Fountain Hills Youth Theater announced it received eight National Youth Arts Awards for the 2016-17 season.

The youth productions also were nominated for 24 additional awards.

This year’s award winners were selected from nominations by a panel of more than 50 judges and reviewers. In addition to the youth who performed in schools and youth arts companies, anyone age 18 and under who performed at a show reviewed by a judge was also considered for the NYA awards. Adults who participated in youth productions backstage (directors, set designers, costume designers, etc.) and guest adult performers in productions designed for youth also were eligible.

Fountain Hills Youth Theater winners include Zolton Bonnenfant for his lead actor performance in Doctor Dolittle; Emily Campbell for supporting actress in Charlotte’s Web; Lachlan Henderson and Chloe Rozalsky for their supporting actress performances in Doctor Dolittle; Summer Beckman for her supporting actress performance in Junie B. Jones in Jingle Bells Batman Smells; and Jennifer Whiting for her music direction of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Charlotte’s Web and Doctor Dolittle also received awards for Outstanding Ensemble.

The theater received 24 additional nominations, including an outstanding guest production nomination for Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Other nominees include Emma Baldwin, Carly Cairns, Benjamin Campbell, Chad Campbell, Elizabeth Campbell, Niko Cocuzza, Ross Collins and Kim Cooper-Schmidt.

Also, Nicholas Hambruch, Sebastian Harris Wylde, Lachlan Henderson, Peter J. Hill, Katilyn Hohl, Connor Klein and Haylee Klein.

And Iris Lochner, Chloe Rozalsky, Marcie Rozalsky, Fallon Smith, Paul Snatic, and Gina Tomkus.

The award winners were presented formally with their awards on stage at the NYA Awards Ceremony Sunday, Aug. 6, at East Valley High School in Mesa.