And the gold goes to these two sexy stars, one a returning favorite on our list, the other a brand new–but more than welcome–face.
 Halle Berry, 30% |
Viggo Mortensen, 79.7% |
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How She Did in Our Poll Last Year: Halle’s star is definitely on the rise, both in Hollywood and in our poll. After being edged out of No. 5 two years ago and making it to No. 4 last year, she ran off with the top spot this year.
Sexiest Role: OK, the topless scene in Swordfish is hard to beat, but her bikini-clad Jinx in Die Another Day made sitting through yet another James Bond movie bearable–even fun. Best Quote: To the Virginian-Pilot on a scene in Die Another Day: “There was one dangerous moment and not in an action scene. I was trying to be so sexy and popped a fig in my mouth. It lodged in my throat and I couldn’t breathe. Pierce grabbed me. I don’t know what he did, but it popped out. There we were sitting in the bed, half dressed, and laughing about it for 15 minutes. I didn’t feel too sexy.” - Advertisement -
Sexiest Scene: Probably not that one. We’d have to say the explicit, raw, feral and somewhat controversial sex scene Berry shared with Billy Bob Thornton in Monster’s Ball. Physical Feature We Love: Her face and figure are flawless, but above all else it’s her dazzling smile that’s captured the hearts of many. In Her Future: Watch for Halle to reprise her role as Storm in X2 (albeit with a different hairstyle). She’ll also costar in the drama Gothika with Penelope Cruz. |
How He Did in Our Poll Last Year: He didn’t. This year, however, Viggo rules with a landslide victory over every other guy in our 2003 poll. Just goes to prove that when it comes right down to it, forget the baby faces–we like our men manly.
Sexiest Role: Hands down, his stoic, brave Aragorn in the Lord of the Rings movies–he only seems to get better with each one. (Although he was sexy as hell as a jealous, passionate artist in A Perfect Murder) Best Quote: “It’s always strange when you’re lying there in bed naked with someone you don’t know very well. In my opinion, actors who say that is an unpleasant thing are all full of s***.” — from the Chicago Sun-Times, May 31, 1998 Sexiest Scene: Forget the particulars, he does it for us in just about every close-up in Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, but there was one moment shot in slo-mo that captured Aragorn galloping uphill atop his stately steed, hair streaming across his face as he looked over his shoulder at the enemy closing in. Breathtaking. - Advertisement -
Physical Feature We Love: It’s a tie between those piercing baby blues and the rock-solid square jaw that lends him a tremendously commanding, if slightly sinister, presence. In His Future: Look for Viggo this fall starring in a movie called Hidalgo, the true story of Frank T. Hopkins, a long-distance horse rider in the Pony Express who traveled to Saudi Arabia to compete in a dangerous, global race for an enormous prize. Then of course there’s his final appearance as Aragorn in The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King. Photo by © Lisa O’Connor/ZUMA Press. |
