2002 AFTI Media Boy
Poll

Results



2002 AFTI Media Boy Poll Top 10
The 2002 AFTI Media Boy Poll started on January 8, 2003, and ended on January 14, 2003, at 23:59:59 PST.  Fans around the world were invited to vote via the Internet for their favorite young male performers based on their work during the year 2002.  Eligible nominees must have been a part of a production (either in the movies, TV, music, or stage) that had first run original status in any part of 2002, and 17 years of age or younger in any part of 2002.  Voters were able to vote for their 5 favorite performers, with their #1 favorite receiving 5 points, their #2 favorite receiving 4 points, and so on.

Around 400 young performers were nominated to be 2002 AFTI Media Boy, from world-wide superstars to boys who may have only appeared in a TV commercial.  Nearly half of the boys received some type of recognition by the voters in the 2002 AFTI Media Boy Poll.

Thanks to all the many devoted fans on the Internet for making the 7th annual AFTI Media Boy Poll successful. This year 248 ballots were included in the voting.

Here's what we've all been waiting for...the results of the 2002 AFTI Media Boy Poll! Congratulations to all the winners, and especially these notable success stories:

Biggest jump from last year: Jeremy Sumpter soared from 90th place to 9th! Rory Culkin was not too far behind, jumping from 90th to 15th place.

Highest debut performance: British actor Nicholas Hoult leapt into the charts at number 18, after international success in "About A Boy." Just behind him was French actor Jules Sitruk, who starred in the French top 10 box office winner "Monsieur Batignolle."

Last year we saw a high concentration of votes in the top 10. This year, things were more spread out, with a much higher percentage of votes going to the middle levels. Perhaps this means there's a powerful new generation of stars about to break out, but for 2002, the biggest votes went to the biggest names.

Here's the vote count. First you'll see last year's rank, then this year's rank, the star, and his point total. "New" means the performer was not on last year's ballot (although he may have been listed in previous years), "0" in last year's column means the performer was on the ballot but received no votes.

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David Gallagher A big congratulations to David Gallagher, who is the only young performer to finish in the top 10 every year of the AFTI Media Boy Poll. We've watched him grow up on "7th Heaven" and continue to support David every year with our votes. Way to go, DG! 1
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9 This year's biggest jump from last year went to Jeremy Sumpter, who rode the success of "Frailty" from 90th place in 2001 all the way to number 9 in 2002. Now in New Zealand filming "Peter Pan," we'll look forward to another big year for Jeremy in 2003. Jeremy Sumpter
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Rupert Grint The "Harry Potter" series turned into the most successful movies starring young performers for 2002, or just about any other year. So it's no surprise that the stars were well loved here - including Rupert Grint. 8
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6 Our only tie in the top 10 goes to two all-time afti favorites who made their names in previous years. Haley Joel Osment
Kevin Zegers It's a tribute to their long-lasting star power that Kevin Zegers and Haley Joel Osment capture so many vote points, despite a lower profile with their 2002 qualifying performances. Fans from around the world helped Kevin and Haley continue their strong showing in the afti top 10. 6
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5 Jesse McCartney started the year with a high profile, singing with Dream Street and having just finished up his long, successful run on "All My Children." Then he was all over TV with a memorable commercial. Music and TV fans combined to put Jesse into the top 5. Jesse McCartney
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Aaron Carter We saw busy Aaron Carter profiled on "48 Hours," guest starring on other shows, performing live concerts coast-to-coast, and selling hundreds of thousands of copies of his new CD. Aaron's party continues as he repeats his #4 finish in the 2002 poll. 4
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3 Last year: number one movie, talk show personality, everyone was talking about Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter. This year: more of the same success as Daniel - and Harry - successfully maneuvered into the teen years. And another year at #3 for the AFTI poll. Daniel Radcliffe
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Billy Gilman After a whirlwind year in 2001 of tours and CD's, Billy Gilman surprised everyone by taking things a bit easier this year. But his talent and star power keeps him close to the top of our poll. Votes from many countries helped give Billy a better finish than 2001. 2
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#1 Frankie Muniz
He's the key part of the most talked about TV series featuring young stars in recent history. And this year, his film career moved to a new level, as he starred in a madcap comedy that made a hefty profit at the box office. Two years ago he debuted at #3 in the poll, last year he dipped to #7, and this year he makes a forceful comeback all the way to the top. Our number one performer? Congratulations, Frankie Muniz!
Frankie Muniz Award
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Rules and Nominees
Complete Results
This Year's RankLast Year's RankPerformerNumber of Points
17Frankie Muniz161
2 5 Billy Gilman 154
3 3 Daniel Radcliffe 148
4 4 Aaron Carter 126
5 2 Jesse McCartney 119
6 6 Kevin Zegers 108
6 1 Haley Joel Osment 108
8 12 Rupert Grint 101
9 90 Jeremy Sumpter 93
10 9 David Gallagher 90
118 Justin Berfield 89
1210 Chris Trousdale 80
1323 Scott Terra 75
1334 Bobby Edner 75
1590 Rory Culkin 73
1644 Matt O'Leary 72
1734 Griffin Frazen 67
1818 Jake Thomas 60
18new Nicholas Hoult 60
20new Jules Sitruk 56
This Year's RankLast Year's RankPerformerNumber of Points
210 Martin Spanjers 54
2173 Max Morrow 54
230 Gavin Fink 45
2414 Alex D Linz 42
2428 Tom Felton 42
2448 Ryan Cooley 42
2744 Scotty Leavenworth 40
27new Oliver Adams 40
2941 Paul Franklin Dano 39
30new Tyler Hoechlin 35
3133 Erik Per Sullivan 33
32new Pablo Santos 32
3341 Adam Lamberg 29
3329 Shia LaBeouf 29
3579 Cole Sprouse 27
36new Declan Galbraith 26
37new Ryan Kelley 25
380 Mark Rendall 22
38new Calvin Goldspink 22
40163 Mike Weinberg 21
4064 Dylan Sprouse 21
This Year's RankLast Year's RankPerformerNumber of Points
4213 Frankie J Galasso 18
4220 Jamie Bell 18
4414 Greg Raposo 17
440 Emile Hirsch 17
4652 Andrew James Trauth 16
4611 Trevor Morgan 16
4698 Bug Hall 16
4616 Michael Angarano 16
50194 Tyler Garcia Posey 15
51105 Seth Adkins 14
5232 Andrew Lawrence 12
5290 Jake Epstein 12
5227 Lil' Bow Wow 12
55163 Holden Truelove 11
55new Jack DeSena 11
5564 Joseph Cross 11
55105 Juan José Ballesta 11
59new Soren Fulton 10
6040 Anton Yelchin 9
60new Josh Wise 9
6064 Jacob Smith 9
This Year's RankLast Year's RankPerformerNumber of Points
63new Vincent Rottiers 8
63new Penn Badgley 8
6561 Matt Weinberg 7
650 Emmett Shoemaker 7
6554 Will Rothhaar 7
6517 Matt Ballinger 7
6958 Michael Welch 6
6964 Joey Pearson 6
690 James Kirk 6
6990 Eddie Karr 6
69new Aaron Johnson 6
6964 Mason Gamble 6
6952 Jared Daperis 6
69163 Daniel Clark 6
77new Augustus Prew 5
7779 Logan O'Brien 5
7779 Tahj Mowry 5
77163 Hayato Ichihara 5
7748 Tyler Hynes 5
77new Noel Fisher 5
77105 Liam Aiken 5
This Year's RankLast Year's RankPerformerNumber of Points
8444 Gabriel Thomson 4
84new Jeff Sutton 4
84126 Clayton Snyder 4
84new Dylan Smith 4
84new Ryan Sheckler 4
84new Trunh Nguyen 4
84126 Cody McMains 4
84new John Paul Macleod 4
8479 Eric Lloyd 4
84new Jonathan Lipnicki 4
8464 Erik Knudsen 4
8416 Myles Jeffrey 4
8464 William Greenblatt 4
84new Ethan Dampf 4
84new Christian Craft 4
84new Alex Black 4
840 Richard Banel 4
This Year's RankLast Year's RankPerformerNumber of Points
101new Andrew Sandler 3
101new Ryne Sanborn 3
1010 Jack Johnson 3
10173 Zachary Hanson 3
101new Calum Gittins 3
101144 Scotty Cox 3
101new Evan Matthew Cohen 3
108194 Josh Zuckerman 2
108194 Craig Lamar Traylor 2
108new Thomas Sangster 2
10834 Lil' Romeo 2
108new Oliver Phelps 2
108new Devon Murray 2
108new Matthew Lewis 2
108new Devon Lawrence 2
108new Shane Kippel 2
1080 Imanol 2
108105 Bryce Hodgson 2
1080 J B Gaynor 2
108163 Noah Fleiss 2
10834 Robert Clark 2
108163 Jake Burbage 2
108new Drake Bell 2
This Year's RankLast Year's RankPerformerNumber of Points
12441 Lee Thompson Young 1
124105 Calum Worthy 1
12479 Peter Tambakis 1
124new Micah Schow 1
124new Keaton Savage 1
124new Jimmy Pinchak 1
124new James Phelps 1
124new Jack Osbourne 1
12425 Eli Marienthal 1
124163 Jonathan Malen 1
124126 Steven Anthony Lawrence 1
124194 Billy Kay 1
124new Sammy Kahn 1
124163 Liam Hess 1
124new Joshua Herdman 1
1240 Brandon Gilberstadt 1
124new Max Felder 1
124163 Devin Douglas Drewitz 1
1240 David Dorfman 1
12498 Thomas Dekker 1
124new Oscar Copp 1
124new Bruce Cook 1
124new Barry Cavanagh 1
124new Stevie Brock 1
124new Taylor Ball 1
124new Stefan Pagels Andersen 1
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Thanks again to the poll committee: Duncan, Mediajock, Chris, Likem, Max, and Mark. And a big thanks to everyone who voted.

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