★ Negra indica el ganador en cada categoría.^[1]​

★Anthony Michael Hall - Sixteen Candles (Universal)

• Peter Billingsley - A Christmas Story (MGM/UA)
• Noah Hathaway - The NeverEnding Story (Warner Bros)
• Ross Harris - Testament (Paramount)
• Byron Thames - Heart Like a Wheel (20th Century Fox)
• Jason Presson - The Stone Boy (TLC Films/20th Century Fox)
• Barret Oliver - The NeverEnding Story (Warner Bros)
• Henry Thomas - Cloak & Dagger (Universal)

★ Molly Ringwald - Sixteen Candles (Universal)

• Drew Barrymore - Irreconcilable Differences (Warner Bros)
• Alison Eastwood - Tightrope (Warner Bros)
• Christina Nigra - Cloak & Dagger (Universal)
• Roxana Zal - Testament (Paramount)

★ Ke Huy Quan - Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (Paramount)

• Corey Feldman - Gremlins (Warner Bros)
• Huckleberry Fox - Misunderstood (MGM/UA)
• Chris Hebert - The Last Starfighter (Lorimar)
• Damon Hines - The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (20th Century Fox)
• Robby Kiger - Children of the Corn (Gatlin Productions)
• Ian Petrella - A Christmas Story (MGM/UA)
• Billy Zabka - The Karate Kid (Columbia)

★ Elisabeth Shue - The Karate Kid (Columbia)

• Therese Graham - Country (Disney)
• Gennie James - Places in the Heart (Tri-Star)
• Anne Marie McEvoy - Children of the Corn (Gatlin Productions)
• Sarah Jessica Parker - Footloose (Paramount)
• Tami Stronach - The NeverEnding Story (Warner Bros)

★ Doug Scott - The Day After (ABC)

• Shane Conrad - Hard Knox (NBC)
• Timothy Gibbs - CBS Schoolbreak Special - Dead Wrong (CBS)
• Leaf and River Phoenix - ABC Afterschool Special - Backwards: The Riddle of Dyslexia (ABC)
• Jerry Supiran - Policewoman Centerfold (Orion-TV)

★ Missy Francis - Something About Amelia (ABC)

• Amanita Hyldahl - The Winter of Our Discontent (CBS)
• Jill Schoelen - Happy Endings (NBC)
• Cheryl Arutt - NBC Special Treat - Bobby and Sarah (NBC)
• Claudia Wells - Anatomy of an Illness (CBS)

★ David Mendenhall - General Hospital (ABC)

• Brian Bloom - As the World Turns (CBS)
• Danny Ponce - Knots Landing (CBS)
• Damian Scheller - Guiding Light (CBS)
• Trevor Richard - Another World (NBC)
• Omri Katz - Dallas (CBS)

★ Shalane McCall - Dallas (CBS)

• Melissa Brennan - Santa Barbara (NBC)
• Kristian Alfonso - Days of Our Lives (NBC)
• Dana Kimmell - Days of Our Lives (NBC)
• Lisa Trusel - Days of Our Lives (NBC)

★ David Hollander - Call to Glory (ABC)

• Gabriel Damon - Call to Glory (ABC)
• Bobby Jacoby - Knots Landing (CBS)
• Kirk Cameron - Two Marriages (ABC)
• Paul Stout - Scarecrow and Mrs. King (CBS)
• Todd McKee - Santa Barbara (NBC)

★ Melora Hardin - Two Marriages (ABC)

• Michelle Bennett - The Yellow Rose (NBC)
• Tonya Crowe - Knots Landing (CBS)
• Andrea Barber - Days of Our Lives (NBC)
• Julie Anne Haddock - Boone (NBC)
• Amanda Peterson - Boone (NBC)

★ Billy Jacoby - It's Not Easy (ABC)

• Jason Bateman - It's Your Move (NBC)
• Emmanuel Lewis - Webster (ABC)
• Alfonso Ribeiro - Silver Spoons (NBC)
• John Stamos - Dreams (CBS)

★ Justine Bateman - Family Ties (NBC)

• Kim Fields - The Facts of Life (NBC)
• Soleil Moon Frye - Punky Brewster (NBC)
• Lauri Hendler - Gimme a Break! (NBC)
• Laura Jacoby - Mr. Smith (NBC)
• Ari Meyers - Kate & Allie (CBS)
• Jill Whelan - The Love Boat (ABC)

★ (tie) Corky Pigeon - Silver Spoons (NBC)
★ (tie) Malcolm-Jamal Warner - The Cosby Show (NBC)

• Danny Cooksey - Diff'rent Strokes (NBC)
• Frederick Koehler - Kate & Allie (CBS)
• Joey Lawrence - Gimme a Break! (NBC)

★ Tina Yothers - Family Ties (NBC)

• Tempestt Bledsoe - The Cosby Show (NBC)
• Lisa Bonet - The Cosby Show (NBC)
• Missy Gold - Benson (ABC)
• Lara Jill Miller - Gimme a Break! (NBC)
• Keshia Knight Pulliam - The Cosby Show (NBC)

★ Priscilla Weems - Five Mile Creek (Disney Channel)

• Randy Josselyn - Down to Earth (TBS Superstation)
• Aaron Lohr - Let's Hear It for the Boy (Deniece Williams music video)
• Kyle Richards - Down to Earth (TBS Superstation)

★ Taliesin Jaffe - The Facts of Life (NBC)

• David Faustino - The Love Boat (ABC)
• David Friedman - Mama's Family (NBC)
• Chad Allen - Airwolf (CBS)
• Barret Oliver - Highway to Heaven (NBC)
• John Louie - Riptide (ABC)
• Bumper Robinson - Matt Houston (ABC)
• R. J. Williams - Magnum, P.I. (CBS)
• Jaleel White - The Jeffersons (CBS)
• Eric Johnson - V (NBC)

★ Heather O'Rourke - Webster (ABC)

• Angela Lee - Masters (NBC)
• Christa Denton - Silver Spoons (NBC)
• Shannen Doherty - Airwolf (CBS)
• Natalie Klinger - One Day at a Time (CBS)
• Tanya Fenmore - Mama's Family (NBC)
• Sydney Penny - Silver Spoons (NBC)
• Robyn Lively - Knight Rider (NBC)
• Bridgette Andersen - The Mississippi (CBS)
• Kim Richards - The Mississippi (CBS)

★ Something About Amelia (ABC)

• ABC Afterschool Special - Backwards: The Riddle of Dyslexia (ABC)
• CBS Schoolbreak Special - Welcome Home, Jellybean (CBS)
• CBS Schoolbreak Special - Dead Wrong (CBS)
• ABC Afterschool Special - Summer Switch (ABC)

★ The Cosby Show (NBC)

• Call to Glory (ABC)
• Charles in Charge (CBS)
• Who's the Boss? (ABC)
• Highway to Heaven (NBC)
• It's Your Move (NBC)
• Kate & Allie (CBS)
• Punky Brewster (NBC)

★ Ghostbusters (Columbia)

• Breakin' (Cannon)
• A Christmas Story (MGM/UA)
• Footloose (Paramount)
• Splash (Disney)
• The Muppets Take Manhattan (Tri Star)

★ Gremlins (Warner Bros.)

• Cloak & Dagger (Universal)
• The NeverEnding Story (Warner Bros.)
• The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (20th Century Fox)
• Space Raiders (New World)
• The Stone Boy (TLC Films)

★ The Karate Kid (Columbia)

• The Right Stuff (The Ladd Co.)
• Heart Like a Wheel (20th Century Fox)
• Running Brave (Disney)
• Tank (Universal)

★ Jerry Mathers - Leave It to Beaver

★ The Wizard of Oz - MGM

★ Tina and Dennis Caspary (Dance team)

★ Martin Tahse (Producer of various After School Specials)

★ Martin Lewis - Five Mile Creek (Australia)

★ Nina Knapskog - Kamilla (Norway) - Produced by Vibeke Lakkeberg

★ The Gods Must Be Crazy (South Africa) - Released by 20TH Century Fox Film Co.