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Best of 2011: Who Is Celeb of the Year?

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Nov 28, 2011 5:44 PM
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Reese Witherspoon

How could anyone possibly leave out such a cutie patootie? Every year she chooses a movie role that seems to capture our hearts, and this year's Water for Elephants is no exception. Oh, also: She got married this year!


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Johnny Depp

Let's see, this year Johnny played a lizard, a pirate, and a journalist in the 1950s and we can't help but wonder what he will do next!


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Selena Gomez

She's all over the radio. She's going on the most super cute dates in the world with Justin Bieber. And she's always, always got a smile for us. It's for us, right? We love her like a love song. 


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Justin Bieber

These days it looks like the YouTube international sensation is no longer a baby, baby, and thank goodness he isn't actually a daddy, daddy.


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Kate Middleton

Talk about having a good year... Homegirl over here becomes royalty, and she and her prince will live happily ever after. The End? No way, we still got our eyes on you lovebirds.


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James Franco

When he isn't busy raising a genetically modified chimpanzee, he just continues to be the busiest man in showbusiness, and looking smokin' hot the whole time.


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Natalie Portman

Could life get any better for this Black Swan? The highlight of the year has to be Nat's new baby boy, Aleph. Mazel tov!


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Emma Stone

Can't express how obsessed we are with Em, as she is consistently choosing great roles and even better outfits on the red carpet.


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Cee Lo Green

The former frontman of Gnarles Barkley has been enjoying his success of his recent solo career, but then again who isn't loving him?


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Katy Perry

This year, the singer lends her voice to a cartoon classic for The Smurfs return to the screen, playing the role of Smurfette.

VOTE: In our Celeb of the Year tournament!


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Blake Lively

The Gossip Girl stars in a superhero flick alongside hottie McBody, Ryan Reynolds, in Green Lantern. Ever since, we have been seeing a lot more of the blonde bombshell and she's not going away anytime soon.


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Chaz Bono

A slightly controversial casting decision to be on Dancing with the Stars eventually proved to be very inspiring to many viewers and fans of Cher's posterity.


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Jessica Simpson

The singer officially trades in her Daisy Dukes for diaper bags as she prepares to be a mommy.


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George Clooney

When you're America's number one silver fox year after year, can the perma-bachelor have anything to complain about? Doubt it.


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Mila Kunis

We are thrilled that the voice behind Meg in Family Guy has stepped in front of the camera once again in a crowd pleaser, opposite none other than Mr. Sexy Back himself.


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Charlie Sheen

Who else can get away with publicly using massive amounts of drugs, destroying hotel rooms with crazy strippers, having a hit TV show get pulled from underneath his feet, but still be #winning? Take a wild guess.


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Pippa Middleton

Who even comes close to outshining the newly minted Princess? Her (lovely, adorable, stylish) sister. Of course!


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Lea Michele

The actress and singer gets a gold star in our book for singing her heart out every week on Glee! Hope she never graduates.


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Bruno Mars

The motown-inspired musician keeps dominating the radio waves with too many hits and collaborations to count. He'll be sticking around the scene for a while, we can feel it.


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Demi Lovato

The Disney darling started off this year fresh out of rehab, and things have been looking up for the singer and actress ever since. "Skyscraper", the first single from her new album showed everyone that is she strong and here to stay.


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Daniel Radcliffe

Proving that there is life after Potter, the most famous wizard is already succeeding in the business without really trying!

VOTE: In our Celeb of the Year tournament!


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Courtney Stodden

Still confused as to exactly why the "child bride" is famous? Then you haven't been paying attention!

VOTE: In our Celeb of the Year tournament!


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Anne Hathaway

As the youngest hostess of the Oscars, she proves to have the mostest in all of Hollywood.


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Daniel Craig

Beyond thrilled to see the action star play a cowboy, and really can't wait to see him in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. One can never get enough of the blue-eyed Brit.


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