★ River Phoenix - The Mosquito Coast (Warner Bros)

• Corey Haim - The Lost Boys (Warner Bros)
• David Mendenhall - Over the Top (Cannon Films)

★ Lisa Bonet - Angel Heart (Tri-Star Pictures)

• Martha Plimpton - The Mosquito Coast (Warner Bros)
• Kristy Swanson - Deadly Friend (Warner Bros)

★ Fred Savage - The Princess Bride (20th Century Fox)

• Harley Cross - The Believers (Orion Pictures)
• Joshua Miller - River's Edge (Hemdale\Island Pictures)
• Jacob Vargas - The Principal (Tri-Star Pictures)
• Joshua Zuehlke - Amazing Grace and Chuck (Tri-Star Pictures)

★ Lea Thompson - Some Kind of Wonderful (Paramount)

• J. L. Reate - The Golden Child (Paramount)
• Ione Skye - River's Edge (Hemdale/Island Pictures)

★ Patrick Dempsey - Can't Buy Me Love (Touchstone)

• Ricky Busker - Big Shots (Lorimar/20th Century Fox)
• Keith Coogan - Aventuras en la gran ciudad (Buena Vista/Touchstone)
• Darius McCrary - Big Shots (Lorimar/20th Century Fox)
• Joshua Rudoy - Harry and the Hendersons (Universal)

★ Maia Brewton - Aventuras en la gran ciudad (Buena Vista/Touchstone)

• Tina Caspary - Can't Buy Me Love (Touchstone)
• Margaret Langrick - Harry and the Hendersons (Universal)
• Amanda Peterson - Can't Buy Me Love (Touchstone)

★ Corey Feldman - The Lost Boys (Warner Bros)

• Stephen Dorff - The Gate (Alliance Entertainment)
• Michael Sharrett - Deadly Friend (Warner Bros)

★ Christa Denton - The Gate (Alliance Entertainment)

• Carrie Lorraine - Dolls (Empire Pictures)
• Jill Schoelen - The Stepfather (New Century Vista Film Company)

★ Kirk Cameron - Growing Pains (ABC)

• Chad Allen - Our House (NBC)
• Jason Bateman - Valerie (NBC)
• Brice Beckham - Mr. Belvedere (ABC)
• Malcolm-Jamal Warner - The Cosby Show (NBC)

★ Alyssa Milano - Who's the Boss? (ABC)

• Drew Barrymore - Babes in Toyland (NBC)
• Tonya Crowe - Knots Landing (CBS)
• Soleil Moon Frye - Punky Brewster (NBC)
• Tracy Wells - Mr. Belvedere (ABC)

★ Jeremy Miller - Growing Pains (ABC)

• Brandon Call - The Charmings (ABC)
• Scott Grimes - Nothing Is Easy (ABC)
• Andre Gower - Mr. President (FOX TV)
• Jeremy Licht - Valerie (NBC)
• Danny Pintauro - Who's the Boss? (ABC)
• Danny Ponce - Valerie (NBC)
• Jerry Supiran - Small Wonder (FOX TV)
• Jacob Vargas - The Tracey Ullman Show (episodio "Viva Taco") (FOX TV)

★ Nicole Eggert - Charles in Charge (KTLA)

• Julie Akin - The Real Adventures of Sherlock Jones and Proctor Watson (PBS)
• Leslie Bega - Head of the Class (ABC)
• Ami Foster - Punky Brewster (NBC)
• Blanca De Garr - Rags to Riches (NBC)
• Khrystyne Haje - Head of the Class (ABC)
• Christina Nigra - Out of This World (NBC)
• Emily Schulman - Small Wonder (FOX TV)
• Tannis Vallely - Head of the Class (ABC)

★ Jonathan Ward - The New Adventures of Beans Baxter (FOX TV)

• David Faustino - Married... with Children (FOX TV)
• Kadeem Hardison - A Different World (NBC)
• Jason Horst - I Married Dora (ABC)
• Carl Steven - Out of This World (NBC)

★ Staci Love Keanan - My Two Dads (NBC)

• Christina Applegate - Married... with Children (FOX TV)
• Lisa Bonet - A Different World (NBC)
• Maureen Flannigan - Out of This World (NBC)
• Juliette Lewis - I Married Dora (ABC)

★ Bobby Jacoby - Perfect Strangers (episodio "The Shoplifter) (ABC)

• Ryan Bollman - Webster (episodio "Honor Thy Grandfather") (ABC)
• Phillip Gordon - ALF (episodio "Aliens") (NBC)
• Hakeem Abdul-Samad - Amen (episodio "Betting on the Boy") (NBC)
• Jadrien Steele - Valerie (episodio "Leave it To Willy") (NBC)
• David Wagner - The New Gidget (episodio "Jake's Shake) (KTLA)

★ Laura Jacoby - Valerie (NBC)

• Tiffany Ashley - Small Wonder (episodio "Woodward Bernstein") (FOX TV)
• Candace Cameron - Growing Pains (episodio "The Long Goodbye") (ABC)
• Tanya Fenmore - The Tracey Ullman Show (FOX TV)
• Rainbow Phoenix - Family Ties (episodio "Band on the Run") (NBC)