The 27th 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 and television for the year 2005, and took place on March 25, 2006 at the Sportsmen's Lodge in Studio City, Los Angeles, California. 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.

Categories

★ Bold indicates the winner in each category.

Best Performance in a Feature Film

Best Performance in a Feature Film - Leading Young Actor

★ Josh Hutcherson - Zathura: A Space Adventure - Columbia Pictures

Best Performance in a Feature Film - Leading Young Actress

★ Dakota Fanning - Dreamer - DreamWorks

Best Performance in a Feature Film - Supporting Young Actor

★ Ridge Canipe - Walk the Line - Universal Pictures

Best Performance in a Feature Film - Supporting Young Actress

★ Suzuka Ohgo - Memoirs of a Geisha - Columbia Pictures

Best Performance in a Feature Film - Young Actor Age Ten or Younger

★ Adrian Alonso - The Legend of Zorro - Columbia Pictures

Best Performance in a Feature Film - Young Actress Age Ten or Younger

★ Georgie Henley - The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe - Walt Disney Pictures

Best Performance in a Feature Film - Young Ensemble Cast

★ Bad News Bears - Paramount

Best Performance in an International Feature Film

Best Performance in an International Feature Film - Leading Young Performer

★ (tie) Marcos Henrique (Brazil) - 2 Filhos de Francisco - Globo Films ★ (tie) Dablio Moreira (Brazil) - 2 Filhos de Francisco - Globo Films

Best Performance in a Short Film

Best Performance in a Short Film - Young Actor

★ Evan Lee Dahl - Christopher Brennan Saves the World - Fresh Face Pictures

Best Performance in a Short Film - Young Actress

★ Mary Ann Springer - Cleats of Imminent Doom - Curious Productions

Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries or Special

Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries or Special - Leading Young Actor

★ Michael Mitchell - Silver Bells - Hallmark Productions

Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries or Special - Leading Young Actress

★ Danielle Keaton - American Black Beauty - Fresh Water Entertainment

Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries or Special - Supporting Young Actor

★ Hunter Clary - Snow Wonder - CBS

Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries or Special - Supporting Young Actress

★ Niamh Wilson - Haunting Sarah - Lifetime

Best Performance in a TV series

Best Performance in a TV series - Leading Young Actor (Comedy or Drama)

★ Carter Jenkins - Surface - NBC

Best Performance in a TV series - Leading Young Actress (Comedy or Drama)

★ Camille Winbush - The Bernie Mac Show - FOX

Best Performance in a TV series - Supporting Young Actor (Drama)

★ Malcolm David Kelley - Lost - ABC

Best Performance in a TV series - Supporting Young Actress (Drama)

★ Sofia Vassilieva - Medium - NBC

Best Performance in a TV series - Supporting Young Actor (Comedy)

★ Angus T. Jones - Two and a Half Men - CBS

Best Performance in a TV series - Supporting Young Actress (Comedy)

★ Renee Olstead - Still Standing - CBS

Best Performance in a TV series - Young Actor Age Ten or Younger (Comedy or Drama)

★ Noah Gray-Cabey - My Wife and Kids - ABC

Best Performance in a TV series - Young Actress Age Ten or Younger (Comedy or Drama)

★ Jasmine Jessica Anthony - Commander in Chief - ABC

Best Performance in a TV series - Guest Starring Young Actor (Comedy or Drama)

★ Joseph Castanon - The Ghost Whisperer - CBS

Best Performance in a TV series - Guest Starring Young Actress (Comedy or Drama)

★ Darcy Rose Byrnes - The Young and the Restless - CBS

Best Young Ensemble Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama)

★ Zoey 101 - Nickelodeon

Best Performance in a Voice-Over Role

Best Performance in a Voice-Over Role - Young Actor

★ Matthew Josten - Chicken Little - Walt Disney Pictures

Best Performance in a Voice-Over Role - Young Actress

★ Tajja Isen - Atomic Betty - Cartoon Network

Best Family Entertainment

Best Family Television Movie or Special

★ Silver Bells - Hallmark

Best Family Television Series (Drama)

★ Surface - NBC

Best Family Television Series (Comedy)

★ Everybody Hates Chris - UPN

Best International Family Feature Film

★ Saint Ralph - Canada

Best Family Feature Film - Animation

★ Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit - DreamWorks/Aardman

Best Family Feature Film - Comedy or Musical

★ Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - Warner Bros.

Best Family Feature Film - Drama

★ The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe - Walt Disney Pictures

Special awards

Outstanding Young Family Singing Group

★ The Von Trapp Children

Michael Landon Award

Outstanding Contribution to Youth in Entertainment

★ Hunter Gomez

Outstanding Young Musician

★ Andrew Tang - Concert Pianist

Former Child Star - Life Achievement Award

★ Victoria Paige Meyerink

Social Relations of Knowledge Institute Award

★ MythBusters - Discovery Channel

Jackie Coogan Award

Outstanding Family Feature Documentary

★ March of the Penguins

Jackie Coogan Award

Outstanding Youth Feature Documentary

★ Mad Hot Ballroom

Best Original Song

★ Tony Renis - "Christmas in Love"

Outstanding International Drama

★ The Wedding Chest - Producer: Yevgeniya Tirdatova