Best Performance by a Young Actor or Actress in a 2002 Film
Third Annual Cosmique Movie Awards
Awarded to the young actor or actress deemed by Cosmo voters to have achieved the best performance in an eligible 2002 film. A specific age range is not defined for the category; Cosmo voters must carefully decide if the actor or actress was young enough at the time of the filming to merit inclusion in the category. Both male and female performers are nominated in a single category.
Winners:
A three-way tie!
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Kieran Culkin - Igby Goes Down |
Gael García Bernal - Y Tu Mamá También |
Elijah Wood - The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers |
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Also Nominated:
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Nicholas Hoult - About a Boy |
Jena Malone - The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys |
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Jack Rovello - The Hours |
Aaron Stanford - Tadpole |
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Also Considered: Daveigh Chase for The Ring; Kieran Culkin for The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys; Rory Culkin for Signs; Claire Danes for The Hours; Ryan Gosling for The Believer; Rupert Grint for Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets; Katharine Isabelle for Insomnia; Alison Lohman for White Oleander; Diego Luna for Y Tu Mama También; Tobey Maguire for Spider-Man; Anna Paquin for 25th Hour; Ryan Phillippe for Igby Goes Down; Daniel Radcliffe for Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets; Everlyn Sampi for Rabbit-Proof Fence; Scott Terra for Eight Legged Freaks; and Emma Watson for Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
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