To be a Sexiest Man Alive, you have to have hustle. And while I have my doubts that Chris Hemsworth really has that hustle, I have no doubts that Elsa Pataky could out-hustle nearly everyone in Hollywood. So, here you go! Our 2014 Sexiest Man Alive is NOT Chris Pratt. Or Prince Harry. Or an Otter Dressed Up As Benedict Cumberbatch. It is Chris Hemsworth. My first reaction? “What does he have to promote?” You know what it is? That Ron Howard movie, In the Heart of the Sea. Smart. Too bad they stuck Brad Pitt’s 1996 wig on him for the cover!!
He continues to smite bad guys as a hammer-wielding Norse god in The Avengers, will fight off a terrorist hacker in Michael Mann’s upcoming cyber thriller, Blackhat and battle a whale in Ron Howard’s In the Heart of the Sea, but there was no contest when it came to naming Aussie Chris Hemsworth this year’s Sexiest Man Alive.
The actor, 31, thought it was “pretty funny” when he first heard the news – as did his wife, Spanish model, Elsa Pataky, 38, whom he wed in 2010.
“I think you’ve bought me a couple of weeks of bragging rights around the house,” he tells PEOPLE in this week’s cover story. “I can just say to her, ‘Now remember, this is what the people think, so I don’t need to do the dishes anymore, I don’t need to change nappies. I’m above that. I’ve made it now.’ ”
The Australian-bred Hemsworth also reveals that he prefers to sleep sans pajamas, has a signature dance move (with a spin!) and would rather be home in Australia, where he and Pataky live with their three kids – daughter India, 2½, and 8-month-old twin sons, Sasha and Tristan – than anywhere else.
“We just had a big beach day with the kids, swimming and kicking the ball around,” he says. “That was the first time in a long time we’ve done that. That’s what it’s all about.”
As for that ripped body, Hemsworth, who puts on 20 lbs. of muscle for his role as Thor, says he tries to be disciplined when it comes to his diet and exercise but looks forward to his cheat days. “Then it’s pizza, hamburgers, beer, sugary things,” he adds. “Everything I’m not allowed to have!”
It probably would have been smarter to give this to him last year, with Thor and Rush coming out last fall/winter. But he has the Ron Howard movie, plus Blackhat… which looks BAD. So he needs a push. He needs a push more than Chris Pratt. And hey… I’m sure more people find Hemsworth sexier than Pratt.
You can see the rest of People’s SMA package here. The rest of the men who made the list: Chris Pratt, Jamie Dornan, Ki Hong Lee, Blake Shelton, Bradley Cooper, Matt Bomer, Michael Strahan, Eddie Redmayne, Scott Foley and Tim Tebow. UGH! No otters made the short list. No charming potatoes either.
Chris was announced as the SMA last night on Jimmy Kimmel Live. Hemsworth came out and told Kimmel that “I learned everything there is about being sexy from Matt Damon.” You can see the video here. And here’s his video with People – he’s better in motion. And he thinks Elsa is the sexiest.
Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet, cover courtesy of People.
*fart sound*
Bruce Jenner was robbed.
bwahahahahaha that is so wrong!
I believe we have a winner!
Yaaaaay ! Love him, definately a stellar choice. One of my picks.
He’s gorgeous
LMAO! And I just shrugged at him getting it. I love CH though and I loved the book Heart of the Sea. I really think it will garner him some raves. The book was fantastic.
I bow to the queen of CB.
My God Abbott I just snorted water all over my keyboard! damn you and your witt!
Hardy har har – good one! A Hemsworth, really? The short list was just as uninspired. Yawn.
This is for sexiest MAN, not sexiest WOMAN.
Here, take it. It’s the INTERNET. You win, Abbott.
LAME.
This guy looks near-identical to my brother. I noticed it a couple of years ago (not watched Thor nor Snow White, not any of his movies) and sent a picture of him to my dad without saying anything. He thought it was my brother.
So… Yeah. I can see how his generically attractive, but definitely not to my taste.
Weird, isn’t it.. a family resemblance will completely kill the sexy! I think Cumberbatch looks like my son, so while I’m a fan of Cumby, I do not find him hot.
I think Chris H is a good choice though– ANYBODY better than Adam Levine.
As far as the Marvel Chris’s go, I think Hemsworth is the best-looking, Evans has the hottest character (I’m all about Cap), and Pratt I most want to hang out with.
Yep. My little cousin grew up to look a lot like Justin Timberlake. So that’s done now.
So, Charlotte… Is your brother single? 🙂
Girl.. Is your brother single? 🙂
Umm..would you please give your brother my number. Just to talk, of course.
WHATTTTT!!!!!!!! YOUR BROTHER LOOKS LIKE CHRIS HEMSWORTH?????
OMG CAN WE BE FRIENDS????
YOUR BROTHER IS SUPER HOT I WANT TO MARRY HIM. LOL
My brother IS single, but he’s also gay and still hung up on his ex-husband, so….
Sup?
So uh. Your brother single? Cause uh, that can be fixed.
Edit* saw your comment. Does he need a best friend? I can be his best friend.
AGREED. It should have been Chris Pratt. People Mag’s Sexiest Man Alive always seems like an attempt to re-start a fledgling career that is in the temporary doldrums rather than follow the expected trend of what is popular. The last Thor movie was abyssmal as was Hemsworth’s racing movie that lasted a few weeks in the theater. His publicist must have begged People to shove him out onto their cover to get him some positive buzz in an attempt to counteract the fact that his recent attempts have taken on the trendline of failure.
3 franchises, Thor, Avengers, Snow White & the Huntsmen with a sequel soon just called The Huntsmen, which have all made billions of dollars.
& has two new
movies out soon with Michael Mann & Ron Howard.
On top of all that he’s the 5th highest paid actor in Hollywood ?. What fledgling career ???
“Fledgling” because while he’s had some success, Hemsworth himself wasn’t the primary draw for those movies. With Thor, its the character itself – butts are in seats more because its the new Marvel property or because they already like the character more so than bevause they’re pumped to see the new Hemsworth movie. SWATH was a hit but can the credit really be laid at his feet?
For Hemsworth to break through on the “next level” he still needs to prove success on his own, outside of Marvel, and for The Huntsman to be a success.
Is kind of a snoozer precisely cause there is something about him sorta cardboardy? blank? lacking in personality?? I mean he is attractive as hell… just bland
I agree. Plus on top of that he is not a very good actor in my opinion. Physically he is okay but not sexy…..He leaves me cold and is a bore to the highest level…… Now Charlie Hunnam thats FIRE!……..I can not wait for him to get his chance……..Again just my opinion.
Rush was great! I normally hate racing car movies and I thought it was really enjoyable. Hell, I first saw it in a plane and I was on the edge of my seat. That’s hard for a plane movie to do! I though CH was perfect in that role too. He had the charisma and that is hard to do. The boy can act. He’s not one of the greats; but he can act. I’m interested to see him in some meatier roles.
Meh. Year after year it gets worse. I mean, CH is hot and all but I was hoping to see Idris Elba (omg what does he have to do?!) On that cover.
I don’t even find Hemsworth hot, he’s very…nice. Like I wouldn’t kick him out of bed but I definitely wouldn’t call him the SMA. Now Idris could light the bed on fire and I’d just lie there and purr, lol. He for SURE is sexy personified.
Yes and Idris Elba is another man that know how to start a FIRE! without effort.
You guys, all three cover men – Chris, Idris, Chris P – are Marvel heroes. Coincidence or conspiracy?
I don’t count Idris as a Marvel hero. I’ve never seen any of the Thor movies and probably never will, but isn’t he in them for like 5 minutes?
@Jenny
It’s a secondary role. He’s not as prominent as Tom Hiddleston or Natalie Portman, but he has a good share of scenes.
No, darling. Nothing is going to be worse than last year. Remember? The pull-out guy? Musician. I refuse to remember his name. *shudder*
I think the only person who could be worse than the pull out king from the house of Slytherin is Robin Thicke.
Abbott, there should come a warning with your posts like “Caution! May cause coffee spilling on computer screen!” And really, just the thought of it….
OMg Robin Thicke! Too funny.
Errr…I probably shouldn’t ask but…pull out guy? Please explain.
@Sighs, he told Howard stern it was his go-to form of birth control.
http://www.celebitchy.com/210041/adam_levine_says_his_fool_proof_birth_control_method_is_pulling_out/
ohmygawdijustremembereeeeeeed
That would have been a fantastic choice!
I also think Idris is way sexier. If they put that picture of him, with the mike in his pants – there would be no contest!
Can’t get worse than tiny man Levine. That was the worst pick ever IMO.
I hate Mr. Pull Out. So much. I gleefully watched his arm get chopped of on ahs.
But…. I’m ashamed to admit I think he’s kind of attractive. Like I’d totally hate f*ck him.
*runs away crying*
My vagina has betrayed me. He’s such a douche.
He is sexy, but that cover does NOTHING for me.
The Jonathan Taylor Thomas hair do isn’t doing it for you?
It did when it was on JTT. And I was 11.
What is with People magazine and bad covers? They put some of the worst photos of thwir subjects on the cover… is it intentional? Do they just have a terrible photographer on staff?
+1. I think he is hot, but it’s like they picked the worst possible picture of him for the cover.
Agreed, it’s like they sucked any sexy out of him, oddly.
They could have done worse. Much much worse. And have. So, not bad. But why is Tebow on that list at all?
^This. Tebow? No, no and no.
He must need a PR boost of some sort.
That’s the sad thing about what this ‘title’ has become, even if it’s someone that I don’t go ‘eeww’ at, my first thought is ‘what are they/their studio/label promoting? And his case, it’s three movies by spring of 2015.
Tebow is, at least, handsome. Why is Ki Hong Lee on that list? If they want to put an obligatory Asian hot guy then how did they miss Steven Yeun of Walking Dead?
Tebow isn’t handsome. He looks like Mr. Potato Head.
Part of this is personal preference, of course, on what is handsome/good looking, etc. Tebow, to me, is generically good looking. But his personality is such a turn off.
Tebow is an odd choice. Must be his reps pushing to get him out in the public eye. Why didn’t they pull out Bill Cosby just to make it an even more annoying list.
Agreed. Chris is a better choice than People has made in some past years, but I don’t understand how Tebow even came up for discussion. His moment in the public eye is long past.
Honestly? I’m just thankful it wasn’t Cumberbatch.
You otter be ashamed of yourself, t.fanty.
Co-signed!
Me too. Or frickin’ Prince Harry.
Having said that, I’m a little concerned this news will send the CumberTwats into conspiracy-theory meltdown again…
Cumberbatch doesn’t seem to have made any of their other lists in this SMA edition.
No more titles for Cumby until he stops being pompous. And returns to Earth I mean Space.
Lol
Amen!
Hear, hear! I’m not into CHemboy, but I’ll happily accept anyone over BC.
@Mountain Runner I would except a Sasquatch, over Benny
A-freaking-men. I do not get that guy’s appeal at all. He’s got a face like a cucumber with squinty little eyes. Ugh.
Praise Yeezus!
Yeah. Ok.
This pretty much. It’s….fine. People obviously wanted a Marvel cover and he’s the least successful of the solo movies (and doesn’t have Oscar cred like Renner). He knows his niche (action movies, medium talent). Yeah it makes sense he’d be up for the PR.
Yep, I think his Blackhat movie is coming out within the next month or so. No matter what, whoever gets SMA, it always a PR push. At least he is more tolerable choice than Adam Levine. My vote would have been Charlie Hunnam.
Yep that is what I said above Charlie Hunnam…………His time will come too just wait and see…..He is a very good actor and not bad on the eyes…..LOL!
He does zip for me and this title really needs to have more diversity.
It’s a ‘nay’ from me. What a dull choice. But I guess that’s better than being flat-out offensive (i.e. Adam Levine)
My thoughts exactly. Although I guess almost anyone is a step up from Levine.
Yawn. His hair looks horrible on the cover.
My awesome aunt has that haircut. She’s working it better too. Sorry Chris 😉
Bah ha ha ha ha
Huh? Well, IT could have been worse. Truly surprised Tater fell off the charts and no Texas T-Rex, but que, sera, sera.
he’s not even hot. like he’s not good looking. someone said this guy looks like George W Bush. so agree.
He kinda looks like Jennifer Aniston to me, but I can see where you’re going with that.
Wow, now I can’t unsee it!
I don’t think he’s unattractive, but he’s just kind of…dull? There’s no spark that makes me take notice. But I’m sure there are plenty who disagree. It does seem like they should have chosen him a year or two ago though.
I think he looks like his brother Liam with a bad blond wig slapped on. Esp when he smiles.
I’m mostly looking forward to hearing Liam tease his brother without mercy during the Catching Fire promotional tour.
I think he looks like Charlton Heston every since the first trailer/clips from Heart of the Sea came out.
Not bad but he isn’t on my list, too muscular, too much of this beach boy aura. Not to forget that he doesn’t look very dapper in a suit.
YayI A million times yay!
Meh! The exterior packaging is attractive, but I find this man vacuous.
YAY ALL THE WAY!!!
Chris/Thor is sexy, talented, funny, charming and has an adorable family – what’s not to like?
And since you’re wondering: he’s obviously promoting “Avengers: Age of Ultron”.
Black Hat. It comes out in January.
He has four movis coming out in 2015 : Blackhat, In the Heart of the Sea, Age of Ultron and Vacation.
And he is a gorgeous, funny, humble and down to earth man that loves his family and it’s very kind to his fans.
What’s better?
Good to see I’m not the only one genuinely happy for him! I like Chris a lot, I deffo wouldn’t mind him staying around for a while.
Totally agree! I am so pleased with this, partly because I am Australian and I just love when Australians do good things, and because I think he’s such a top bloke.
He is also very humble, and accepts his past as an Aussie soap star, and Dancing with the Stars contestant and even laughs about it. Whereas others shun that discussion.
I can’t wait to see all his upcoming movies too… keep up the awesome work, Chris! #aussieaussieaussie
Where’s Charlie Hunnam?
He is the sexiest, especially after last night’s episode on SOA, he killed me but he would never want this.
Being naked on “Sons of Anarchy”….. *fans self*
Nowhere Lainey !
LOL. God she is insufferable about that Hunnam guy. He has a fleshbeard. not hot!
This topic actually came up yesterday. You have to watch hiin SO A, because for some reason pictures don’t really do him justice (whixh is strange, since if you watched Undeclared a while back you can see that he’s a pretty traditionally good looking guy). But moving? Super hot.
But for Sexiest Man Alive, while Hemsworth isn’t my cup of tea, he certainly is for many people – so at least we’re not Levine’d again.
Charlie aka The Sexiest Man On The Planet would NEVER agree to this nonsense and probably couldn’t be bothered even being featured. His career is white hot and he is SEX ON LEGS!
Charlie Hunnam will be a Sexiest Man Alive cover one day, with some big Feature Film work in his future, he’ll definately get there. He is somking hot and can’t be denied. IMO
…but this year it’s Chris Hemsworth’s time to shine. He’s had major feature franchise success and he’s gorgeous. The man is stunning.
MR. Best gluteus Maximus, oh yeah.
My thoughts exactly! Charlie rocks the sexy all. the. way. home.
And once again Chris Pratt has been photoshopped into someone else…I thought it was Jason Sudeikis at first.
A SERIOUS upgrade from Sleezy Levine, that’s for sure.
And better than the VASTLY overrated Chris Pratt
No problem with the selection. People rarely shares my taste and this is a million times better than last year. But did Chris even have a movie out this year? Or did I miss something?
the Ron Howard movie comes out in December I think.
US release is March 13.
Congrats to CHemboy and Lady reMora – both of whom probably wanted this very badly. I think he is white hot but I am still shocked he got it.
Bless his heart, he delivered all those jokes just as we had practiced. He’ll be getting extra time with the Penguins for that.
To be honest, I think he went after it once he realized that he had lost you to Tommy. I’m actually a little embarrassed by his shameless attempt to grab your attention.
You an me both, sweetheart. And the fact that he is working so hard for a tramp as easy as me is not doing anything to change people’s minds about his intellect.
Do you think he got the announcement notarized to make it “really official” and hung it in his office?
I absolutely do. *whispers* it might be the first diploma he’s ever had. I’d like to think that he’s also got a Slutty Ph.D. cap and gown to wear around the house.
You bring up a good point Miss J. I see this as less him promoting his upcoming movies and more him showing he can “play the game”. The answers he gave were the kinda stuff People readers would eat up. I’m underwhelmed.
Guess I’ll just have to move down my list.
Let’s just focus on the “white hot” part of it all then, shall we?
Damnit, Miss Eyre, they’re ~Peng-lings~, all right?
Do we HAVE to keep going over this?!
Shh-shh-shh, my errant nun – let’s not confuse poor CHemboy in his moment of glory here. We shall simply refer to the the peng-lings as “the fancy dressed birds” as he knows them.
Dear Miss Eyre,
As you wish. It ~was~ awfully cute when Chems went to the dry cleaner to pick up the Peng-lings’ tuxedos. He thought you were serious!
Oh, how we laughed….
Nothing sexier than a man showing his love for his children and partner/wife.
So for me the list should include Brad Pitt, Hugh Jackman, Johnny Depp, Rob Lowe, Christian Bale etc.
Plus this whole thing is ageist – John Stamos, Keanu Reeves, Brad Pitt, Rob Lowe, Daniel Craig all should be on the list. It’s not only men in their 20s & 30s who can be sexy – matured men can be sexy as well.
They should definitely put Sam Elliot on there. With that sexy voice and stash. He’s always been sexy to me. He’s just so manly.
He ought to be on the Hall of Fame list with Sean Connery.
i think he is very handsome, but that being said, he just seems to have ZERO personality. sexy is the whole package right?
Another issue I will not be buying. They really don’t give their audience enough credit over at People.
I haven’t looked at the SMA issue in years.
Chris is a good looking man. All the pieces are there. I just don’t get the tingles from him. I don’t know why..
I mean life is that way.. someone either hits it for you or they don’t. There are not rules to this thing of sexy.
List fails without Charming O’Taters.
His brother is sexy to me. Chris? Well…
They both look like neanderthals to me, honestly.
I find Liam sexy in a much more primal way. Chris is good looking in a ken doll sort of way.
Yay!
Maybe am biased cos am totally into guys who look like him bodywise: tall and built, a man’s man.
In my honest opinion he is an upgrade from last year’s SMA boy-man Levine. At least Chris is a really good specimen of a man.
I think some people find him boring cos he doesn’t have any bad boy tag or whatever and he seems to be into his family a lot.
But seriously that’s one of the reason i find him attractive.
People mag could have done worse…
I agree, I like his boring-ness. He seems like a normal, nice everyman who happens to be a ridiculously attractive Hollywood actor. Men with more extroverted and loud personalities can be a lot of fun to be around, but it’s not something that attracts me.
Yaaaay my first choice for sure!
Love love love me some Chris Hemsworth, the man is perfection. IMO Gorgeous.
I thought he should have won it last year.
Finally a Sexiest Man Issue I’ll buy, last one I bought was the other Aussie actor Hugh Jackman, XMen actor , also Matthew Mc and before that JFK Jr.
Oh good to see Eldris Alba as one of the runner ups, he’s gorgeous and definately a future Sexiest Man Alive.
Chris is Gorgeous , he’s a perfect choice.
Anyone have photos of entire issue , Surely Charlie Hunnam is featured somewhere inside too as one of the sexy men….Another Future choice. Imo
+1,000,000,000
Yayyyy. But yeah they could’ve gone with a way hotter pic for the cover. I got, like, 20 screenshots just from that vid that were way steamier! What is the editor’s email? Or better yet, address? I have this flipbook I made of him undressing. Way more quality material in there than on this cover.
I think he’s a great choice, but the cover is a little boring.
Great choice! 🙂
Chris Hemsworth has it all: looks, brains, and talent. Oh and let’s not forget … BODY. I love the fact that he loves his wife and children. I love the fact that he is from, and is committed to, a very close family in Australia. He had me from the moment he played George Kirk in the 2009 “Star Trek” film (man, that opening scene of George Kirk knowing he has 30-seconds to live while listening to his wife giving birth to James Kirk in an escape shuttle craft and then asking what they should name the baby still brings tears to my eyes … one of the best opening scenes in any movie I’ve ever seen).
Chris is a very talented actor. I just don’t get why there isn’t a lot of love for him here. But whatever … just means more love for me! 🙂
I’ve seen that movie like 8 times, and that opening scene still makes me cry like my puppy died. He is SO remarkably good in just those few scenes!
@Lolo-ology …
He really is! I remember recommending “Star Trek” to a male co-worker for ‘date night’ with his wife. He came back to work the following Monday with a big grin. He thanked me for the recommendation and said he and his wife really loved the film. He said his wife held his hand and looked at him with tears in her eyes during the emotional opening scene. LOL! I think it set the mood for the rest of their date night. 🙂
Awww! That’s so sweet!
+1000
@Emma: +1 to your comment. That scene in Star Trek makes me cry every time.
Chris Hemsworth isn’t exactly the usual type of guy that I go for – but for some reason, on him, it just REALLY works for me. I think he was a good choice. 🙂
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I bet Remora is gleefully jumping up and down in her California King bed screaming I did it, I did it, I mean we did it, no sorry you did it baby.
She’s on G6 cloud nine.
I’m not mad at the choice because Chemsworth does it for me. I know some people thinks he’s not that bright or doesn’t have much of a personality . But he doesn’t need to be a stimulating conversationalist. All he needs to do is sit there, look pretty and don’t talk.
I think he has a really good sense of humor.
I tell you what, I fall a little more in love with her every day – she’s genius and I want to be her when I grow up.
I can argue both sides of the coin – how he’s incredibly clever or dumb as a post – I tend to keep Fanty entertained for days with it.
And no, my plans for him generally do not involve him speaking.
Someone on that team is a genius. That man is keeping himself firmly A-list, and doesn’t even seem to be trying do do so.
Maybe Remora just distracts him with squeaky toys in his agent’s office, while they all make plans without having to worry about explaining any of it to him.
Poor Lady ReMora must carry about 15 coloring books for CHems and the kids.
“Show up and look purty” seems to work both ways, doesn’t it?
(I am being a right jerk about this solely for entertainment value – I found him positively charming in both the People and the Kimmel clips.)
After seeing she’s 38 (and after three kids, no less) the only question I have is: what is your skin routine, Lady Remora???
Too bad they stuck Brad Pitt’s 1996 wig on him for the cover!
*screaming* LMAO!!
Ha. Yes. He’s fine. But that hair is terrible.
Meh. Bit of a yawn.
YAYYYY!!!!!! Handsome and a great family man, perfect in every way. Great choice.
This year THOR, next year LOKI. 🙂
With three movies in 2015, I could totally see that happening.
Four: High-Rise; Avengers Age of Ultron (thanks, Idris); Crimson Peak; I Saw the Light.
I left AoU out because it sounded like a cameo… but yes, you are right. What are the tentative release dates, (Mrs.) Hiddles?
As I said before, 2015 will be a good year for Dragonflies everywhere…
Yes, it will be a good year. But pleeaaase, not SMA for the Dragonfly king. Shower him in awards, not in funny People Mag titles.
Agreed @Isadora. He will remain my SMA, however. 😉
AoU is May 1 in the US. High-Rise is May or June in the UK but it doesn’t have a US distributor or US release date yet. October 16 for Crimson Peak (so cruel to make us wait so very long) and sometime next fall for ISTL. Also, there are hopes that Night Manager will broadcast late next year.
Compared to the idea of it being Adam Levine, I say yes a million times to Chris Hemsworth. He is quite beautiful to look at.
That said, I agree that Idris Elba would have been an amazing choice, but I am not sure if he is as popular to the vast majority as he may be with those of us who know and love him. He should have been on the list somewhere, though! Chris Pratt would have been a fine choice for the cover, but at least he is on the list! Matt Bomer has the most beautiful eyes and Tim Tebow, for all his horrible NFL playing, is a nice looking guy.
Beside Idris Elba, I would have added Christian Kane and Charlie Hunnam. Possibly my beloved Johnny Lee Miller. Of course, Tommy is the top of my list, but I think he has the same issue that Idris Elba has.
Idris Elba is on the list. He’s on the cover too.
Oh good! I missed that!
I don’t normally get People, but I think I might have to this week!
Christian Kane…interesting, love Leverage, totally silly but great fun and chemistry among the cast. Soft spot for Tim Hutton in it too…
I have no idea why I love him so much. He totally isn’t my type, but there is something awesome about Eliot. 😉
After last years disastrous choice I’ll take Hemsworth! He is a sexy man but I watch the Thor movies for Loki. Where’s Hiddles???
Hemsworth is attractive. He has a great body, a good face, he doesn’ t look like he hasn’ t washed in years, nor like a douche bag (I don’ t know if he is in real life, but he doesn’ t give that vibe). I find him incredibly boring, but I can understand the choice. Way more than Levine for sure!
This.
Hemsworth’s not my cup of tea but he’s more than worthy of this title. Pratt is more adorable than sexy, Elba is a bit of a douche. I like the Charlie Hunnan idea, but he’s probably too niche at the moment, maybe next 2 years after King Arthur comes out.
FINALLY!!!!!! Someone worthy of the title! And sorry, but I like Elsa.
He is smoking, and I love the hair.
Agreed. Solid Choice but Charlie Hunnam and Travis Fimmel must have their day!
I couldn’t agree more. I want this man. badly. So Damn badly. I don’t even mind sharing with Elsa.
Please just loan him out sans pajamas for the night please.
Yummitty. I be happy. Best winner for a couple of years now.
Yay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yes indeed!
I gotta say I was pleasantly surprised. I watched Kimmel and for a few questions I thought it might have been Jamie Dornan and I was all NOOOOOOOOOOOO. Not that he’s not ordinarily lovely but coupled with the obvious it would have been so lame
So thumbs up from me but when he said his family and Elsa had a laugh about it, I don’t believe for a minute Elsa laughed about it like it was “funny” funny.
She was laughing because she was thinking that this increase in his commercial value means at least another dozen sets of fringed dresses/leather studded chunky bootie combinations for her. The joy!
Yeah, was I the only one thinking Elsa was probably sending notes to People editors for years to make this happen. I imagine her squealing like a teenager, jumping up and down on the bed, clapping like she just won Christmas.
Also, I see her metaphorically high-fiving her past self for dumping Adrien Brody and moving in on Hemsworth when she saw an opening. Like Adrien Brody would ever make this list.
Adrien should make that list IMHO…
Meh, vanilla. I have no problem with him in theory, he’s certainly not as douchetastic as last year’s choice. But this year in particular felt like an opportunity for them to go bold, be less conventional. From Cumberbatch to Idris to Pratt, who are all arguably hotter that Helmsworth at the moment, there were a number of less safe options that would have felt more exciting. It’s one of the few times anyone pays attention to People, you’d think they’d try to be more interesting.
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Thor can give me his hammer anytime.
This is a good choice in my opinion.
It still does not erase the fact that someone saw it fitting last year to make Adam Levine the sexiest man alive last year. That was just wrong. Ick!
It’s better than last year. I did find him sexy back when he was always toting that baby around. There’s just something about a man with a baby.
I think so too. There’s something about a man with a baby. And a book. And glasses. And a puppy.
Really?? Hmmm, how about Matt Bomber, or Hiddles, or Cumbie, even Chris Pratt. But, still better than Adam Levine
*Better than Adam Levine* Amen!
Why do they keep putting married men in this? It kinda blows.
i don’t understand that cover. WHO was in charge of choosing the picture? Hemsworth is a handsome man but I have never seen a worse picture of him.
He seems like an okay person, but…he does nothing for me. He looks like that girl who hosted The Biggest Loser- with 5 o’clock shadow.
zomg I totally see it! Hilarious! 🙂
Who the hell chooses the covers for this edition? Was that really the best picture they could get of him?
Other than that, good for him. I like him a lot and even though I can understand why some people find him boring, I like that quality about him. Most guys would be total douchebags if they had his money and looks, so I think it’s quite commendable he remains so grounded.
Someone upthread said “something sort of cardboardy about him”. Yes, he looks a little like a Ken doll. He’s handsome though…. Charlie Hunnam would have been better!
Nay. Just a bored, bland, indifferent nay.
But it’s People Mag, the home of bland, safe, turgid appeal so no surprises here.
Chris Hemsworth deserves it, that man is beautiful and I believe a Demi-God.
Charlie was robbed!
I’ve only recently go into SOA so am avoiding anything to do with it on the internet at all costs as I know it’s all coming to an end. And I admit I did not get the Charlie Hunman thing before I watched the show -now, I most definitely do. If they were going to go blonde they should have gone with him I agree!
I didn’t get the Charlie thing either. When I saw pics of him with that flesh beard it reminded me of awful Spencer Pratt. HOWEVER, l I just started watching SOA on Netflix and now AM OBSESSED and completely get it. Pictures do not do Hunnam justice. That man is beyond hot and and is THE SEX. I hope he continues to choose roles that will enhance his career – no more Pacific Rim schiltz.
I would have picked the other Chris (PRATT)–HOT and funny and CAN BRAID HAIR is worlds better than just HOT. And Pratt is one of the nicest guys in the business! Anna Faris is the luckiest lady in the land, imo.
People Magazine RARELy gets it right…it’s just a publicists’ auction.
Pratt kills for fun and dated Emily VanCamp when she was underage.
The brother makes me a little weak, but the blonds do nothing for me.
I’ve always thought he is gorgeous and a hunk, but I don’t think this is his time. Someone else should have been on it.
Totally, I have nothing against the guy, he was good in Rush, but it feels premature to say the least. It’s like they weren’t brave enough to go with Idris or even Pratt and went “um…that Thor guy’ll do?
Nay all the way:/
I like this pick well enough, but I like Mallory Ortberg’s take on Sexiest Man Alive even better:
http://the-toast.net/2014/11/19/chris-hemsworth-sexiest-man-alive/
Wasn’t GOOP the most beautiful woman or something last year? When she was at the peak of her hateability for the market? I think they align these announcements with trends out there. Is another Thor film coming out soon?
Chris looks like every third guy in the street in Australia. He’s a decent actor and really humble and lovely in his interviews, so all the best to him and I’m glad he’s gone even more mainstream.
Well, he’s no Jason Bateman but I guess he’ll do. ;p
Ha! Jason on jimmy kimmel show beautifully deadpan as he reads the acceptance speech for SMA after “finding out” he hadn’t won it. Great stuff.
My first choice: Idris Elba. My second choice: Charlie Hunnam. I like a bit of a rough edge with the pretty face.
Travis Fimmel was robbed!!!
Totally agree! More Travis Fimmel!!!!!
I go back and forth between finding the Hemsworth brothers attractive and finding them meh. I prefer Chris without facial hair (in general I prefer men- especially light-haired men- without facial hair, with few exceptions. Men with black hair seem to pull it off a little better, but that may be because I find dark-haired men more attractive than men with blond or red hair), and think he has a nice body and pretty eyes. He is more attractive than Prince Harry.
Congratulations to his publicist.
The eyes have it. I think they’re what locked them in.
And I wouldn’t be quick to dismiss Hemsworth as a staid family man. There have been whispers that he has been stepping out on Elsa. With the Bill Cosby allegations out, I would not be too quick to dismiss them. With this title now, watch your back Elsa.
I’m not sure I’d believe he would do that – a divorce would cost him a fortune and I think he treasures those kids way too much to risk messing up that family.
True, the child support alone would kill him, and Elsa would definitely go for half because she doesn’t have much of a career herself, except her blog. She knows the paps won’t check for her if she’s the ex-Mrs. Thor; she won’t gain access to A-list parties; stores, restauarants and hot spots if she’s a D-list divorcee. She’ll go for the jugular in divorce court.
The chemistry with hiddles is pretty hot…
Elsa is 38?!?! Is that a mistake? She do NOT look it.
I am so done with people fainting over how “naturally beautiful” she is.
Anyone can look fantastic with a plastic surgeon and personal trainer on speed dial. She now looks younger than when she was 20 and many parts of her are younger than 38.
But I guess congratulations are in order for not going over the top with the surgeries and fillers. 🙂
I think he is — as Zoolander put it — really, really, really incredibly good-looking. But Idris Elba could have been on the cover and I’d have been just as happy with the choice.
Chris is prettier, but Idris is HOT.
Hemsworth makes me weak. One of the few times I’ve agreed with the choice.
I love the blue eyes. Same as my boyfriends. Not crazy about the floppy hair. Good choice