Editing Academy Juvenile Award (section)

== History of the Academy Juvenile Award ==

The Academy Awards, [[1st Academy Awards|first presented on May 16, 1929]], did not initially present a [[Academy Honorary Award|Special Award]] for juvenile actors.<ref name="Oscars.org 11">{{cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/legacy/ceremony/1st.html |title=1st Academy Awards |access-date=July 12, 2011 |work=Oscars.org |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706072710/http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/legacy/ceremony/1st.html |archive-date=July 6, 2011 |url-status=live |df=mdy }}</ref>  The very first [[child actor]] to be nominated for an Oscar was 9-year-old [[Jackie Cooper]], who was nominated as [[Academy Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] in 1931 for his work in the film ''[[Skippy (1931 film)|Skippy]]''.  Cooper, however, lost that year to [[Lionel Barrymore]].<ref name="Oscars.org 12">{{cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1932 |title=4th Academy Awards - Winners |access-date=July 12, 2011 |work=Oscars.org |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706093643/http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/legacy/ceremony/4th-winners.html |archive-date=July 6, 2011 |url-status=live |df=mdy }}</ref>  Recognizing that children could be placed at a disadvantage in the hearts and minds of Academy voters when nominated alongside their adult counterparts in the competitive [[Academy Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] and [[Academy Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] categories<ref name="Reuters">{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-oscars-childactor-idUSN2023079820070221|title=Baby Oscar winners advise Sunshine child star|author=Bob Tourtellotte|date=February 21, 2007|access-date=July 12, 2011|work=Reuters|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222224456/https://www.reuters.com/article/2007/02/21/us-oscars-childactor-idUSN2023079820070221|archive-date=February 22, 2014}}</ref> {{ndash}} and with no categories for [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]] or [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress|Supporting Actress]] having yet been created<ref name="Oscars.org 13">{{cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1935 |title=7th Academy Awards - Winners |access-date=July 12, 2011 |work=Oscars.org |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706093704/http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/legacy/ceremony/7th-winners.html |archive-date=July 6, 2011 |url-status=live |df=mdy }}</ref> {{ndash}} the academy saw the need to establish an Honorary "Special Award" specifically to recognize juveniles under the age of eighteen for their work in film.<ref name="Oscars.org 1"/>

On February 27, 1935, the [[7th Academy Awards|7th Annual Academy Awards]], honoring achievements in film for the year 1934, became the first Oscar ceremony at which the Special Juvenile Award was presented.<ref name="Oscars.org 1"/>  Playfully dubbed the "Oscarette" by [[Bob Hope]] in 1945,<ref name="Hollywoodland 1">{{cite web|url=http://allanellenberger.com/book-flm-news/an-interview-with-margaret-obrien-part-two/|title=An Interview with Margaret O'Brien|access-date=July 12, 2011|work=Hollywoodland|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120729163204/http://allanellenberger.com/book-flm-news/an-interview-with-margaret-obrien-part-two/|archive-date=July 29, 2012}}</ref> the statuette itself was a miniaturized Oscar, depicting an [[Art Deco]] image of a [[knight]] holding a [[crusades|crusader's]] [[sword]] and standing on a [[reel]] of film.<ref name="Gold Encyclopedia">{{cite encyclopedia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kBDo5ClEaxAC&pg=PA220|title=Oscar Statuette|access-date=July 12, 2011|encyclopedia=Gold: A Cultural Encyclopedia|isbn=9780313384301|last1=Kenny|first1=Shannon L.|last2=Venable|first2=Shannon L.|year=2011}}</ref>  Standing approximately one-half the size of its full-sized counterpart, this rare child-sized trophy remained the [[prototype]] for the statuette throughout the history of the Award, with only relatively small modifications to its base over time.<ref name="TV Guide"/><ref name="Los Angeles Times 2">{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-mar-22-et-lacher22-story.html|title=Big Battle Over Mini Award|access-date=July 12, 2011|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|first=Irene|last=Lacher|date=March 22, 2002|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107132726/http://articles.latimes.com/2002/mar/22/entertainment/et-lacher22|archive-date=November 7, 2012}}</ref><ref name="Variety">{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2000/voices/columns/luft-dances-around-oscar-auction-inquiries-1117785696/|title=Luft Dances around Oscar Inquiries|access-date=July 12, 2011|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|first=Army|last=Archerd|date=August 28, 2000|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108162149/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117785696?refCatId=2|archive-date=November 8, 2012}}</ref>

After first being presented in 1935, the Special Juvenile Award continued to be presented intermittently to a total of 12 young actors and actresses over the next 26 years.<ref name="TV Guide"/><ref name="Mental Floss">{{cite web|url=http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/47983|title=10 Bygone Academy Awards|access-date=July 12, 2011|work=MentalFloss.com|date=February 18, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017022612/http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/47983|archive-date=October 17, 2012}}</ref>  However, there were several juvenile actors who were instead nominated in the competitive Best Supporting Actor/Actress categories during this time.  These included, most notably: 14-year-old [[Bonita Granville]] as Best Supporting Actress of 1936 for ''[[These Three]]'';<ref name="Oscars.org 14">{{cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/legacy/ceremony/9th.html |title=9th Academy Awards - Winners |access-date=July 12, 2011 |work=Oscars.org |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706093710/http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/legacy/ceremony/9th-winners.html |archive-date=July 6, 2011 |url-status=live |df=mdy }}</ref> 11-year-old [[Brandon deWilde]] as Best Supporting Actor of 1953 for ''[[Shane (film)|Shane]]'';<ref name="Oscars.org 15">{{cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/legacy/ceremony/26th.html |title=26th Academy Awards - Winners |access-date=July 12, 2011 |work=Oscars.org |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706093858/http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/legacy/ceremony/26th-winners.html |archive-date=July 6, 2011 |url-status=dead |df=mdy }}</ref> 17-year-old [[Sal Mineo]] as Best Supporting Actor of 1955 for ''[[Rebel Without a Cause]]'';<ref name="Oscars.org 16">{{cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/legacy/ceremony/28th.html |title=28th Academy Awards - Winners |access-date=July 12, 2011 |work=Oscars.org |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706094007/http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/legacy/ceremony/28th-winners.html |archive-date=July 6, 2011 |url-status=dead |df=mdy }}</ref> and 11-year-old [[Patty McCormack]] as Best Supporting Actress of 1956 for ''[[The Bad Seed (1956 film)|The Bad Seed]]''.<ref name="Oscars.org 17">{{cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/legacy/ceremony/29th.html |title=29th Academy Awards - Winners |access-date=July 12, 2011 |work=Oscars.org |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706094056/http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/legacy/ceremony/29th-winners.html |archive-date=July 6, 2011 |url-status=live |df=mdy }}</ref>  All of these nominees, however, lost to their adult counterparts in their respective categories.

Held on April 17, 1961, the [[33rd Academy Awards|33rd Annual Academy Awards]], honoring achievements in film for the year 1960, was the last Oscar ceremony at which the Honorary Juvenile Award was presented.<ref name="Oscars.org 10"/>