2nd Youth in Film Awards

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2nd Youth in Film Awards
Awarded for	Achievement in the 1979—1980 season
Date	October 18, 1980
Site	Sheraton Universal Hotel Universal City, California
Hosted by	Jodie Foster
Official website	YoungArtistAwards.org
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The 2nd Youth in Film Awards ceremony (now known as the Young Artist Awards), presented by the

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

Best Young Performer in a Feature Film

Best Young Actor in a Major Motion Picture

★ Justin Henry - Kramer vs. Kramer

• Christopher Atkins - The Blue Lagoon
• Matt Dillon - My Bodyguard
• Paul McCrane - Fame
• Barry Miller - Fame
• Ricky Schroder - The Last Flight of Noah's Ark

★ Diane Lane - Touched by Love

• Jodie Foster - Foxes
• Kristy McNichol - Little Darlings
• Brooke Shields - The Blue Lagoon

Best Young Performer in a Television Special

Best Young Actor - TV Special

★ Michael Sharrett - Harvest - Faith For Today

• Rossie Harris - Amber Waves - ABC
• Evan H. Miranda - ABC Afterschool Special: The Seven Wishes of a Rich Kid - ABC
• Robbie Rist - ABC Weekend Special: The Big Hex of Little Lulu - ABC

Best Young Actress - TV Special

★ Danielle Brisebois - Mom, the Wolfman and Me - Time-Life Television

• Tonya Crowe - Joshua's World - ABC
• Kristy McNichol - My Old Man - CBS
• Melissa Michaelsen - Orphan Train - ABC

Best Young Performer in a Television Series

Best Young Actor in a Television Series

★

• Ira Angustain - The White Shadow - CBS
• Gary Coleman - Diff'rent Strokes - NBC
• Philip McKeon - Alice - CBS
• Harold Pruett - The Tim Conway Show - CBS

Best Young Actress in a Television Series

★ Quinn Cummings - Family - ABC

• Danielle Brisebois - Archie Bunker's Place - CBS
• Missy Gold - Benson - ABC
• Melissa Michaelsen - Me and Maxx - ABC
• Dana Plato - Diff'rent Strokes - NBC
• Natasha Ryan - Here's Boomer - NBC

Best Young Actor - Daytime TV Series

★ Philip Tanzini - General Hospital - ABC

• John E. Dunn - All My Children - ABC
• Jeremy Schoenberg - Days of Our Lives - NBC

Best Young Actress - Daytime TV Series

★ Genie Francis - General Hospital - ABC

• Tracey Bregman - Days of Our Lives
  - NBC
• Andrea Evans - One Life to Live - ABC
• Dana Kimmell - Texas - NBC
• Search For Tomorrow
  - CBS

Best Young Comedy Performer

Best Young Comedian

★ Gary Coleman - Diff'rent Strokes - NBC

• Scott Baio - Happy Days - ABC
• Rossie Harris - Airplane! - Paramount
• Eight is Enough
  - ABC

Best Young Comedienne

★ Kim Fields - The Facts of Life - NBC

• Alison Arngrim - Little House on the Prairie - NBC
• Valerie Bertinelli - One Day at a Time - CBS
• Melissa Michaelsen - Me and Maxx - NBC
• Jill Whelan - Airplane! - Paramount

Best Young Musical Recording Artist

Best Young Disc Artist - Male

★ Christopher Cross - Ride Like the Wind - W.B.

• Shaun Cassidy - Wasp - W.B.
• Leif Garrett - Surfin' USA - Atlantic
• Paul McCrane - Fame - M.G.M.
• Rex Smith - You Take My Breath Away
  - Columbia

★ Irene Cara - Fame - M.G.M.

• Debby Boone - I'll Never Say Goodbye - W.B.
• Chuck E.'s In Love
  - W.B.
• Dara Sedaka
  - In The Pocket

Best Family Entertainment

Best Major Motion Picture for Family Entertainment

★ Touched by Love - Columbia

• Little Miss Marker - Universal
• The Blue Lagoon - Columbia
• The Last Flight of Noah's Ark - Disney
• Xanadu - Universal

Best TV Special for Family Entertainment

★ Harvest - Faith for Today

• Amber Waves - ABC
• Goldie and the Boxer - NBC
• The Long Days of Summer - ABC
• Solid Gold - Channel 13

Best TV Series for Family Entertainment

★

• Diff'rent Strokes - NBC
• Here's Boomer - NBC
• Kids Are People Too - ABC
• The Muppet Show - ITV

Best After School Television Special

★

• ABC Afterschool Special: The Seven Wishes of a Rich Kid - ABC
• ABC Weekend Special: The Big Hex of Little Lulu - ABC
• End of a Dream

Best Family Music Album

★ Fame - MGM

• Foxes - United Artists
• Can't Stop the Music - Casablanca
• Xanadu - Universal

Special Award

Greatest Contribution to Youth Through Entertainment Media

★ Carol Johnston

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