2004 AFTI Media Boy Poll

Results





The 2004 AFTI Media Boy Poll started on January 6, 2005, and ended on January 19, 2005, 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 2004.  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 2004, and 17 years of age or younger in any part of 2004.  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 2004 AFTI Media Boy, from world-wide superstars to boys who may have only appeared in a TV commercial.

Thanks to all the many devoted fans on the Internet for making the 9th annual AFTI Media Boy Poll successful. This year 162 ballots were included in the voting.

Here's what we've all been waiting for...the results of the 2004 AFTI  Media Boy Poll!  Congratulations to all the winners, and especially these notable success stories:

Biggest jumps from last year: Giuseppe Cristiano soared 77 places from 100th place to 23rd, closely followed by Thomas Sangster who jumped 76 places from 89th to 13th!

We salute strong debuts from Freddie Highmore (more about him in a minute), and Shane Haboucha.  There were big re-entries from Daniel Radcliffe and Cameron Bright.

This year, the votes were very close in the middle and lower rankings of the poll.  But among the top 3 finishers, you'll see that voters made a crystal-clear choice.



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Erik Per Sullivan

Erik continues his steady climb up the poll for his first top 10 finish. This year he made us laugh every week as the picked-on youngest brother became a piano virtuoso, then landed in special-ed on "Malcolm in the Middle." Erik finished 2004 with another big-screen role in "Christmas With the Kranks."

Erik Per Sullivan

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Cameron Bright

Cameron Bright

Cameron's star burned bright as he started 2004 with a memorable supporting role in "The Butterfly Effect." He then took the lead in two feature films: "Godsend," and the much talked-about "Birth." As the second-youngest member of our top 10, he can look forward to many more votes in the future.

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Daniel Radcliffe

After a year off between movies, Daniel proved his Harry Potter appeal was as about as strong as ever. "The Prisoner Of Azkaban" racked up another $800 million in box office around the world, and Daniel finished with his third top 10 vote from all 3 years of Harry Potter films.

Daniel Radcliffe

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Oliver Davis

Oliver Davis

Oliver, our youngest top 10 finisher, worked hard in 2004 with 2 big roles on prime-time TV. His recurring character Alex Taggert showed up in almost every episode of the top rated "ER." At the same time, he starred in the family sitcom "Rodney." We hope to see his feature film "The Almost Guys" soon.

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6 Freddie Highmore

Freddie took the world by storm with two feature films, starting 2004 with the family adventure "Two Brothers." But his biggest success came with a heartwarming performance in "Finding Neverland," which left critics buzzing about the possibility for a Supporting Actor nomination at the Oscars.

Freddie Highmore

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Jesse McCartney

Jesse McCartney

Jesse continues his winning streak in the AFTI Media Boy Poll, and he is now the only nominee to finish in the top 10 every year since 2000! He starred in the winning TV drama "Summerland," and his hit top 40 single "Beautiful Soul" finished 2004 with a good shot at #1 on the charts.

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4 Jake Thomas

Jake is no stranger to the AFTI Media Boy Poll, where his starring role in "Lizzie McGuire" gave him 3 consecutive top 20 finishes. This year his dramatic appearance in "Without a Trace" was one of AFTI's most talked-about performances, which propelled Jake to his first top appearance in the top 10.

Jake Thomas

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Jeremy Sumpter

Jeremy Sumpter

We already know Jeremy's a crowd pleaser. Last year his "Peter Pan" triumph pushed him to the top of our chart. This year he landed a starring role in network prime time, and even though "Clubhouse" didn't hit a ratings grand slam, Jeremy's batting average is good for the AFTI Hall of Fame.

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2 Liam Aiken

2004 saved some of its best for last, as Liam Aiken was virtually unseen through the first 11 months of the year. But Liam's fans know he's one of the most talented and appealing young actors around. "Lemony Snicket" opened at #1, and Liam soared to his first top 10 AFTI finish, almost to the very top.

Liam Aiken

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Logan Lerman



Logan Lerman

As soon as we saw Logan's scene-stealing performance in "The Butterfly Effect" last January, AFTI Media Boy Poll voters knew Logan was in the running. Then as the star of "Jack and Bobby," we enjoyed his remarkable talent and dazzling good looks every week. The world may have to wait 37 years for Bobby McCallister to win the presidency, but we've already declared him the landslide winner for 2004!

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Logan Lerman First Place Award

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2004 AFTI Media Boy Poll Top 10

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Rules and Nominees

Poll Stats, "What If", Fun Facts, and Trivia

Here's the vote count.  First you'll see this year's rank, then last year's rank, the point total, and the star.  "New" means the performer  was not on last year's or 2002's ballot (although he may have been listed in previous years), and Re-entry either means the performer was on the ballot but received no votes last year, or was not on last year's ballot but was on 2002's ballot.



Complete Results

  This Year's Rank    Last Year's Rank    Number of Points    Performer  
  1         8     166     Logan Lerman  
  2         13     108     Liam Aiken  
  3         1     96     Jeremy Sumpter  
  4         19     88     Jake Thomas  
  5         10     83     Jesse McCartney  
  6         New     61     Freddie Highmore  
  7         34     54     Oliver Davis  
  8         Re-entry     52     Daniel Radcliffe  
  9         Re-entry     39     Cameron Bright  
  10         16     36     Erik Per Sullivan  
  11         3     26     Billy Gilman  
  12         2     25     Martin Spanjers  
  13         Re-entry     24     Pierre Boulanger  
  13         Re-entry     24     Zac Efron  
  13         89     24     Thomas Sangster  
  16         31     23     Justin Berfield  
  16         63     23     Declan Galbraith  
  16   /td>       Re-entry     23     Rupert Grint  
  16         Re-entry     23     Cole Sprouse  
  20         31     20     Aaron Carter  
  This Year's Rank    Last Year's Rank    Number of Points    Performer  
  21         43     19     Ryan Cooley  
  21         Re-entry     19     Dylan Sprouse  
  23         100     18     Giuseppe Cristiano  
  24         Re-entry     17     Jamie Johnston  
  24         Re-entry     17     Connor Paolo  
  24         78     17     Jacob Smith  
  24         Re-entry     17     Devon Werkheiser  
  28         43     16     Luis Armand Garcia  
  28         New     16     Shane Haboucha  
  30         Re-entry     15     John Patrick Amedori  
  30         40     15     Frankie Ryan Manriquez  
  30         51     15     Joe Prospero  
  30         New     15     Ricky Ullman  
  34         11     14     Scotty Leavenworth  
  34         89     14     Aaron Renfree  
  36         89     13     Anton Yelchin  
  37         Re-entry     12     Drake Bell  
  37         Re-entry     12     Jimmy Bennett  
  37         26     12     Stevie Brock  
  37         New     12     Evan Ellingson  
  This Year's Rank    Last Year's Rank    Number of Points    Performer  
  37         New     12     Drake Johnston  
  37         40     12     Alex D. Linz  
  43         New     11     Jason Dolley  
  43         19     11     Ryan Pinkston  
  45         New     10     Dino  
  45         Re-entry     10     Jake Epstein  
  45         New     10     Hunter Gomez  
  45         Re-entry     10     Ryan Kelley  
  45         6     10     Shia LaBeouf  
  45         Re-entry     10     Jimmy "Jax" Pinchak  
  51         24     9     Seth Adkins  
  51         Re-entry     9     Jay Asforis  
  51         26     9     Joseph Cross  
  51         43     9     Ivan Dobronravov  
  51         Re-entry     9     Trevor Morgan  
  51         Re-entry     9     Yannick Van De Velde  
  51         51     9     Matt Weinberg  
  58         11     8     Bobby Edner  
  58         78     8     Sebastian Elmaloglou  
  58         57     8     Calvin Goldspink  
  This Year's Rank    Last Yea 's Rank    Number of Points    Performer  
  58         Re-entry     8     Noah Gray-Cabey  
  58         114     8     Kyle Orlando Massey  
  58         7     8     Tyler Garcia Posey  
  58         89     8     Kyle Searles  
  65         114     7     Taylor Ball  
  65         78     7     Orlando Brown  
  65         4     7     Griffin Frazen  
  65         New     7     Dhylan Meyer  
  65         New     7     Christoph Emanuel Oehme  
  65         35     7     Khleo Thomas  
  65         Re-entry     7     Darian Weiss  
  72         24     6     Michael Angarano  
  72         New     6     Nick Benson  
  72         New     6     Yoann Cifuentes  
  72         31     6     Rory Culkin  
  72         Re-entry     6     Tom Felton  
  72         Re-entry     6     Jesse James  
  72         Re-entry     6     Carter Jenkins  
  72         9     6     Michael Welch  
  80         100     5     Spencer Achtymichuk  
  This Year's Rank    Last Year's Rank    Number of Points    Performer  
  80         Re-entry     5     Daniel Clark  
  80         Re-entry     5     Kyle Gallner  
  80         New     5     Jordan Garrett  
  80         114     5     Frederik Christian Johansen  
  80         New     5     Dominic Scott Kay  
  80         New     5     Nathaniel Lee Jr.  
  80         30     5     Max Morrow  
  80         Re-entry     5     Devon Murray  
  80         Re-entry     5     Mitchel Musso  
  80         New     5     Joseph Sasson  
  80         New     5     Colton Shires  
  80         Re-entry     5     Daniel Siegert  
  80         New     5     Max Theiriot  
  80         New     5     Ben Tibber  
  80         New     5     Charlie Trairattana  
  80         New     5     Rollo Weeks  
  80         New     5     Yagira Yuuya  
  98         Re-entry     4     Andrew James Allen  
  98         New     4     Alex Barringer  
  98         Re-entry     4     Alex Black  
  This Year's Rank    Last Year's Rank    Number of Points    Performer  
  98         New     4     Christian Boewe  
  98         114     4     Spencer Treat Clark  
  98         26     4     David Dorfman  
  98         57     4     Taylor Emerson  
  98         New     4     Aubrey Graham  
  98         38     4     Imanol  
  98         New     4     Matthew Michael Josten  
  98         New     4     Daniel Curtis Lee  
  98         New     4     Yaniss Lespert  
  98         Re-entry     4     Marc Musso  
  98         New     4     Nacho Pérez  
  98         Re-entry     4     Ilroy Plowright  
  98         100     4     Mark Rendall  
  98         Re-entry     4     Jules Sitruk  
  98         Re-entry     4     Jeff Sutton  
  98         Re-entry     4     Bobb'e J. Thompson  
  98         New     4     Max Weinstein  
  98         Re-entry     4     Blake Woodruff  
  98         New     4     Jesus Zavala  
  120         Re-entry     3     Cody Arens  
  This Year's Rank    Last Year's Rank    Number of Points    Performer  
  120         New     3     Logan Arens  
  120         Re-entry     3     Dan Byrd  
  120         56     3     Michael Cera  
  120         Re-entry     3     Robert Clark  
  120         Re-entry     3     Wayne Dalglish  
  120         57     3     Thomas Dekker  
  120         63     3     Patrick Alan Dorn  
  120         New     3     Mitchel David Federan  
  120         16     3     Christopher Gerse  
  120         Re-entry     3     Liam Hess  
  120         78     3     Tyler Hoechlin  
  120         114     3     Mitch Holleman  
  120         Re-entry     3     Andrew Lawrence  
  120         Re-entry     3     Brett Loehr  
  120         New     3     Jansen Panettiere  
  120         New     3     Nick Roud  
  120         New     3     Sam Smith  
  120         Re-entry     3     A. J. Trauth  
  139         Re-entry     2     Devon Alan  
  139         New     2     Jules Bigarnet  
  This Year's Rank    Last Year's Rank    Number of Points    Performer  
  139         114     2     Jake Burbage  
  139         New     2     Ridge Canipe  
  139         New     2     Dane Carter  
  139         New     2     Harrison Chad  
  139         Re-entry     2     Stephan Enquist  
  139         Re-entry     2     Noel Fisher  
  139         Re-entry     2     Soren Fulton  
  139         48     2     Mike Hansen  
  139         48     2     David Henrie  
  139         New     2     Corey Jackson  
  139         89     2     Angus T. Jones  
  139         New     2     Shane Kippel  
  139         63     2     James Kirk  
  139         89     2     Erik Knudsen  
  139         16     2     Ryan Malgarini  
  139         New     2     Miguel Martínez  
  139         New     2     Jean-Baptiste Maunier  
  139         New     2     Jake McDorman  
  139         New     2     Rodrigo Noya  
  139         New     2     Evan Peters  
  This Year's Rank    Last Year's Rank    Number of Points    Performer  
  139         New     2     Cole Petersen  
  139         Re-entry     2     Bobby Preston  
  139         New     2     Conner Rayburn  
  139         New     2     Jeremy Shada  
  139         New     2     Junior Singo  
  139         100     2     Rory Thost  
  139         New     2     Jake Weary  
  168         Re-entry     1     Cayden Boyd  
  168         Re-entry     1     Max Burkholder  
  168         New     1     Dean Collins  
  168         New     1     Cody Estes  
  168         New     1     Anthony Ghannam  
  168         Re-entry     1     Adam Taylor Gordon  
  168         New     1     Elliot Henderson-Boyle  
  168         New     1     James Henrie  
  168         New     1     Brendan Hill  
  168         Re-entry     1     Josh Hutcherson  
  168         Re-entry     1     Cody Kasch  
  168         Re-entry     1     Lil' Romeo  
  168         Re-entry     1     Daniel Magder  
  This Year's Rank    Last Year's Rank    Number of Points    Performer  
  168         Re-entry     1     Eddy Martin  
  168         38     1     Matt O'Leary  
  168         Re-entry     1     Jordan Orr  
  168         New     1     Graham Philips  
  168         Re-entry     1     Will Rothhaar  
  168         114     1     Daryl Sabara  
  168         New     1     Bobby Sharpe  
  168         New     1     Thibault Verhaege  
  168         New     1     Cole Evan Weiss  
  168         Re-entry     1     Kota Yabu  

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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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