Poll Stats, "What If", Fun Facts, and Trivia
Many thanks to Mediajock for all his hard work putting this very interesting information together!
Folks,
Well, what can one say - with over 2/3 of this year's finishers in the poll being "new" artists", one can conclude that the AFTI guard has definitely changed. Normally our Top 10 is comprised of stars on tentpole US TV series and boxoffice smashes. But with a seeming shortage of that, our voters are looking to the globe in search of true young talent.
This year's race was also very "loosely contested" - with no single or select group of TI's or their projects generating the level of buzz that past winners are accustomed to, this is the one year where the phrase "it's anyone's game" has never held more true. The Top 10 had the fewest percentage of toral point distribution this year since that stat has been kept for the poll (only 1/4 of total points awarded went to the top 10 - usually it's between 1/3 and 1/2), and the "next" 10 is not far off at all pointwise - yes, our Top 10 was ever changing.
And, once again, this year more and more of our Top 10 had fewer and fewer 1st place votes, proving thet you don't always have to be like the best to finish bog but just capture the hearts of many if albeit for a moment.
With such a new establishment in the Media Boy world, it lets us marvel about what this new year may bring!
There were 100 votes cast for any of the 962 submitted nominees during the 11 days the poll was open. From these:
- 214 different performers received at least one of the 1448 points awarded.
From these:
- 61 received at least one first place vote.
From these:
- There was one clear cut top finisher but, again, all were winners.
Mentions
Here are the Top 15 (18 due to ties at #15) actors in terms of mentions on ballots - regardless of rank on the ballot:
| Mentions | Performer |
|---|---|
| 15 | Alexander Gould |
| 14 | Max Baldry |
| 13 | Sean Keenan |
| 11 | Alessandro Morace |
| 11 | Nat Wolff |
| 10 | Freddie Highmore |
| 9 | Slade Pearce |
| 8 | Jimmy Bennett |
| 8 | Alex Etel |
| 8 | Miles Heizer |
| 8 | Josh Hutcherson |
| 8 | Cole Sprouse |
| 7 | Chase Ellison |
| 7 | Nicholas Hoult |
| 6 | Jackson Bond |
| 6 | Yuri Chinen |
| 6 | Nathan Gamble |
| 6 | K'Sun Ray |
Average ballot score of the Top 20
Perhaps it might be interesting to see how the Top 20 (21 due to ties at #18) fared with each of their voters on average.
| Performer | Average Score |
|---|---|
| Nash Aguas | 5.00 |
| Logan Lerman | 4.20 |
| Alessandro Morace | 4.09 |
| Paul Butcher | 4.00 |
| Jason Dolley | 4.00 |
| Yuri Chinen | 3.83 |
| Jimmy Bennett | 3.62 |
| Josh Hutcherson | 3.62 |
| Sean Keenan | 3.62 |
| Miles Heizer | 3.50 |
| Cole Sprouse | 3.38 |
| Jackson Bond | 3.33 |
| Nat Wolff | 3.27 |
| Alex Etel | 3.25 |
| Jake T. Austin | 3.20 |
| Mackintosh Muggleton | 3.20 |
| Max Baldry | 3.14 |
| Chase Ellison | 3.14 |
| Slade Pearce | 3.11 |
| Freddie Highmore | 3.00 |
| Alexander Gould | 2.53 |
Dropping 5th place
Dropping the 5th place vote leads to Jimmy climbing a place, while Freddie and Miles each drop a place:
| Performer | Points |
|---|---|
| Sean Keenan | 46 |
| Alessandro Morace | 45 |
| Max Baldry | 43 |
| Alexander Gould | 34 |
| Nat Wolff | 34 |
| Jimmy Bennett | 29 |
| Freddie Highmore | 28 |
| Josh Hutcherson | 28 |
| Slade Pearce | 28 |
| Miles Heizer | 27 |
Dropping 4th place
Dropping 4th place has the top 10 shuffling around:
| Performer | Points |
|---|---|
| Alessandro Morace | 43 |
| Sean Keenan | 42 |
| Max Baldry | 37 |
| Nat Wolff | 30 |
| Alexander Gould | 28 |
| Josh Hutcherson | 26 |
| Jimmy Bennett | 25 |
| Miles Heizer | 25 |
| Freddie Highmore | 24 |
| Slade Pearce | 24 |
Most 1st place votes
If everyone just had to pick their favorite, here is how everyone would rank:
| Votes | Performers |
|---|---|
| 7 | Alessandro Morace |
| 4 | Nash Aguas, Sean Keenan |
| 3 | Jimmy Bennett, Jason Dolley, Chase Ellison, Josh Hutcherson, Logan Lerman, Nat Wolff |
| 2 | Jake T. Austin, Max Baldry, Jackson Bond, Cayden Boyd, Paul Butcher, Yuri Chinen, Miles Heizer, Freddie Highmore, Chip Hormess, Mark Indelicato, Mackintosh Muggleton, Gabe Nevins, Thomas Sangster, Corey Snide, Cole Sprouse |
| 1 | Spencer Achtymichuk, Josh Blaylock, Leagh Conwell, Tom Cully, Ben Davies, Alex Etel, Declan Galbraith, Jordan Garrett, Devon Gearhart, Keir Gilchrist, Nathaniel Gleed, Dominic Scott Kay, Rhys Kosakowski, Nathan Kress, Léo Legrand, Braeden Lemasters, Cody Linley, Frankie Ryan Manriquez, Vincent Martella, Spencer Martin, Zach Mills, Bill Milner, Aidan Mitchell, Jimmy "Jax" Pinchak, Jorik Prins, Daniel Radcliffe, K'Sun Ray, Nick Romeo Reimann, Daryl Sabara, Kane Sheckler, Mikkel Bratt Silset, Severin Sonntag, Malcolm Stumpf, Clem Tibber, Elliott Tittensor, Raefn Webber, Matthew Werkmeister |
Going to show that first place alone doesn't always seal the deal - a lot of people liking you a little can always overcome.
Most 2nd place votes
| Votes | Performers |
|---|---|
| 4 | Alexander Gould, Sean Keenan |
| 3 | Max Baldry, Alex Etel, Miles Heizer, Slade Pearce, Nat Wolff |
Most 3rd place votes
| Votes | Performers |
|---|---|
| 5 | Max Baldry |
| 4 | Alexander Gould, Slade Pearce |
| 3 | Alessandro Morace, Graham Phillips |
Most 4th place votes
| Votes | Performers |
|---|---|
| 5 | Nicholas Hoult |
| 3 | Max Baldry, Nathan Gamble, Alexander Gould, Dominic Scott Kay |
Most 5th place votes
| Votes | Performers |
|---|---|
| 4 | Alexander Gould |
| 3 | K'Sun Ray |
Biggest jump from 2006
| 2007 | 2006 | Spread | Performer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | 102 | 80 | K'Sun Ray |
| 43 | 122 | 79 | Bobby Coleman |
| 43 | 122 | 79 | Ryosuke Yamada |
| 24 | 102 | 78 | Nathan Gamble |
| 36 | 102 | 66 | Braeden Lemasters |
| 34 | 92 | 58 | Connor Price |
| 72 | 122 | 50 | Spencer Achtymichuk |
| 54 | 102 | 48 | Luis Armand Garcia |
| 54 | 102 | 48 | Elliott Tittensor |
| 24 | 67 | 43 | Zach Mills |
Biggest slide from 2006
| 2007 | 2006 | Spread | Performer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 180 | 36 | -144 | Corbin Bleu |
| 180 | 44 | -136 | Kenta Suga |
| 180 | 53 | -127 | Teo Gheorghiu |
| 125 | 9 | -116 | Carter Jenkins |
| 146 | 44 | -102 | Connor Paolo |
| 99 | 3 | -96 | Dean Collins |
| 125 | 31 | -94 | Liam Aiken |
| 146 | 67 | -79 | Charlie Trairat |
| 180 | 102 | -78 | Ridge Canipe |
| 99 | 31 | -68 | Seung-ho Yu |
Tightest stickers since 2006
The performers that moved the least since last year:
| 2007 | 2006 | Spread | Performer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 7 | 0 | Josh Hutcherson |
| 54 | 53 | -1 | Noah Gray-Cabey |
| 24 | 22 | -2 | Cayden Boyd |
Highest finish with no 1st place votes:
Alexander Gould (4th place, 38 points, 15 mentions)
Lowest finish with a first place vote:
Note that for this statistic, only ballots with five names have been included.
Spencer Achtymichuk (72nd place, 5 points, 1 mention)
Josh Blaylock (72nd place, 5 points, 1 mention)
Leagh Conwell (72nd place, 5 points, 1 mention)
Ben Davies (72nd place, 5 points, 1 mention)
Jordan Garrett (72nd place, 5 points, 1 mention)
Rhys Kosakowski (72nd place, 5 points, 1 mention)
Frankie Ryan Manriquez (72nd place, 5 points, 1 mention)
Vincent Martella (72nd place, 5 points, 1 mention)
Bill Milner (72nd place, 5 points, 1 mention)
Jorik Prins (72nd place, 5 points, 1 mention)
Kane Sheckler (72nd place, 5 points, 1 mention)
Mikkel Bratt Silset (72nd place, 5 points, 1 mention)
Severin Sonntag (72nd place, 5 points, 1 mention)
Raefn Webber (72nd place, 5 points, 1 mention)
Matthew Werkmeister (72nd place, 5 points, 1 mention)
Best New Artists
Here are the Top 10 first time entrants to the poll with overall rank:
| Rank | Performer |
|---|---|
| 1 | Sean Keenan |
| 3 | Max Baldry |
| 5 | Nat Wolff |
| 9 | Miles Heizer |
| 9 | Slade Pearce |
| 13 | Yuri Chinen |
| 16 | Nash Aguas |
| 16 | Jackson Bond |
| 18 | Jake T. Austin |
| 18 | Mackintosh Muggleton |
* Curiosity: There were twice as many new entries as others, thus indicating a diverse, emerging new palate of talent.
| Jumpers | 24 |
| Sliders | 41 |
| New entries | 137 |
| Re-entries | 11 |
Poll Skew:
Percentage of total points awarded that went to the Top 10:
24.45% = less than 1/3
Percentage of actors that got just one vote:
56.07% = over 1/2
