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The Hottest Actresses Of 2011


The actresses of 2011 are on a mission to make this year the hottest ever. I can't tell if it's summertime making me hot or these lovely ladies.

Mila Kunis - Friends With Benefits

It seems like you can’t flip a channel these days without hearing Mila Kunis’ name. She’s everywhere, smiling and radiant, from magazine covers to number two on Askmen’s Top 99 Women of 2011. If you happen to take a girl on date this summer and it’s to see Friends with Benefits, we won’t judge you. Because we’ll be doing the same exact thing.
Blake lively - Green Lantern

It’s been quite a year for young Ms. Lively. Her cellphone photos notwithstanding, Blake’s worked her way into a major summer blockbuster in Green Lantern. She may be on the one hottest women in Hollywood right now and certainly atop the A-list of actresses. We could write a whole bunch on her but let’s be honest; you’re here to soak in her beauty. Just Askmen, they ranked her number one for 2011.

Rosie Huntington-Whiteley - Transformers: Dark of the Moon

Rosie Hunington-Whiteley started off as one of the hottest women in the world anyway. Now she’s one of the hottest actresses of 2011 thanks to Megan Fox early departure from the Transformer’s franchise. In Transformers: Dark of the Moon, Rosie is the human equivalent of the all-spark, breathing life into Michael Bay’s robots-gone-wild explodeathon.

Emma Stone - The Amazing Spider-Man

You loved her in Superbad, you probably won’t see Crazy, Stupid, Love and, if you have a girlfriend, you might see Friends With Benefits. So why care about Emma Stone Simple, she’s Gwen Stacy in The Amazing Spider-Man. Fanboys around the world are squealing in glee for good reason. She’s a knockout redhead, with a playfully naughty side and one of 2011’s hottest actresses.
Natalie Portman - Your Highness

Perhaps the most recognizable scene in 2011 is Natalie Portman's behind in Your Highness. Pregnancy be damned. It’s one of the hottest scenes in 2011 and she’s still one of the hottest women working in Hollywood today. It doesn’t hurt that she’s in Thor, playing a ditzy, brilliant and entirely too trusting astro-physicist who falls for the hammer-wielding God of Thunder.
Jennifer Lawrence - X-Men: First Class

Remember Winter’s Bone? The movie about back country Ozark family held together by an intrepid young girl? That’s what we thought. Jennifer Lawrence was so under the radar in 2010, she could have landed in a walled compound in Abbottabad. That is, until a photo shoot in Esquire changed everything. The collective thud you heard was the jaws of men everywhere. In 2011, she stars as the shape-shifting Mystique in X-Men: First Class, and we’re hoping there are plenty of similar roles for her in the future.
Abbie Cornish - Sucker Punch

If you didn’t know Abbie Cornish before 2011, you definitely know her now. Sucker Punch put her on the walls of dorm rooms and desktops everywhere. In Limitless, she plays Lindy, stealing Bradley Cooper’s heart and making ours stop. Plain and simple, Cornish is hot.
Olivia Wilde - Cowboys & Aliens

Number thirty on Askmen’s Top 99 Women of 2011, Olivia Wilde, continues to bewitch audiences. She’s staring in John Favreau’s Cowboys & Aliens, fulfilling the dusty fantasies of sci-fi and western fans everywhere. The bewitching brunette made men everywhere want to climb into a computer and ride a light cycle.
Emma Watson - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2

As Hermoine, Emma Watson, stole the hearts of people around the world. The final installment of Harry Potter is due to hit theaters this week and Watson is ready to be one of the hottest actresses of 2011. The English born isn’t wasting any time breaking about from her magical roots. She’s due to star as Lucy in My Week with Marilyn later in the year alongside the likes of Kenneth Branagh and Dame Judy Dench.
Scarlett Johansson - The Avengers

Is there a year that Scarlet Johansson doesn’t qualify for a list like this? She’s one of the hottest actresses of the past decade and plays a range of roles. She’s a woman for all tastes and seasons. We’re hoping she makes an appearance at Comic-Con this year and dishes some dirt on the production of The Avengers. In her costume. Which is leather and super tight. Hmmmm.

Minka Kelly - The Roommate

Did you see the Roommate? Because you really, really should rent it from On-Demand. When you’re alone and ready to indulge in some seriously hot... um... drama. Trust us. Minka Kelly set to star in the upcoming TV reboot of Charlie’s Angels and her boyfriend, Derek Jeter, isn’t having that bad of a year either.

Jewish American Heritage Month


Jewish American Heritage Month

Jewish American Heritage Month. Jewish-Americans are influential in a wide range of sectors -- from entertainment to the sciences. In honor of Jewish American Heritage Month, here are a few notables singled out by the Jewish-American Hall of Fame.
William Safire
The author  Pulitzer Prize-winning conservative columnist and presidential speechwriter influenced public opinion for decades until his death in 2009. He was a leading critic of this presidential administration.
Gloria Steinem
 The face of the feminist movement, Gloria Steinem been a force in shaping gender politics since the 1970s. 
Barbara Walters
The legendary broadcast journalist is known for conducting interviews with A-list celebrities, including a pop queen, a presidential couple and a screen icon. Whom did she choose for her annual "Most Fascinating People" list for 2010?
Albert Einstein
The German-born physicist who gave the world a groundbreaking theory is widely thought to be the greatest scientist of all time. He became an American citizen in 1940 and spent many years at a prestigious Ivy League university.
Alan Greenspan
Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan  has taken heat for factors leading to the current economic downturn since retiring in 2008. Get his memoir.
Sandy Koufax
One of the greatest left-handed pitchers of all time played for the same team his entire 12-year career. The baseball icon was the youngest former player to receive a top baseball honor.

Woody Allen
Best known as a filmmaker who dwells on the drama of relationships within a comedic framework, Woody Allen has a large body of work that includes plays, music and stand-up comedy.

Al Franken
Al Franken's career has evolved from a long-running sketch comedy showto being elected a senator and authoring books.
Elizabeth Taylor
A film star in the truest sense of the word, the late screen star dazzled on and off camera for decades and became renowned for her many marriages, her extensive jewelry collection and for bringing AIDS research into the spotlight.
Henry Kissinger
The former national security adviser and secretary of state under Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1973.
Mark Zuckerberg
The founder of social networking innovator Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg was named Time magazine's Person of the Year in 2010 at the age of 26. His massive net worth? A movie came out last year based on the creation of Facebook.
Philip Roth
Roth's book "Goodbye, Columbus," published in 1959, won the National Book Award and was made into a movie, and his works depicting Jewish-American life have gone on to earn many other honors, including the Pulitzer Prize for literature.
Annie Leibovitz
The legendary photographer has trained her camera lens on celebrities ranging from a music legend  to royalty  creating iconic images.
Natalie Portman
Portman's Oscar-winning performance in "Black Swan" is the latest honor for the young actress, who retains dual American and Israeli  citizenship. She's recently engaged and expecting.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
The second woman to sit as a Supreme Court justice was appointed during former President Bill Clinton's term in office. She has been an advocate for this constitutional principle.
Ben Bernanke
An American economist and former professor  Ben Bernanke became chairman of the Federal Reserve Board in 2006. He was criticized for his work behind the bailout of an insurance giant.
Artie Shaw
One of the primary architects of the Swing Era, big band leader and clarinetist Artie Shaw  is known for reworking standards like Cole Porter's "Begin the Beguine"  into jazzy, memorable arrangements.
Ralph Lauren
Fashion designer Ralph Lauren is known for his classic American style and has put his brand on everything from bedding to fragrances and home décor.
Albert Abraham Michelson
A Nobel prize-winning physicist known for his work on a physical constant, Albert Michelson was born in Strzelno but immigrated to the U.S. in the late 1800s as a child. He was the first to receive the Nobel Prize in this category.

2011 Oscar winners & nominees


They might have been at the most prestigious event in Hollywood on Academy Award night

What's next for Oscar winners & nominees?
but this year's winners and nominees won't necessarily be in Oscar mode when they next pop up on the big screen.
Natalie Portman
What film did she win the Oscar for?

The hardworking actress has a slew of projects coming out this year, including an appearance this April in an epic stoner comedy (watch the funny trailer) opposite an Oscar co-host. The mother-to-be will also play a dowdy bespectacled grocery store clerk in an independent drama (watch the trailer and find out who else stars in it).

Colin Firth
What film did he win the Oscar for?

After years of romantic comedy roles, like this unforgettable one, Best Actor winner Colin Firth is skewing a little bit more commercial than the film that landed him his statuette. The English actor will next be seen in an espionage drama, an adaptation of a British spy novel in which he plays an intelligence officer suspected of being a Russian mole.

Melissa Leo
What film did she win the Oscar for?

Melissa Leo, whose role as a gritty, greedy mother earned her acting's top award and whose blurted-out profanity provided the most colorful moment of the Oscars (watch it), will make several more niche appearances on the big screen.

Christian Bale
What film did he win the Oscar for?

Christian Bale, who was honored for his portrayal of a real-life twitchy small-time boxer, has been in China shooting a part as a heroic priest in an Asian period piece. But blockbusters aren't too far from the actor's mind; Bale will reprise his infamous superhero role as the Caped Crusader (find out who will play Catwoman)
Michelle Williams
What film earned her an Oscar nod?

Oscar and Golden Globe nominee Michelle Williams has come a long way from "Dawson's Creek" (watch her in the TV drama). The platinum blond star is wrapping production on a British film in which she will immortalize another famous blond bombshell. She will also star in a bittersweet romance opposite a funnyman.
Javier Bardem
What film earned him an Oscar nod?

Javier Bardem's haunting portrayal of a lawless yet devoted father is much more somber than his real life, in which he is married to a beautiful movie star.

The handsome star has several movies in the works, including a rumored and long-awaited spy thriller, a heist caper and a tense suspense film based on a true story about people who escape to paradise before World War II.
Amy Adams
What film earned her an Oscar nomination?

Audiences saw another side of Amy Adams as a take-no-guff bartender in her Oscar-nominated role. But get ready for a childish good time in her newest family comedy about puppet characters. The three-time Academy Award nominee will also star in a portrait of the beat generation based on a famous book.
Jesse Eisenberg
What film earned him an Oscar nomination?

If the Queens native had won, Jesse Eisenberg would have been the youngest Best Actor Oscar winner of all time (who is the youngest?). Next up for him will be an animated film about a domesticated macaw and an adventure comedy about fledgling kidnappers.
Jeremy Renner
What film earned him an Oscar nomination?

The townie tough-guy will don spandex and a bow and arrow in an upcoming action-adventure film that brings together a team of superheroes (which award-winning film earned him an Oscar nom last year?). He's taking some physical abuse shooting a long-awaited installment of an action franchise.
Nicole Kidman
What film earned her an Oscar nomination?

Next up for Kidman, who earned her nomination for playing a grieving mother, is a psychological thriller about a married couple held for ransom. The Academy Award winner is filming an HBO love story about a celebrated author.
Jeff Bridges
What film earned him an Oscar nomination?

Fresh off a Best Actor Oscar win last year, The Dude will remove his eye patch to narrate an animated biopic about a legendary filmmaker.
Hailee Steinfeld
What film earned her the Oscar nomination?

After a series of TV roles, breakout star 15-year-old Hailee Steinfeld stunned audiences as a determined revenge-seeking daughter in the Old West. Next up will be a book-to-film project about a 16-year-old whose memory is erased every night.

Geoffrey Rush
What film earned him the Oscar nod?

Australian acting legend and Academy Award winner Geoffrey Rush impressed as a speech therapist, and this year he'll reprise his role as a swarthy sea pirate in a Disney blockbuster franchise (check out the exciting trailer).
Helena Bonham Carter
What film earned her the Oscar nomination?

Helena Bonham Carter was all prim and proper in her nominated role as the queen of England, but she will be back in theaters this spring one final time as an evil witch (watch the trailer). Rumor has it she will also star in a horror tale about a vampire.
Annette Bening
What film earned her the Oscar nomination?

Veteran actress Annette Bening had audiences fooled as an overbearing wife for her nominated role, and up next for the four-time Academy Award nominee is a 2012 film about the origin of a famous story.
Jennifer Lawrence
What film earned her the Oscar nomination?

Newcomer Jennifer Lawrence was practically unknown before playing an Ozark teen searching for her meth-cooking father. She can be seen as a sexy shape-shifter in her next film about a group of humans with super abilities (watch the exciting trailer). Also, catch the 20-year-old rising star in a 2012 horror flick.
John Hawkes
What film earned him the Oscar nomination?

Before John Hawkes was nominated for his role as dangerous Uncle Teardrop, he was a gunslinger on an HBO drama series. Next up this year he appears in a science-fiction thriller about a deadly disease starring some big Hollywood names.
Mark Ruffalo
What film earned him an Oscar nomination?

The ever scruffy and lovable Mark Ruffalo is not an estranged father in real life (how many kids does he have?). He will play the emotional alter ego of a physicist in a superhero film and a part in a movie about a tragic accident.
Jacki Weaver
What film earned her the Oscar nomination?

The 63-year-old Australian star can also be seen in a 2010 film about a hitchhiking woman who finds love and adventure (watch the trailer). Her moviemaking days are not over yet: The actress is planning a big move.