The list is out.
Entertainment Weekly‘s annual list of the 100 most powerful people in entertainment has been compiled and for the first time in 13 years, the magazine has split the list in two–one for celebrities and one for Hollywood executives.
It seems two-time Oscar winner Tom Hanks has the golden touch, topping the list of stars as the No. 1 man in the business. His latest film, the critically acclaimed Road to Perdition, is his seventh in a row to gross more than $100 million. He just won several Emmys for the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers, which he executive produced, and he also is reaping the benefits from the little independent film that could–My Big Fat Greek Wedding, which he co-produced with wife Rita Wilson.
Following Hanks on the celeb list are Steven Spielberg, Mel Gibson, Tom Cruise and Julia Roberts.
The HBO executive team of Jeff Bewkes and Chris Albrecht heads up the mogul’s list for their continuing successes in programming with series such as Sex and the City, The Sopranos and Six Feet Under.
“Bewkes and Albrecht have transformed a network of programming into a nexus of generation-defining pop culture, and their rivals are paying a lot more than $11.95 a month for it,” EW wrote.
Rounding on the top five list of power brokers are John Calley and Amy Pascal, heads of Sony and Columbia Pictures, respectively; CBS president Leslie Moonves; Kaz Hirai, head of Sony’s U.S. video game unit, and Warner Bros. heads Barry Meyer and Alan Horn.
