Keira Knightley Academy ass-kissers: the British edition Eddie Redmayne, Benedict Cumberbatch, and Keira Knightley attended the Academy’s Governors Awards on Saturday night. As you know, all of them are in the award season race this year; Cumberbatch and Knightley for The Imitation Game and Redmayne is contending in The Theory Of Everything. According to Oscar experts, By Lainey • Nov 10, 2014 09:39 am
Chris Rock The Black Academy The Academy’s annual Governor’s Awards happened on Saturday night. So many of them showed up. They showed up because this is when you kiss the Academy’s ass. We are balls deep into award season now. And every opportunity counts. If you don’t show up, and when By Lainey • Nov 10, 2014 09:09 am
Intro for November 10, 2014 Dear Gossips, Thank you for your messages and tweets re: the PEOPLE Magazine Sexiest Man Alive 2014 handicap feature on Friday. Some of you have made even more suggestions; three stand out in particular – Chris Hemsworth, Jake Gyllenhaal, and, um, Pipsqueak Justin Timberlake. Hemsworth is an understandable selection. Physically, he By Lainey • Nov 10, 2014 08:20 am
Sexiest Man Alive 2014 Dark Horse: Prince Harry In my opinion, Hot Harry is the only one who has any business challenging my Chris Pratt prediction. Arguments for: -Harry turned 30 in September, just meeting that age criteria, and showing a lot more maturity the last couple of years. -He’s been so visible, so helpful, so committed By Lainey • Nov 07, 2014 01:32 pm
Sexiest Man Alive 2014 Prediction: Chris Pratt Arguments for: -Guardians Of The Galaxy, and it came out in August! Not May, not June, not July…but August! It sounds absurd to say it now, but people were surprised at how it performed. And it did perform, making Chris Pratt a STAR -He’s going to follow that By Lainey • Nov 07, 2014 01:25 pm
Sexiest Man Alive 2014 Charlie Hunnam Arguments for: -Have you seen him in the Men’s Health December issue OH MY GOD HOLY F-CK -Please if you haven’t watch the video below -Sons Of Anarchy is really popular and the cover would be well-timed going into its final episode. -No scandal. -There is By Lainey • Nov 07, 2014 01:20 pm
Sexiest Man Alive 2014 Robert Downey Jr Arguments for: -How has he never been the Sexiest Man Alive? He’s the biggest movie star in the world right now. -The Avengers comes out in a few months. It’ll be MASSIVE. -Everyone loves him, loves him, loves him and they love his comeback story -Stable family life, By Lainey • Nov 07, 2014 01:05 pm
Sexiest Man Alive 2014 Channing Tatum Arguments for: -Super popular -Super nice -Promoting Foxcatcher right now and angling for Oscar consideration. -Has become a Hollywood power player; has worked hard to get here and no one resents him for it. People want to see Channing Tatum succeed. -No scandals and is always honest about who he By Lainey • Nov 07, 2014 12:42 pm
Sexiest Man Alive 2014 Benedict Cumberbatch Arguments for: -Cumhards want it. The Batchies are passionate. They could drive sales of the magazine. -Oscar campaigning for The Imitation Game and Harvey Weinstein is on his side. -Dr Strange rumours. No word yet on who it is but if he is Marvel’s newest superhero, it could be By Lainey • Nov 07, 2014 12:34 pm
Sexiest Man Alive 2014 Brad Pitt Arguments for: -He and Angelina Jolie got married -Award season. A push for Fury -His hair looks better -His activism: Brad Pitt doesn’t just sit around and smoke weed anymore (that much) -He’s devoted to his children. The MiniVan Majority loves that. -He’s a two time SMA. By Lainey • Nov 07, 2014 12:14 pm
Sexiest Man Alive 2014 George Clooney Arguments for: -The MiniVan Majority always wanted him to stop being a bachelor -Wedding of the year -His wife is SO interesting! -His activism: George has become more than a movie star. So if you’re looking for “sexy” beyond just having a good body and a handsome face, he’ By Lainey • Nov 07, 2014 12:06 pm
Sexiest Man Alive 2014 Idris Elba Arguments for: -Have you looked at the man? -The accent -He’s badass. He definitely has the dude vote. -There has only ever been one non-white Sexiest Man Alive: Denzel Washington 1996. It’s time. Arguments against: -There has only ever been one non-white Sexiest Man Alive: Denzel By Lainey • Nov 07, 2014 11:58 am
Sexiest Man Alive 2014 Jamie Dornan Arguments for: -He’s Christian Grey Arguments against: -He’s Christian Grey. Fifty Shades Of Grey is a joke to a lot of people. -Right now, he doesn’t have instant name recognition. If you don’t live online and read the blogs, etc, you don’t know who he By Lainey • Nov 07, 2014 11:53 am
Sexiest Man Alive 2014 Ben Affleck Arguments for: -Batfleck -The Batfleck body. He does look good right now. -The success of Gone Girl as a follow-up to the success of Argo; Affleck’s on a good run right now -Jennifer Garner: the MiniVan Majority loves her. And the last time he was the Sexiest Man By Lainey • Nov 07, 2014 11:47 am
Sexiest Man Alive 2014 Handicapping the Sexiest Man Alive 2014 Attraction can be a bubble. When you’re into someone, you feel it so hard, you can’t imagine that no one else can see it. Attraction + the internet is even more confining. Because you’re out there, in a community, with others who share your desire, and, it gives By Lainey • Nov 07, 2014 11:39 am
Break Ups JLO promises to go slow That’s what she always promises. And breaking that promise is how she ends up dating losers. So, as you’ve seen, Jennifer Lopez has been in New York all week hustling the release of her memoir True Love. Most of the headlines about the book have been about Ben By Lainey • Nov 07, 2014 11:31 am
