The 28th 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 2006, and took place on March 10, 2007, 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

★ Logan Lerman - Hoot - New Line Cinema

Best Performance in a Feature Film - Leading Young Actress

★ Keke Palmer - Akeelah and the Bee - Lionsgate

Best Performance in a Feature Film - Supporting Young Actor

★ Tristan Lake Leabu - Superman Returns - Warner Bros.

Best Performance in a Feature Film - Supporting Young Actress

★ Emma Roberts - Aquamarine - Fox 2000 Pictures

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

★ Dylan Blue - Deck the Halls - 20th Century Fox

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

★ Abigail Breslin - Little Miss Sunshine - Fox Searchlight Pictures

Best Performance in a Feature Film - Young Ensemble Cast

★ How to Eat Fried Worms - New Line Cinema

Best Performance in an International Feature Film

Best Performance in an International Feature Film - Leading Young Actor or Actress

★ Sarala Kariyawasam (Sri Lanka) - Water - Fox Searchlight

Best Performance in a Short Film

Best Performance in a Short Film - Young Actor

★ Hunter Gomez - Rocketboy

Best Performance in a Short Film - Young Actress

★ Megan McKinnon - Little Samantha Tripp

Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries or Special

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

★ Matthew Knight - Candles on Bay Street - CBS

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

★ Hannah Hodson - The Ron Clark Story - TNT

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

★ Jake Smith - For the Love of a Child - Lifetime

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

★ Emily Hirst - For the Love of a Child - Lifetime

Best Performance in a TV Series

Best Performance in a TV Series - Leading Young Actor

★ Kyle Massey - That's So Raven - Disney Channel

Best Performance in a TV Series - Leading Young Actress

★ Christa B. Allen - Cake - CBS

Best Performance in a TV Series - Supporting Young Actor

★ Alexander Gould - Weeds - Showtime

Best Performance in a TV Series - Supporting Young Actress

★ Hayden Panettiere - Heroes - NBC

Best Performance in a TV Series - Young Actor Age Ten or Younger

★ Noah Gray-Cabey - Heroes - NBC

Best Performance in a TV Series - Young Actress Age Ten or Younger

★ Maria Lark - Medium - NBC

Best Performance in a TV Series - Guest Starring Young Actor

★ Darian Weiss - Without a Trace - CBS

Best Performance in a TV Series - Guest Starring Young Actress

★ Monet Monico - The Suite Life of Zack & Cody - Disney Channel

Best Performance in a TV Series - Recurring Young Actor

★ Daniel Goldman - Dexter - Showtime

Best Performance in a TV Series - Recurring Young Actress

★ 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

★ Dominic Scott Kay - Charlotte's Web - Paramount Pictures

Best Performance in a Voice-Over Role - Young Actress

★ Tajja Isen - Jane and the Dragon - YTV

Best Family Entertainment

Best Family Television Movie or Special

★ The Ron Clark Story - TNT

Best Family Television Series (Drama)

★ Friday Night Lights - NBC

Best Family Television Series (Comedy)

★ The Suite Life of Zack & Cody - Disney Channel

Best International Family Feature Film

★ Water (Sri Lanka)

Best Family Feature Film (Animation)

★ Curious George - Universal Pictures

Best Family Feature Film (Comedy or Musical)

★ Little Miss Sunshine - Fox Searchlight

Best Family Feature Film (Drama)

★ Akeelah and the Bee - Lionsgate

Special awards

Outstanding Young Original Blues-Rock Artist

★ Grant Austin Taylor - Musician/Songwriter

Outstanding Young International Variety Group

★ Street Magic (, Volshebniki Dvora) - Voronezh, Russia

Michael Landon Award

Inspiration to Youth Through Television

★ Dog Whisperer with Cesar Millan - National Geographic Channel

Jackie Coogan Award

Contribution to Youth Through Motion Pictures

Promoting the value of family

★ Will Smith and Jaden Smith - The Pursuit of Happyness

Social Relations of Knowledge Institute Award

Best TV Program or Movie

Furthering the Interest of Youth in Science

★ Good Eats with Alton Brown - Food Network