La 7° Premios Artista Joven ceremonia por la Youth in Film Association (Asociación de la Juventud en cine), honra a la interpretación juvenil en la edades de 21 para abajo en los campos de la televisión y el cine tuvo lugar el 15 de diciembre de 1985 en Ambassador Hotel. Los Ángeles, California.^[1]​^[2]​^[3]​^[4]​ La presentadora de ceremonia fue Drew Barrymore.^[3]​

★ Sean Astin - The Goonies (Warner Bros)

• Hunter Carson - Paris, Texas (PLC Films/20th Century Fox)
• Lukas Haas - Witness (Paramount)
• Ethan Hawke - Explorers (Paramount)
• Barret Oliver - D.A.R.Y.L. (Paramount)
• Jason Lively - National Lampoon's European Vacation (Warner Bros)

★ Meredith Salenger - The Journey of Natty Gann (Disney)

• Fairuza Balk - Return to Oz (Disney)
• Drew Barrymore - Cat's Eye (MGM/UA)
• Joyce Hyser - Just One of the Guys (Columbia)
• Amanda Peterson - Explorers (Paramount)

★ (Conflicting reports) Billy Jacoby - Just One of the Guys (Columbia) - (Winner declared by the Daily News of Los Angeles^[3]​)
★ (Conflicting reports) River Phoenix - Explorers (Paramount) - (Winner declared by the Young Artist Awards website^[4]​)

• Jeff Cohen - The Goonies (Warner Bros)
• Corey Feldman - The Goonies (Warner Bros)
• Corey Haim - Firstborn (Paramount)
• Joey Lawrence - Summer Rental (Paramount)

★ Sydney Penny - Pale Rider (Warner Bros)

• Kerri Green - Summer Rental (Paramount)
• Martha Plimpton - The Goonies (Warner Bros)
• Emma Ridley - Return to Oz (Disney)

★ (Publicación confloicta) Chad Allen - Code of Vengeance (NBC) - (ganador declarado por el Daily News of Los Angeles^[3]​)
★ (Conflicting reports) River Phoenix - Surviving: A Family in Crisis (ABC) - (Winner declared by the Young Artist Awards website^[4]​)

• Robert Chestnut - CBS Schoolbreak Special - Contract for Life: The S.A.D.D. Story (CBS)
• Billy Lombardo - Punky Brewster two-part special: "Fenster Hall" (NBC)
• Edoardo Ponti - Aurora (NBC)

★ (Conflicting reports) Laura Jacoby - The Night They Saved Christmas (ABC) - (Winner declared by the Young Artist Awards website^[4]​)
★ (Conflicting reports) Carrie Wells - The Bad Seed (ABC) - (Winner declared by the Daily News of Los Angeles^[3]​)

• Missy Francis - CBS Schoolbreak Special - The War Between Classes (CBS)
• Fran Robinson - PBS WonderWorks - Words By Heart (Wonderworks/PBS)

★ Joshua Miller - Highway to Heaven (episode "A Song for Jason") (NBC)

• David Faustino - I Had Three Wives (CBS)
• Scott Grimes - It Came Upon the Midnight Clear (Metromedia/KTTV)
• Jamie McEnnan - Deadly Intentions (ABC)
• Bryan Price - The Lady From Yesterday (CBS)
• Carl Steven - Heart of a Champion: The Ray Mancini Story (CBS)

★ Christa Denton - Not My Kid (CBS)

• Bridgette Andersen - A Summer to Remember (CBS)
• Katy Kurtzman - CBS Schoolbreak Special - Student Court (CBS)
• Heather O'Rourke - Surviving: A Family in Crisis (ABC)
• Priscilla Weems - Scene of the Crime (episode "The Babysitter") (CBS)

★ (Conflicting reports) Emmanuel Lewis - Webster (ABC) - (Winner declared by the Daily News of Los Angeles^[3]​)
★ (Conflicting reports) Marc Price - Family Ties (NBC) - (Winner declared by the Young Artist Awards website^[4]​)

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

★ (Conflicting reports) Lisa Bonet - The Cosby Show (NBC) - (Winner declared by the Daily News of Los Angeles^[3]​)
★ (Conflicting reports) Soleil Moon Frye - Punky Brewster (NBC) - (Winner declared by the Young Artist Awards website^[4]​)

• Tricia Cast - It's Your Move (NBC)
• Ari Meyers - Kate & Allie (CBS)
• Allison Smith - Kate & Allie (CBS)
• Jill Whelan - The Love Boat (ABC)

★ Mackenzie Astin - The Facts of Life (NBC)

• Casey Ellison - Punky Brewster (NBC)
• Michael Pearlman - Charles in Charge (CBS) (mistakenly credited on the Young Artist Awards website as "David Pearlman")
• Danny Pintauro - Who's the Boss? (ABC)
• Jonathan Ward - Charles in Charge (CBS)

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

• Ami Foster - Punky Brewster (NBC)
• Cherie Johnson - Punky Brewster (NBC)
• April Lerman - Charles in Charge (CBS)
• Shalane McCall - Dallas (CBS)

★ Kirk Cameron - Growing Pains (ABC)

• Taliesin Jaffe - Hail to the Chief (ABC)
• Robby Kiger - Crazy Like a Fox (CBS)
• Kristoff St. John - Charlie & Co. (CBS)
• Jerry Supiran - Small Wonder (Metromedia KTTV)

★ (Conflicting reports) Tracey Gold - Growing Pains (ABC) - (Winner declared by the Daily News of Los Angeles^[3]​)
★ (Conflicting reports) Tracy Wells - Mr. Belvedere (ABC) - (Winner declared by the Young Artist Awards website^[4]​)

• Tiffany Brissette - Small Wonder (Metromedia KTTV)
• Regina King - 227 (NBC)
• Fran Robinson - Charlie & Co. (CBS)

★ Jeremy Miller - Growing Pains (ABC)

• Brice Beckham - Mr. Belvedere (ABC)
• Jaleel White - Charlie & Co. (CBS)

★ Emily Schulman - Small Wonder (Metromedia KTTV)

• Maia Brewton - Lime Street (ABC)
• Mandy Ingber - Detective in the House (CBS)

★ (Conflicting reports) Brandon Call - Santa Barbara (NBC) - (Winner declared by the Young Artist Awards website^[4]​)
★ (Conflicting reports) David Mendenhall - General Hospital (ABC) - (Winner declared by the Daily News of Los Angeles^[3]​)

• Anthony Barton - Capitol (CBS)
• Danny Gellis - Capitol (CBS)
• Trevor Richard - Another World (NBC)

★ Kimberly McCullough - General Hospital (ABC)

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

★ Bumper Robinson - Cagney & Lacey (CBS)

• Chad Allen - Webster (ABC)
• Jason Hervey - Wildside (ABC)
• Bobby Jacoby - Highway to Heaven (NBC)
• Taliesin Jaffe - Hell Town (NBC)
• Danny Nucci - Hotel (ABC)
• Danny Ponce - Hell Town (NBC)
• Vonni Ribisi - Highway to Heaven (episode "A Song for Jason") (NBC)
• Donald Thompson - Diff'rent Strokes (NBC)

★ Jaclyn Bernstein - The Twilight Zone (episode "Children's Zoo) (CBS)

• Rachel Bouchet - Silver Spoons (NBC)
• Wendy Brainard - MacGruder and Loud (ABC)
• Tanya Fenmore - Trapper John, M.D. (CBS)
• Missy Francis - Hotel (episode "Rallying Cry") (ABC)
• Angela Lee - Hotel (episode "Detours") (ABC)
• Jenny Lewis - The Twilight Zone (episode "If She Dies") (CBS)
• Marissa Mendenhall - Hunter (episode "Lost Pigeons") (NBC)
• Bettina Rae - Bobby Vinton Variety Show (Metromedia/KTTV)
• Kristy Swanson - Cagney & Lacey (episode "On The Street" 5th season premiere) (CBS)

★ David Mendenhall - The Berenstain Bears (Southern Star-Hanna Barbera/Australia)

• Noah Hathaway - CBS Storybreak Special - How To Eat Fried Worms (CBS)
• Christian Jacobs - Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears (Disney)
• Josh Rodine - ABC Weekend Special - The Velveteen Rabbit (Hanna-Barbera)
• Jeremy Schoenberg - The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show (Lee Mendelson/Bill Melendez Productions)
• David Wagner - The Littles (DIC Enterprises)

★ (Conflicting reports) Bettina Bush - The Littles y Rainbow Brite (DIC Enterprises) - (Ganador declarado por el Daily News of Los Angeles^[3]​)
★ (Conflicting reports) Gini Holtzman - Charlie Brown & Snoopy Show (Mendelson/Melendez) - (Ganadora declarada por la página oficial del Young Artist Award^[4]​)

• Cassandra Coblentz - Happily Ever After (Bill Melendez Productions/Wonderworks/PBS)
• Holly Berger - Inspector Gadget (DIC Enterprises)
• Tonia Gayle Smith - Dungeons & Dragons (Marvel Productions)

★ A Reason to Live (NBC)

• CBS Schoolbreak Special - Contract for Life: The S.A.D.D. Story (CBS)
• ABC Afterschool Special - No Greater Gift (ABC)
• Surviving: A Family in Crisis (ABC)
• PBS WonderWorks - Words by Heart (PBS)

★ Growing Pains (ABC)

• Charlie & Company (CBS)
• Hell Town (NBC)
• Lime Street (ABC)
• Mr. Belvedere (ABC)
• Small Wonder Metromedia (KTTV)

★ The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show (Medelson-Melendez-Schulz)

• The Berenstain Bears (Southern Star-Hanna Barbera)
• The Care Bears Movie (Samuel Goldwyn Company)
• He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (Filmation)
• Mr. T (Ruby-Spears)

★ (Conflicting reports) The Heavenly Kid (Orion Pictures) - (Winner declared by the Young Artist Awards website^[4]​)
★ (Conflicting reports) La gran aventura de Pee-Wee (Warner Brothers) - (Winner declared by the Daily News of Los Angeles^[3]​)

• Just One of the Guys (Columbia)
• Real Genius (Tri-Star Pictures)
• Summer Rental (Paramount)

★ Back to the Future (Universal)

• D.A.R.Y.L. (Paramount)
• Explorers (Paramount)
• The Goonies (Warner Brothers)
• Ladyhawke (Warner Brothers)

★ Cocoon (20th Century Fox)

• The Journey of Natty Gann (Disney)
• Starman (Columbia)
• Sylvester (Columbia)
• Witness (Paramount)

★ Kristjan Markersen (Denmark) - Otto Is A Rhino (Metronome Productions)

★ Shiori Sakura (Japan) - MacArthur's Children (Orion Classics)

★ Otto is a Rhino (Otto er et Nasehorn) (Denmark) - Directed by Rumle Hammerich