For his role ("The 'Burbs") he was nominated for a Young Artist Award in the Best Young Actor Starring in a Motion Picture category. That was his third nomination for the award, the other two being Best Young Actor Starring in a TV Movie, Pilot or Special for his performance in Married to the Mob (1988) and Best Young Actor, Featured, Co-starring, Supporting, Recurring Role in a Comedy or Drama Series or Special for the Beauty and the Beast television series, his 1987 acting debut.