The 17th Youth in Film Awards ceremony (now known as the Young Artist Awards), presented by the Youth in Film Association, honored outstanding youth performers under the age of 21 in the fields of film, television and music for the 1994–1995 season, and took place in 1996 in Hollywood, California. Established 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 Young Performer in a Feature Film Best Young Leading Actor: Feature Film ★ Wil Horneff – Born to Be Wild Jerry Barone – Two Bits Jesse Bradford – Far From Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog Brad Renfro & Joseph Mazzello – The Cure Hal Scardino – The Indian in the Cupboard Ryan Slater – The Amazing Panda Adventure Jonathan Taylor Thomas – Tom and Huck Best Young Leading Actress: Feature Film ★ Anna Chlumsky – Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain Vanessa Lee Chester – A Little Princess Liesel Matthews – A Little Princess Christina Ricci – Casper Claire Danes – Home for the Holidays Kirsten Dunst – Jumanji Nicole Lund – Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain Alicia Silverstone – Clueless Best Young Supporting Actor: Feature Film ★ Jonathan Hernandez – My Family Joseph Anderson – Mr. Holland's Opus Steve Cardenas – Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie Rishi Bhat – The Indian in the Cupboard Thomas Ian Nicholas – A Kid in King Arthur's Court Best Young Supporting Actress: Feature Film ★ Kristy Young – Gordy Stacey Dash – Clueless Julia Devin] – The Tie That Binds Brittany Murphy – Clueless Jean Marie Barnwell – Born to Be Wild Sarah Wayne – Magic in the Water Yi Ding – The Amazing Panda Adventure Best Performance by a Young Actor Under 10: Feature Film ★ Nicholas John Renner – Mr. Holland's Opus Jimmy Baker – Man of the House Dylan Haggerty – Grizzly Mountain Joshua Haines – Three Wishes Joel Palmer – Far From Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog Andy Ryan – Paul McCall Best Performance by a Young Actress Under 10: Feature Film ★ Scarlett Pomers – The Baby-Sitters Club Courtney Chase – Roommates Bethany Richards – Angus Ashley Olsen – It Takes Two Mary-Kate Olsen – It Takes Two Best Young Performer