Wh
en Blake Lively, sporting a spectacular Chanel frock, walked the red carpet at this year's Toronto International Film Festival for the premiere of her film The Town, her transformation was officially complete. In just three years, Lively had gone from star of the salacious teen soap Gossip Girl to a legitimate movie star. But today, with her nomination for Favorite TV Drama Actress at the 2011 People's Choice Awards, Blake Lively is on the verge of something even bigger. With her relationship to Penn Badgleyquietly behind her and a growing sense that, despite its continued success, Gossip Girl is nearing an end, Lively continues her transition to the big screen as she prepares for next summer’s superhero saga Green Lantern, in which she plays Ryan Reynolds' love interest. Unlike some of her equally-talented colleagues whose careers were derailed by the temptations that accompany sudden success (don't worry, Lindsay -- we won't mention any names), Lively has climbed to the top of the ranks with an unusual amount of dignity and composure. At just 23 years old, she's a highly sought-after actress (is there a high-profile film she's not attached to these days?), a New York City style icon and a proud proprietor of the sexiest cleavage in Hollywood.
If you never thought Mila Kunis had what it takes to be a movie star, don't worry -- neither did we. Before she was cast as the crush-magnet love interest in Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Kunis was best known as Jackie, Ashton Kutcher's ditzy arm candy inThat 70's Show and as the grating voice of Meg Griffin, misfit daughter in Family Guy. Neither suggested movie-star pedigree. But as the funny, charming and gorgeous hotel clerk in Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Kunis was a revelation. She's since gone on to star in Max Payne, The Book of Eli and the psychological thrillerBlack Swan, for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress and a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role for the same role. Next year, Kunis returns to her romantic comedy roots in Friends with Benefits, where she'll star alongside fellow fledgling movie star Justin Timberlake as best friends who complicate their relationship by having sex. In Timberlake’s shoes, it's a risk we'd be happy to take.
We can talk about the clever writing on ABC’s monster hit Modern Family until the show wins its billionth Emmy, but we all know the reason men everywhere (especially in the 18-34 demographic) watch the popular sitcom is to get that weekly dose of Sofia Vergara, owner of the best cleavage on television (sorry, Christina Hendricks). We’ll be the first to admit that as the Colombian bombshell-turned-matriarch of a white, upper-middle-class, suburban family, Vergara’s overacting can be a bit grating, but with a rack like that, the former model and television hostess could be the sonic facsimile of glass on a chalkboard, and we’d still love her. This year, she was also nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television and a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series. And with boyfriend Nick Loeb
considering a run for the Senate, Vergara's giving men a whole new reason to be engaged in politics.
On the day that Scarlett Johansson announced her separation from Ryan Reynolds (who just happens to be the reigning "Sexiest Man Alive"), there was a noticeable spike in gym membership purchases, the Shulton Company (original producers of Old Spice) saw a massive increase in stock value and boutique barbershops reported lines around the block. Men everywhere were suddenly rejuvenated; they had purpose for their hope -- long extinguished -- was renewed. Scarlett Johansson, the de facto sexiest woman in Hollywood, was officially single again and yours to lose. Unfortunately the buxom beauty won’t have time to be wooed in the near or distant future, with roles in Cameron Crowe’sWe Bought a Zoo and the Marvel mash-up The Avengers to film. But if you happen to catch ScarJo in that brief moment when she travels from her trailer to hair and makeup, all the power to you.
When Katy Perry wasn't shooting whipped cream out of her bra, distracting Sesame Street's Elmo with her fantastic cleavage or single-handedly resurrecting the latex-dress industry, the California girl was busy achieving one of the most successful single years ever for a female pop star. Perry's sophomore album,Teenage Dream, debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and produced three colossal hits, including the inescapable Snoop Dogg-fueled summer anthem “California Gurls.” Her banner year continued as she married British rapscallion Russell Brand, became the second most-searched artist online (after Justin Bieber -- it’s hard to compete with a teenage heartthrob) and earned four Grammy nominations, including an unexpected one for Album of The Year. This year, Perry will make the inevitable leap to the big screen when she lends her voice to Smurfette in the animated Smurfs film. It may not have the same prestige as JustinTimberlake’s acclaimed role in The Social Network, but, hey, it's a start.
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