Editing Academy Juvenile Award (section)

=== 1930s ===
[[File:James Dunn and Shirley Temple publicity photo for "Bright Eyes" - front (cropped).jpg|right|thumb|[[Shirley Temple]] with [[James Dunn (actor)|James Dunn]] in ''[[Bright Eyes (1934 film)|Bright Eyes]]'' (1934)]]
[[File:Judy Garland Over the Rainbow 2.jpg|thumb|[[Judy Garland]] with canine co-star [[Terry (dog)|Terry]] in ''[[The Wizard of Oz]]'' (1939)]]

The [[7th Academy Awards|7th Annual Academy Awards]] recognized [[Shirley Temple]] with the academy's first Juvenile Award to honor "her outstanding contribution to screen entertainment during the year 1934."<ref name="Oscars.org 1"/>  Beginning her film career at the age of three, in 1934 Temple had attained child stardom in such films as ''[[Stand Up and Cheer!]]'', ''[[Little Miss Marker (1934 film)|Little Miss Marker]]'', ''[[Baby Take a Bow]]'' and ''[[Bright Eyes (1934 film)|Bright Eyes]]''.  Six years old on the night she accepted her honorary statuette, Temple is the youngest recipient ever to be honored by the academy.

The [[11th Academy Awards|11th Annual Academy Awards]] recognized both [[Deanna Durbin]] and [[Mickey Rooney]] with the Juvenile Award honoring "their significant contribution in bringing to the screen the spirit and personification of youth".<ref name="Oscars.org 2">{{cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/legacy/ceremony/11th.html |title=11th Academy Awards |access-date=July 6, 2011 |work=Oscars.org |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706072812/http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/legacy/ceremony/11th.html |archive-date=July 6, 2011 |url-status=live |df=mdy }}</ref>  By 1938, 16-year-old Durbin was a rising star as the singing ingenue in such films as ''[[Mad About Music]]'' and ''[[That Certain Age]]'', while Rooney had risen to fame in the ''[[Andy Hardy]]'' comedies and received critical acclaim for his dramatic turn in ''[[Boys Town (film)|Boys Town]]''.<ref name="Prescott Evening Courier">{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=JLBaAAAAIBAJ&pg=3561,5557130|title=Mickey Rooney a Star in 'Boys Town'|date=September 16, 1938|work=Prescott Courier}}</ref>  Eighteen years old on the night he accepted the accolade, Rooney was the oldest recipient ever to be honored with the academy's Juvenile Award.

The [[12th Academy Awards|12th Annual Academy Awards]] recognized [[Judy Garland]] with the Juvenile Award honoring "her outstanding performance as a screen juvenile during the past year".<ref name="Oscars.org 3">{{cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/legacy/ceremony/12th.html |title=12th Academy Awards |access-date=July 6, 2011 |work=Oscars.org |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706072821/http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/legacy/ceremony/12th.html |archive-date=July 6, 2011 |url-status=live |df=mdy }}</ref>  In 1939, 16-year-old Garland had become one of [[Hollywood (film industry)|Hollywood]]'s brightest young stars, appearing that year in the [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer|MGM]] musicals ''[[Babes in Arms (film)|Babes in Arms]]'' and ''[[The Wizard of Oz]]''.  Although she was nominated for an Academy Award as Best Actress of 1954,<ref name="Oscars.org 20">{{cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/legacy/ceremony/27th.html |title=27th Academy Awards - Winners |access-date=July 12, 2011 |work=Oscars.org |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706093921/http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/legacy/ceremony/27th-winners.html |archive-date=July 6, 2011 |url-status=live |df=mdy }}</ref> and again as Best Supporting Actress of 1961,<ref name="Oscars.org 21">{{cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/legacy/ceremony/34th.html |title=34th Academy Awards - Winners |access-date=July 12, 2011 |work=Oscars.org |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706094240/http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/legacy/ceremony/34th-winners.html |archive-date=July 6, 2011 |url-status=live |df=mdy }}</ref> the Juvenile Award was the only honor Garland received from the academy.