| 7th Youth in Film Awards | |
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| Awarded for | Achievement in the 1984—1985 season |
| Date | December 15, 1985 |
| Site | Coconut Grove Ambassador Hotel Los Angeles, California |
| Hosted by | Drew Barrymore |
| Official website | YoungArtistAwards.org |
The 7th Youth in Film Awards ceremony (now known as the Young Artist Awards), presented by the Youth in Film Association, honored outstanding youth performers under the age of 21 in the fields of film and television for the 1984-1985 season, and took place on December 15, 1985, at the Ambassador Hotel's historical Coconut Grove night club in Los Angeles, California.[1][2][3][4] Hosting the ceremony that year was 10-year-old Drew Barrymore.[3]
Established in 1978 by long-standing Hollywood Foreign Press Association member, Maureen Dragone, the Youth in Film Association was the first organization to establish an awards ceremony specifically set to recognize and award the contributions of performers under the age of 18 in the fields of film, television, theater and music.[1][5][6]
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