• Chea Courtney - Passions - NBC
• Mackenzie Rosman - 7th Heaven - WB
• Karle Warren - Judging Amy - CBS

★ J.B. Gaynor - Touched by an Angel - CBS

• Marc Donato - Twice in a Lifetime - PAX
• Bobby Edner - Charmed - WB
• Marc John Jefferies - The Practice - ABC
• Erik Knudsen - The Guardian - CBS
• Jesse Plemons - The Guardian - CBS
• Shawn Pyfrom - The Division - Lifetime
• Corey Sevier - Twice in a Lifetime - PAX

★ Jamie Renée Smith - ER - NBC

• Daveigh Chase - Touched by an Angel - CBS
• Jamie Lauren - The Practice - ABC
• Ashley Edner - 7th Heaven - WB
• Hallee Hirsh - ER - NBC
• Cassie Steele - Relic Hunter - Paramount

★ Frankie Muniz - Malcolm in the Middle - FOX

• Ryan Cooley - Degrassi: The Next Generation - CTV / Epitome Pictures
• Jake Goldsbie - Degrassi: The Next Generation - CTV / Epitome Pictures
• Shia LaBeouf - Even Stevens - Disney Channel
• Jonathan Malen - Screech Owls - Youth Television
• A.J. Trauth - Even Stevens - Disney Channel

★ Christy Carlson Romano - Even Stevens - Disney Channel

• Hilary Duff - Lizzie McGuire - Disney Channel
• Brie Larson - Raising Dad - WB
• Alia Shawkat - State of Grace - ABC
• Michelle Trachtenberg - Truth or Scare - Discovery Kids Channel
• Mae Whitman - State of Grace - ABC

★ Timmy Fitzpatrick - Grounded for Life - FOX

• Matt Adams - Big Kids - Noggin
• Mitch Holleman - Reba - WB
• Steven Anthony Lawrence - Even Stevens - Disney Channel
• Tyler Posey - Doc - PAX
• Craig Lamar Traylor - Malcolm in the Middle - FOX

★ Lauren Frost - Even Stevens - Disney Channel

• Lalaine - Lizzie McGuire - Disney Channel
• Scarlett Pomers - Reba - WB
• Kelly Salmon - Big Kids - Noggin
• Madylin Sweeten - Everybody Loves Raymond - CBS

★ Shawn Pyfrom - Reba - WB

• Bobby Brewer - Malcolm in the Middle - FOX
• Eddie Karr - Grounded for Life - FOX
• Miles Marsico - Trading Places - BBC America
• Kevin Schmidt - Grounded for Life - FOX
• Jacob Smith - Becker - CBS

★ Brooke Anne Smith - Malcolm in the Middle - FOX

• Jenna Morrison - The Amanda Show - Nickelodeon
• Michelle Trachtenberg - Madtv - FOX

★ Austin Majors - NYPD Blue - ABC

• Myles Jeffrey - ER - NBC
• Demetrius Joyette - Doc - PAX
• Logan O'Brien - General Hospital - ABC
• Sullivan Sweetin - Everybody Loves Raymond - CBS
• Kendall Schmidt - Gilmore Girls - WB
• Erik Per Sullivan - Malcolm in the Middle - FOX
• Hayden Tank - Six Feet Under - HBO

★ Ashley Edner - The Huntress - USA

• Taylor Atelian - According to Jim - ABC
• Skye McCole Bartusiak - Touched by an Angel - CBS
• Billi Bruno - According to Jim - ABC
• Parker McKenna Posey - My Wife and Kids - ABC
• Brittany Tiplady - Night Visions - FOX

★ Degrassi: The Next Generation - CTV/Epitome Pictures

Sarah Barrable-Tishauer, Shane Kippel, Lauren Collins, Miriam McDonald, Melissa McIntyre, Ryan Cooley, Christina Schmidt, Jake Goldsbie, Cassie Steele, Aubrey Graham, Daniel Clark

• The Brothers García - Nickelodeon

Alvin Alvarez, Bobby Gonzales, Jeffrey Licon, Vaneza Leza Pitynski

• Lizzie McGuire - Disney Channel

Hilary Duff, Lalaine, Adam Lamberg, Jake Thomas, Ashlie Brillault

• Malcolm in the Middle - FOX

Frankie Muniz, Justin Berfield, Erik Per Sullivan, Craig Lamar Traylor

★ An American Rhapsody - Paramount Classics

Scarlett Johansson, Mae Whitman, Kelly Endresz-Banlaki

• Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone - Warner Bros.

Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Tom Felton

• The Shipping News - Miramax

Alyssa Gainer, Kaitlyn Gainer, Lauren Gainer, Kyle Timothy Smith, Andrew Fowler, Will McAllister

★ Prancer Returns - USA

• Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows - ABC
• Motocrossed - Disney Channel
• My Louisiana Sky - Showtime
• Child Star: The Shirley Temple Story - ABC
• They Call Me Sirr - Showtime
• 'Twas the Night - Disney Channel

★ The Education of Max Bickford - CBS

• Any Day Now - Lifetime
• Boston Public - FOX
• Pit Pony - CBS/Cochran Entertainment
• 7th Heaven - WB
• Touched by an Angel - CBS

★ Malcolm in the Middle - FOX

• Degrassi: The Next Generation - CTV/Epitome Pictures
• Grounded for Life - FOX
• Reba - WB
• The Simpsons - FOX

★ I Am Sam - New Line Cinema

• An American Rhapsody - Paramount Classics
• Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone - Warner Bros.
• Hearts in Atlantis - Warner Bros.
• The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring - New Line Cinema
• The Others - Miramax

★ The Princess Diaries - Walt Disney

• Cats & Dogs - Warner Bros.
• Ghost World - MGM
• Kids World - Blue Steel Releasing
• Legally Blonde - MGM
• Serendipity - Miramax
• Spy Kids - Miramax

★ Shrek - DreamWorks

• Atlantis: The Lost Empire - Walt Disney
• Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius - Nickelodeon
• Monsters, Inc. - Walt Disney
• Blue's Big Musical Movie - Nickelodeon

★ Fernando Tielve - The Devil's Backbone (El Espinazo del Diablo) (Spain) - Directed by: Guillermo del Toro, Distributed by: Sony Pictures Classics

★ Aleksandra Gietner - Hi, Tereska (Czesc Tereska) (Poland) - Directed by: Robert Gliński, Produced by: Propaganda AG

★ Taliesin Jones (Wales) - Starring: John-Paul Macleod as "Taliesin", Directed by: Martin Duffy, Produced by: Snake River Films, Distributed by: Impact Entertainment

★ The Mini Beats (Germany)

★ Rupert Grint (England) - "Ron Weasley" from Warner Brothers' Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

★ Christopher Massey - From the Los Angeles production of Disney's The Lion King

★ Aria Noelle Curzon - The voice of "Ducky" in Universal's The Land Before Time (1997–2001)

★ Tyler Patrick Jones - "Hallmark Greeting Cards"

★ Promises - Documentary directed by: Justine Shapiro, B.Z. Goldberg, Carlos Bolado; Produced by: Promises Film Project

★ Tir Nan Og - Short film directed by: Danica DeCosto, Starring: Sarah Swanberg

★ Alison Arngrim - For her role as "Nellie Oleson" in the TV series Little House on the Prairie (1974–1981).

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