<sod>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 actor|film]], [[television actor|television]], [[stage actor|theater]] and [[Performing arts#Music|music]].<ref name="reelwinners"/><ref name="Young Artist Awards 1">{{cite web|url=http://www.youngartistawards.org/presidents.html|title=Young Artist Awards - President's Message|accessdate=2011-03-31|work=YoungArtistAwards.org}}</ref><ref name="Golden Globes">{{cite web|url=http://www.goldenglobes.org/blog/2011/03/young-artist-foundation-recognizes-the-young-and-talented/|title=HFPA Golden Globes - Young Artist Foundation|accessdate=2011-03-31|work=GoldenGlobes.org}}</ref><eod>
<sod>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 actor|film]], [[television actor|television]], [[stage actor|theater]] and [[Performing arts#Music|music]].<ref name="reelwinners"/><ref name="Young Artist Awards 1">{{cite web|url=http://www.youngartistawards.org/presidents.html|title=Young Artist Awards - President's Message|accessdate=2011-03-31|work=YoungArtistAwards.org}}</ref><ref name="Golden Globes">{{cite web|url=http://www.goldenglobes.org/blog/2011/03/young-artist-foundation-recognizes-the-young-and-talented/ |title=HFPA Golden Globes - Young Artist Foundation |accessdate=2011-03-31 |work=GoldenGlobes.org |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110317192954/http://www.goldenglobes.org:80/blog/2011/03/young-artist-foundation-recognizes-the-young-and-talented/ |archivedate=2011-03-17 |df= }}</ref><eod>