The 24th 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, music, and radio for the year 2002, and took place on March 29, 2003 at the Sportsmen's Lodge in Studio City, 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 ★ Tyler Hoechlin - Road to Perdition - DreamWorks/20th Century Fox Jamie Bell - Nicholas Nickleby - MGM/UA Rory Culkin - Signs - Buena Vista Nicholas Hoult - About A Boy - Universal/Studio Canal Lil' Bow Wow - Like Mike - 20th Century Fox Matthew O'Leary - Frailty - Lions Gate Mark Rendall - Touching Wild Horses - Animal Tales Productions Best Performance in a Feature Film - Leading Young Actress ★ Alexa Vega - Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams - Buena Vista Amanda Bynes - Big Fat Liar - Universal Pictures America Ferrera - Real Women Have Curves - Newmarket Films/HBO Films Kristen Stewart - Panic Room - Columbia Pictures Evan Rachel Wood - Little Secrets - Columbia Tristar/Samuel Goldwyn Best Performance in a Feature Film - Supporting Young Actor ★ Marc Donato - White Oleander - Warner Brothers Liam Aiken - Road To Perdition - DreamWorks/20th Century Fox Emile Hirsch - The Emperor's Club - Universal Pictures Eric Lloyd - The Santa Clause 2 - Walt Disney Pictures Daniel Logan - Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones - 20th Century Fox Andrew Sandler - Minority Report - 20th Century Fox Dylan Smith - One Hour Photo - Fox Searchlight Pictures Best Performance in a Feature Film - Supporting Young Actress ★ Eva Amurri - The Banger Sisters - Fox Searchlight Pictures Agnes Bruckner - Murder By Numbers - Warner Brothers Chea Courtney - Dragonfly - HBO Films Everlyn Sampi - Rabbit-Proof Fence - Miramax Erin Sanders - Never Never - Independent Best Performance in a Feature Film - Young Actor Age Ten or Younger ★ Tyler Patrick