Hot Guys of the Awards Show Circuit

And the winner is you, when you see how many Hollywood leading men are too sexy to be ignored
By Kate Hogan
Updated August 26, 2015 12:16 AM

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MICHAEL FASSBENDER

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We’re acutely aware of his, ahem, manhood (thanks, ). Besides that endowment, the Irish-German star has other gifts: incredible good looks and versatile acting skills (see: 12 Years a Slave, The Counselor) – no wonder he’s the full monty. No-no, we meant to say the full package.

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BRADLEY COOPER

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What can be said? Former Sexiest Man Alive. A-list boyfriend to a host of Hollywood beauties. Fluent French speaker. Given all that, plus his award-worthy performance in American Hustle, we’ll forgive the unfortunate perm he wore for that film and chalk it up to Method acting.

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CHIWETEL EJIOFOR

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The 12 Years a Slave star earned himself two Golden Globe nominations and a SAG nod. But the actor is just as comfortable on screen as he is accepting accolades like a GQ Man of the Year mention and modeling high fashion looks in the pages of Vogue.

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MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY

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Sure, his Dallas Buyers Club weight loss was a shock, but the back-in-form earns major acting cred for showing he’s a pretty face and so much more.

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JACK HUSTON

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Huston is up for two SAGs, thanks to his work in both Boardwalk Empire and . Terrifying (though beloved by fans) in the first and completely cunning and charming in the second, he shows his diversity – and, you know, that pretty face (or at least most of it on Boardwalk).

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EWAN MCGREGOR

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McGregor is back on our radar this year with his role in August: Osage County (last year’s The Impossible earned him lots of awards buzz, too). So if you never stopped crushing on him after 1996’s Trainspotting, give yourself a pat on the back.

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ALEX PETTYFER

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There’s no redeeming quality about Pettyfer’s character in The Butler. So we’ll just focus on the bad boy’s body of work in Magic Mike.

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AARON PAUL

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What makes this talented Breaking Bad star even more irresistible? His adoration for new wife Lauren Parsekian. Choice quotes: “I’m the luckiest man on the planet”; “She’s the greatest woman that has ever existed”. Guys, are you taking notes?

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MATT DAMON

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has always struck us as that dad that other moms have a secret crush on. And for good reason: Not only is he a devoted father to his four girls – and a sweet husband – but he has a Golden Globe and an Oscar sitting at home, and nominations coming his way this season for his work in Behind the Candelabra.

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ROB LOWE

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We’ve already proven that the Killing Kennedy actor is an ageless wonder. But growing older (he turns 50 this year) doesn’t faze him. “The candles on the cake mean absolutely nothing,” he told PEOPLE. “It truly is about how you lead your life and not how much life is led.”

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RUPERT FRIEND

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Sexy smolder? Check. British accent? Check. Job as a ruthless CIA operative? Check (well, playing one on Homeland counts, right?). Friend has all the makings of the perfect Hollywood heartthrob – with the acting chops to back it up.

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NIKOLAJ COSTER-WALDAU

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What’s a fantasy drama if you can’t fantasize about the actors in it? Coster-Waldau, who plays Jaime Lannister on Game of Thrones, has converted us into rapt students of bleak medieval times with his handsome face and perfect hair.

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JARED LETO

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Hot then, hot now. His sense of modesty? Also hot. “The best thing about the [Golden Globe and SAG] nomination is it shines a light on this little movie,” he said of his film Dallas Buyers Club. “I’m just the ambassador and it’s an honor.”

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BRAD PITT

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The 12 Years a Slave has five decades of experience in making sexy look effortless. That should earn him an honorary award of some sort. Our recommendation: a Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award for helping hotness remain at the forefront of awards season.

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