9 child actors who were actually really good digitalspy.com

It can't actually be that easy being a child star. Half the time you're not even old enough to watch your own movies back, and the other half you're stuck being the cute sidekick to some action star who wants to reinvent himself for a family audience.

It's a tricky business, then, trying to find a youngster who can really carry a weighty role. Here are nine kids who absolutely nailed it in really tough roles. No wonder half of them were nominated for Oscars.