44th Young Artist Awards

44th Young Artist Awards
44th Young Artist Awards
Awarded for	Achievement during the year 2022 in film, television, streaming, and new media
Date	July 21, 2024
Site	Directors Guild of America
Hosted by	Neal McDonough

The 44th Young Artist Awards ceremony, presented by the Young Artist Association, honored excellence of young performers between the ages of 5 and 18 for achievements in 2022 in film, television, streaming, and new media. Winners and nominees are listed below.^[1]

Due to the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike, the 44th and 45th Young Artist Award ceremonies were combined and took place on July 21st, 2024.^[2]

Winners and nominees

Best Performance in a Feature Film

Best Performance in a Feature Film – Leading Teen Artist	Best Performance in a Feature Film – Leading Young Actor
★ Charlotte Delaney Riggs – Forever and A Day Javon Walton – Samaritan Sunny Pawar – The Tiger's Nest	★ Estian Reiner Cheah – Reunion Dinner Evan Whitten – Mona Lisa and The Blood Moon Thom Nemer – Packed
Best Performance in a Feature Film – Leading Young Actress	Best Performance in a Feature Film – Supporting Teen Artist
★ Alisha Weir – Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical Alexa C Miller – Jikirag Skyler Elyse Philpot – Where's Rose	★ Catherine Cain – Santa's Second Wife Fflyn Edwards – Save the Cinema Madison Ross – Santa's Second Wife
Best Performance in a Feature Film – Supporting Young Actor	Best Performance in a Feature Film – Supporting Young Actress
★ Bastian Fuentes – Jurassic World: Dominion Jasper Burger – Santa's Second Wife Mason Wilson – Jacob, Broken By God	★ Skyler Elyse Philpot – Playing Through Ava Weiss – Moonfall Gabriella Sengos – Blacklight

Best Performance in a Short Film

Best Performance in a Short Film – Teen Artist	Best Performance in a Short Film – Young Actor
★ Lacey Caroline – Worm Radio Avery Garcia – Someone's In The House Kailyn Andrews – The Intentionality of Inclusion Owen Osborne – Baker Hotel Samantha Weber – Hot Tears Trinity Johnston – My Soul to Keep	★ Tristan Riggs – Safe and Sound Jude Michael Rodricks – Rising Lotus Kingston Zelaya – Malleable Korwren – Mamita Mason Wilson – Husky
Best Performance in a Short Film – Young Actress
★ Kayden Tokarski – Bombay Beach Ava Michele Hyl – Someone's In The House Ellivia Gold – Planting an Unwanted Seed Isabella Rese – Have You Checked The Children? Kori Michelle – Wednesday's Child

Best Performance in a Streaming Film

Best Performance in a Streaming Film – Leading Teen Artist	Best Performance in a Streaming Film – Leading Young Artist
★ Marlow Barkley – Slumberland Aryan Simhadri – Cheaper By The Dozen Jake Satow – Saving Christmas Spirit	★ Tristan Riggs – My Father's Day Huck Whittle – Jessie and the Elf Boy Jude Michael Rodricks – Donut Kid
Best Performance in a Streaming Film – Supporting Teen Artist	Best Performance in a Streaming Film – Supporting Young Artist
★ Aryan Simhadri – Trevor: The Musical Brayden Eaton – Pursuit of Freedom Jake Satow – Adeline Lacey Caroline – The Rush Call Mia Denae' Brathwaite – Crescent Gang Shanel Cheatham – Lily Darling	★ Sebastian Billingsley-Rodriguez – Bed Rest Aurelia Birchard – Donut Kid Hanalei Whittle – Jessie and the Elf Boy Jesse Gervasi – Ivy and Bean Robert Levey II – 1 Up Toby Larsen – A Christmas Mystery

Best Performance in a Streaming Series

Best Performance in a Streaming Series – Leading Youth Artist	Best Performance in a Streaming Series – Supporting Teen Actor
★ Charlotte Delaney Riggs – Austin High Kori Michelle – Generation Hope Phierce Phoenix – Skully & the Mole Crack the Case Raphael Alejandro – Acapulco	★ Javon Walton – The Umbrella Academy Walker Campbell – Camp Radio Wesley Kimmel – The Book of Boba Fett
Best Performance in a Streaming Series – Supporting Young Actor	Best Performance in a Streaming Series – Supporting Teen Actress
★ Tristan Riggs – Best Foot Forward Jahleel Kamara – Manifest Roger Dale Floyd – Stranger Things	★ Trinity Jo-Li Bliss – Best Foot Forward Ariana Neal – Archive 81 Lacey Caroline – Ugly Stik
Best Performance in a Streaming Series – Supporting Young Actress	Best Performance in a Streaming Series – Recurring Youth Artist
★ Hendrix Yancey – A Friend of the Family Indica Watson – The Midwich Cuckoos Jaxon Rose Moore – Archive 81	★ Skyler Elyse Philpot – Raising Dion Owen Osborne – Dot Conner: Webtective Temi Blaev – Litvinenko
Best Performance in a Streaming Series – Guest Youth Artist
★ Lilah Fitzgerald – Devil In Ohio Jake Satow – The Dropout Kayden Tokarski – Gaslit Remy Marthaller – Firefly Lane

Best Performance in a TV Movie

Best Performance in a TV Movie – Teen Artist	Best Performance in a TV Movie – Young Artist
★ Lilah Fitzgerald – Monster High: the Movie Cassidy Nugent – Big Sky River Jensen Gering – Wickensburg	★ Ava Weiss – Lemonade Stand Romance Alyssa Gervasi – Feeling Butterflies David Kohlsmith – The Great Christmas Switch

Best Performance in a TV Series

Best Performance in a TV Series – Leading Youth Artist	Best Performance in a TV Series – Supporting Youth Artist
★ Estovan Reizo Cheah – Hello Hooman Scarlett Archer – FYI Investigates: Escape From Ukraine Tilly Kaye – Biff & Chip	★ Simon Webster – From Antonio Jones II – A Black Lady Sketch Show Farah Felisbret – Everything's Trash
Best Performance in a Television Series – Guest Starring Teen Artist	Best Performance in a Television Series – Guest Starring Youth Actor
★ Elle Graper – NCIS Bradley Bundlie – The Kelly Clarkson Show Zane Moyer – All American: Homecoming	★ David Kohlsmith – SurrealEstate Bowie Bundlie – The Kelly Clarkson Show Cole Vernon – Dodger Liam Quiring-Nkindi – Holly Hobbie Zylen Arnaud – Abbott Elementary
Best Performance in a Television Series – Guest Starring Youth Actress	Best Performance in a Television Series – Recurring Teen Artist
★ Remy Marthaller – Two Sentence Horror Stories Nia Rush – Rock Island Mysteries Rileigh Eames – Naomi	★ Caleb Black – The Wonder Years Hannah Bos – Riverdale Scarlett Archer – Sky Kids FYI: Weekly News
Best Performance in a Television Series – Recurring Youth Artist
★ David Kohlsmith – Chucky Kesler Talbot – Resident Alien Zacary St-Pierre – Anna et Arnaud

Best Performance in a TV Commercial

Best Performance in a TV Commercial – Youth Artist
★ Charlotte Delaney Riggs – Famous Footwear Ayush Rajmachikar – Hershey Boe Smith – LuvBug Learning Liam Quiring-Nkindi – The All-New Honda CRV Maddox Simmons – Peacock: Homecoming

Best Voice Acting Role

Best Voice Acting Role – Youth Artist
★ Phierce Phoenix – Noggin Knows: Bubble Guppies Maya Jai Pinson – My Imaginary Teacher Owen Osborne – The Adventures of Cairo Sebastian Billingsley-Rodriguez – Deepa and Anoop

Best Performance in a Music Video

Best Performance in a Music Video – Teen Artist	Best Performance in a Music Video – Young Artist
★ Tristan Riggs – Lone Star Blues Kacey Fifield – Toxic Phierce Phoenix – Miscast22 Walker Campbell – Stacy's Mom	★ Jude Michael Rodricks – Cover Up Jax Binkert – Vegas Ranen Navat – Winner

Outstanding Awards

Outstanding Music Vocalist – Teen Artist	Outstanding Music Vocalist – Young Artist
★ Robert Levey II – Perfect Symphony Jael Wena – Don't Start Now Walker Campbell – Creep	★ Estovan Reizo Cheah – Hero in Me Melissa Marielle – Easy On Me Oskar Viniar – Kind Heart
Outstanding Music Single	Outstanding Music Album
★ Estian Reiner Cheah – Magic & Me First Day Of School – Johnny B. Goode Walker Campbell – Hot Tamale	★ Kacey Fifield – Between The Lines Èl Tejas – No End First Day Of School – Exist
Outstanding Ensemble Cast	Outstanding Dancer
★ Dodger: Billy Jenkins, Aabay Ali, Ellie-May Sheridan, Mila Lieu, Lenny Rush Santa's Second Wife: Catherine Cain, Jasper Burger, Madison Ross Son of a Critch: Benjamin Evan Ainsworth, Mark Ezekiel Rivera, Sophia Powers	★ Mia Denae' Brathwaite B-Boy Lil E Michael Cash
Outstanding Influencer – Youth Actor	Outstanding Influencer – Youth Actress
★ Estovan Reizo Cheah Gavin Duh Ryan Secret	★ Charlotte Delaney Riggs Molly Belle Wright Sophie Grace
Outstanding Podcast Host	Outstanding Writer
★ Ari Kelly – At Your Level Leela Prickitt – At Your Level Madison Lauren – All Things Madison	★ Maya Jai Pinson – Distractions Ellery Futch – The Brown Family Sejal Patel – Life with the Patels 2: Oh Deer!
Outstanding Producer	Outstanding Director
★ Sejal Patel – Hanging by a Thread Jeffery Wu – Indian Cowboys Kristen Duff – The Flood That Changed My Home	★ Maya Jai Pinson – Distractions Brock Brenner – A Letter to My Dad Sejal Patel – Life with the Patels 2: Oh Deer!

References

^ "44YAA". youngartistacademy.info. Retrieved 2025-06-21.
^ "Neal McDonough to Host the 2024 Young Artist Academy™ Awards". PR.com. Retrieved 2025-06-22.

External links

Official site

[1] "44YAA". youngartistacademy.info. Retrieved 2025-06-21.

[2] "Neal McDonough to Host the 2024 Young Artist Academy™ Awards". PR.com. Retrieved 2025-06-22.

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Television awards	Best Performance in a Daytime TV Series – Young Actress
Special awards	Former Child Star Lifetime Achievement Award
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