The 19th Annual Academy Awards recognized Claude Jarman Jr. with the Juvenile Award honoring him as " outstanding child actor of 1946 " . 12 years old in 1946 , Jarman was honored with the Juvenile Oscar for his screen debut as Jody in M-G-M ' family drama , '' The Yearling '' . Although the Academy did n't officially begin to present the Juvenile Award for a child 's work in a specific film until two years later , '' The Yearling '' was Jarman 's first and only film released in 1946
19th Annual Academy Awards
19th Academy Awards
Academy Juvenile Award