Poll Stats, "What If", Fun Facts, and Trivia
Many thanks to Mediajock for all his hard work putting this very interesting information together!
Folks,
The annual Media Boy Poll has always been a special time for us - a time to reflect on a year of many memorable faces and performances. I have always found this occasion to mean so much more then just who came in #1, but also to be a celebration of great young talent.
So, to give us a more in-depth look at who came in where and who the many, many standouts were - here is a numerical rundown of our poll results from many angles.
There were 102 votes cast for any of the 444 submitted nomineesduring the 14 days the poll was open. From these:
- 124 different performers received at least one of the 1497 points awarded.
From these:
- 49 received at least one first placevote.
From these:
- There was one clear cut top finisher but all werewinners.
Mentions
Here are the Top 15 actors in terms of mentions on ballots - regardless of rank on the ballot:
| Mentions | Performer |
|---|---|
| 46 | Jeremy Sumpter |
| 20 | Martin Spanjers |
| 16 | Griffin Frazen |
| 14 | Billy Gilman |
| 12 | Frankie Muniz |
| 11 | Shia LaBeouf |
| 11 | Jesse McCartney |
| 10 | Scotty Leavenworth |
| 9 | Bobby Edner |
| 9 | Logan Lerman |
| 9 | Tyler Garcia Posey |
| 9 | Scott Terra |
| 8 | Ryan Pinkston |
| 8 | Erik Per Sullivan |
| 8 | Michael Welch |
Average ballot score of the Top 20
Perhaps it might be interesting to see how the Top 20 (21 due to ties at #19) fared with each of their voters on average.
| Performer | Average Score |
|---|---|
| Alexander Gould | 4.00 |
| Billy Gilman | 3.93 |
| Ryan Malgarini | 3.83 |
| Tyler Garcia Posey | 3.78 |
| Jeremy Sumpter | 3.76 |
| Michael Welch | 3.62 |
| Martin Spanjers | 3.45 |
| Liam Aiken | 3.43 |
| Haley Joel Osment | 3.43 |
| Shia LaBeouf | 3.36 |
| Logan Lerman | 3.33 |
| Christopher Gerse | 3.29 |
| Frankie Muniz | 3.25 |
| Griffin Frazen | 3.19 |
| Jake Thomas | 3.14 |
| Bobby Edner | 2.89 |
| Erik Per Sullivan | 2.88 |
| Ryan Pinkston | 2.75 |
| Scotty Leavenworth | 2.60 |
| Jesse McCartney | 2.55 |
| Scott Terra | 2.44 |
Dropping 5th place
Only counting the first 4 names on each ballot yields no change in the Top 10:
| Performer | Points |
|---|---|
| Jeremy Sumpter | 172 |
| Martin Spanjers | 67 |
| Billy Gilman | 55 |
| Griffin Frazen | 48 |
| Frankie Muniz | 37 |
| Shia LaBeouf | 36 |
| Tyler Garcia Posey | 32 |
| Logan Lerman | 29 |
| Michael Welch | 28 |
| Jesse McCartney | 25 |
Dropping 4th place
Only counting voters' first 3 choices yields some small changes in the Top 10:
| Performer | Points |
|---|---|
| Jeremy Sumpter | 158 |
| Martin Spanjers | 61 |
| Billy Gilman | 51 |
| Griffin Frazen | 44 |
| Shia LaBeouf | 36 |
| Frankie Muniz | 33 |
| Tyler Garcia Posey | 32 |
| Michael Welch | 26 |
| Logan Lerman | 25 |
| Alexander Gould | 23 |
Logan and Michael switch as do Frankie and Shia; Alexander Gould enters the Top 10 at this point.
CURIOSITY: To date, Alexander Gould is most likely the highest finisher in poll history to get there primarily on work in an animated feature (Finding Nemo).
Most 1st place votes
If everyone just had to pick their favorite, here is how everyone would rank:
| Votes | Performers |
|---|---|
| 17 | Jeremy Sumpter |
| 6 | Billy Gilman, Martin Spanjers |
| 4 | Griffin Frazen, Tyler Garcia Posey, Michael Welch |
| 3 | Stevie Brock, Joseph Cross, Harry Eden, Alexander Gould, Logan Lerman, Frankie Muniz |
| 2 | Michael Angarano, Kevin Alexander Clark, Ethan Dampf, Christopher Gerse, Frankie Ryan Manriquez, Jake Thomas |
| 1 | Seth Adkins, Liam Aiken, Naoya Akama, Bow Wow, Aaron Carter, Rory Culkin, Oliver Davis, David Dorfman, Patrick Alan Dorn, Bobby Edner, Duel Farnes, Blake Foster, Canyon Grove, Mike Hansen, Zachary Hanson, Tyler Hoechlin, Joel Homan, Sosuke Ikematsu, Imanol, Shia LaBeouf, Alex D. Linz, Manuel Lozano, Ryan Malgarini, Jesse McCartney, Haley Joel Osment, Ryan Pinkston, Max Pirkis, Grant Rosenmeyer, Mattie J.T. Stepanek, Tang Yun, Khleo Thomas |
Most 2nd place votes
| Votes | Performers |
|---|---|
| 11 | Jeremy Sumpter |
| 5 | Shia LaBeouf |
| 4 | Liam Aiken, Scotty Leavenworth, Martin Spanjers |
| 3 | Kevin Alexander Clark, Bobby Edner, Griffin Frazen, Billy Gilman, Ryan Malgarini, Frankie Muniz, Haley Joel Osment, Tyler Garcia Posey |
Most 3rd place votes
| Votes | Performers |
|---|---|
| 10 | Jeremy Sumpter |
| 5 | Martin Spanjers |
| 4 | Griffin Frazen, Shia LaBeouf, Max Morrow |
| 3 | Aaron Carter, Ryan Cooley, Devin Douglas Drewitz, Billy Gilman, Erik Per Sullivan, Scott Terra |
Most 4th place votes
| Votes | Performers |
|---|---|
| 7 | Jeremy Sumpter |
| 5 | Emmett Shoemaker |
| 4 | Ryan Pinkston, Scott Terra |
| 3 | David Henrie, Jesse McCartney, Martin Spanjers, Erik Per Sullivan |
Most 5th place votes
| Votes | Performers |
|---|---|
| 3 | David Dorfman, Gavin Fink, Griffin Frazen, David Henrie, Nicholas Hoult, Erik Knudsen, Scotty Leavenworth, Jesse McCartney, Matt O'Leary |
Biggest jump from 2002
| 2003 | 2002 | Spread | Performer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | 124 | 98 | Stevie Brock |
| 26 | 124 | 98 | David Dorfman |
| 48 | 124 | 76 | Devin Douglas Drewitz |
| 38 | 108 | 70 | Imanol |
| 57 | 124 | 67 | Thomas Dekker |
| 13 | 77 | 64 | Liam Aiken |
| 9 | 69 | 60 | Michael Welch |
| 35 | 84 | 49 | Ethan Dampf |
| 7 | 50 | 43 | Tyler Garcia Posey |
| 63 | 101 | 38 | Zachary Hanson |
CURIOSITY: David Dorfman and Stevie Brock not only tied for Biggest Jump but both held the same rank this year and last.
CURIOSITY: With David Dorfman, Devin Douglas Drewitz, Dekker, Dampf, and a drummer (Zac Hanson) - this is the most D's we have ever had in this category. D-lightful.
Biggest slide from 2002
| 2003 | 2002 | Spread | Performer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 | 38 | -62 | Mark Rendall |
| 100 | 40 | -60 | Michael Weinberg |
| 78 | 30 | -48 | Tyler Hoechlin |
| 57 | 10 | -47 | David Gallagher |
| 78 | 32 | -46 | Pablo Santos |
| 100 | 55 | -45 | Juan José Ballesta |
| 63 | 18 | -45 | Nicholas Hoult |
| 114 | 69 | -45 | Aaron Johnson |
| 57 | 23 | -34 | Gavin Fink |
| 89 | 60 | -29 | Anton Yelchin |
CURIOSITY: Nicholas Hoult was 2002's Best New Artist (#18).
CURIOSITY: This is the first year in 8 years (and poll history) David Gallagher did not crack the Top 10, his last year of eligibility albeit.
Tightest stickers since 2002
The performers that moved the least since last year:
| 2003 | 2002 | Spread | Performer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | -1 | Billy Gilman |
| 19 | 18 | -1 | Jake Thomas |
| 11 | 13 | 2 | Bobby Edner |
Highest finish with no 1st place votes:
Scotty Leavenworth (11th place, 26 points, 10 mentions)
Lowest finish with a first place vote:
Tyler Hoechlin (78th, 1 mention)
CURIOSITY: Last year, Tyler Hoechlin was actually the highest finisher with no 1st place votes (30th in 2002).
Best New Artists
Here are the Top 10 first time entrants to the poll with overall rank:
| Rank | Performer |
|---|---|
| 8 | Logan Lerman |
| 13 | Alexander Gould |
| 16 | Ryan Malgarini |
| 19 | Ryan Pinkston |
| 22 | Max Pirkis |
| 26 | Kevin Alexander Clark |
| 34 | Oliver Davis |
| 35 | Mattie J.T. Stepanek |
| 35 | Khleo Thomas |
| 40 | Frankie Ryan Manriquez |
| Jumpers | 27 |
| Sliders | 32 |
| New entries | 44 |
| Re-entries | 21 |
Poll Skew:
Percentage of total points awarded that went to the Top 10:
36.41% = over 1/3
Percentage ofactors that got just one vote:
36.29% = over 1/3
Quite obvious this year's results are VERY skewed to the top. Thus indicating some very clear and decisive winners.
Other numbers:
Average age of the Top 10 finishers: 15.1
Number of days in the poll eligibility year: 365
Number of times AFTIers collectively narrowed down their choices, then modified them and started all over again: 770,636,702,525,744,122,580,682,574,275,352,690,836,987,402
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