The 9th Annual Young Entertainer Awards at El Portal Theatre

LOS ANGELES-- The 9th annual Young Entertainer Awards on Saturday, January 18th,2025

The Young Entertainer Awards ceremony will take place at 5pm on Saturday , January 18th ,2025 at El Portal Theatre, North Hollywood, CA Nominees will walk the Red Carpet beginning at 3:30pm. Hosting the 2025 awards will be Emmy Award Winning News Anchor Rick Chambers (Co-Anchor of the KTLA) weekend News and Sunday Edition and Chris Loos Music Executive and former Radio Personality who interviewed Eminem, Mike Tyson ,Kendrick Lamar in his illustrious radio career.

Honoring a bevy of super-talented rising stars ages 5 - 21, the Young Entertainer Awards has all the trappings and show-biz pizzazz of the Oscars, Emmys, or Golden Globes. There are award categories for performance in film, TV, voice-over, web, and theater, as well as for directing and influencers.

Among some of this year's presenters will be Actor Ethan Hutchison best known for his role in the People’s Choice Award OWN’s hit series Queen Sugar , from (Nickelodeon’s) The Really Loud House Catherine Asmore Bradley and Aubin Bradley , from KIDZ BOP and Jo Jo Siwa’s XOMGPOP band Kiya Barczyszyn , Star of (ABC) Home Economics Jordyn Curet just to name a few.

Performing at this year's 9th annual YEA AWARDS is Lily Brooks O’Briant who stars as Lucy Romalotti on (CBS) The Young and the Restless, Recording Artist Love Lily making her debut performance of her brand new single LIAR and Nayah Damsen who stars as Draculaura in the (Paramount +) Live Action movie musicals Monster High 1 and 2 which received 6 Emmy Nominations and one WIN for Best Dance Choreography.

The Young Entertainer Awards were established in late 2015 by Amparo and Michael Wiener to honor youthful performance achievements in film, television, music, and stage. The Young Entertainer Awards Foundation is a non-profit organization created by members of the entertainment industry who want to provide a positive incentive for young entertainers to perfect their skills and build a strong foundation of confidence that will benefit them not only in their present careers but also in whatever paths they wish to follow in the future.

Organizers of the Young Entertainer Awards (YEA) plan to move forward with the organization’s 9 th annual awards ceremony on Saturday, January 18,despite the disruption to the film and television industry caused by devastating wildfires across the region. The program is scheduled to take place at the El Portal Theatre in North Hollywood beginning at 5:00 p.m., with Red Carpet arrivals and doors opening at 3:30. “Many productions have understandably shut down, but we want to provide some escape to the nominees and their families who are able to attend and give them a positive experience in the midst of so much turmoil,” said Alitzah Wiener, (YEA co-producer and president.) “Barring unforeseen circumstances or wildfires spreading toward North Hollywood, the show will go on. ”