The 23rd 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 and music for the year 2001, and took place on April 7, 2002 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 ★ Anton Yelchin - Hearts in Atlantis - Warner Bros. Blake Foster - Kids World - Blue Steel Releasing Trevor Morgan - The Glass House - Columbia Pictures Camden Munson - In the Bedroom - Miramax Haley Joel Osment - A.I. Artificial Intelligence - DreamWorks Alexander Pollock - Cats & Dogs - Warner Bros. Best Performance in a Feature Film: Leading Young Actress ★ (tie) Scarlett Johansson - An American Rhapsody - Paramount Classics ★ (tie) Emma Watson - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone - Warner Bros. Hayden Panettiere - Joe Somebody - 20th Century Fox Evan Rachel Wood - Little Secrets - TriStar Pictures Best Performance in a Feature Film: Supporting Young Actor ★ Jake Thomas - A.I. Artificial Intelligence - DreamWorks Justin Berfield - Max Keeble's Big Move - Walt Disney Freddie Boath - The Mummy Returns - Universal Serge Cockburn - Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles - Universal Tom Felton - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone - Warner Bros. Matthew O'Leary - Domestic Disturbance - Paramount Will Rothhaar - Hearts in Atlantis - Warner Bros. Best Performance in a Feature Film: Supporting Young Actress ★ Brooke Anne Smith - Max Keeble's Big Move - Walt Disney Mika Boorem - Hearts in Atlantis - Warner Bros. Irene Gorovaia - The Royal Tenenbaums - Touchstone Alakina Mann - The Others - Miramax Alexa Vega - Spy Kids - Miramax Mae Whitman - An American Rhapsody - Paramount Classics Best Performance in a Feature Film: Young Actor Age Ten or Under ★ James Bentley - The Others - Miramax Anthony Borrows - Liam - Lions Gate Films Angus T. Jones - See Spot Run -