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1. Pop star Justin Timberlake and his gal pal Cameron Diaz, for coming to the rescue of an injured skier in Telluride, Colorado. Timberlake and Diaz rushed to help the wounded woman after watching her collide with another skier.
2. Comedian and talk show host Jon Stewart, for being named host of the 78th Academy Awards in March. The Daily Show presenter will succeed last year's host Chris Rock, after Billy Crystal turned down the job.
3. Filmmaker and master of suspense M. Night Shyamalan, for announcing plans to turn Lady in the Water, his new movie about a mermaid living in a swimming pool, into an illustrated children's book.
4. German car manufacturer Mercedes-Benz, for being 2005's most rapped about brand in hip-hop. Mercedes-Benz managed 100 mentions in hip-hop songs, beating out competition from sports brand Nike, with 63 references, and Cadillac, with 62 mentions.
5. British actress Sienna Miller, for finally ditching her ridiculous "bohemian chic" style of dressing. "I feel less hippie. I just don't want to wear anything floaty or coin-belty ever again," Miller, an annoying favorite in fashion magazines last year, tells Vogue. "No more boho chic! Those two words make me sick now."
6. Avid movie fans, for spotting 41 continuity errors in Peter Jackson's King Kong. According to moviemistakes.com, the blockbuster is the fifth most mistake-filled film of 2005.
7. The gritty drama Crash, for being awarded Movie of the Year by the African-American Critics Association.
8. Cabaret star Liza Minnelli, 59, for starting the New Year with a new boytoy. Minnelli, who is still fighting for a divorce from estranged husband David Gest, is reportedly dating Prince Max of Schaumburg-Lippe, 27, the former lover of socialites Ivana Trump and Paris Hilton.
9. Smallville villain John Glover (he plays Lionel Luthor on the WB series), for not being a "bonehead." Glover has signed up to play Skeletor in director John Woo's film version of He-Man.
10. Veteran rockers The Rolling Stones, for smashing U.S touring records. According to concert website Pollstar, the band's 2005 Bigger Bang North America tour is the most successful U.S. concert tour of all time, selling $162 million worth of tickets and playing 42 performances to 1.2 million fans.
2. Comedian and talk show host Jon Stewart, for being named host of the 78th Academy Awards in March. The Daily Show presenter will succeed last year's host Chris Rock, after Billy Crystal turned down the job.
3. Filmmaker and master of suspense M. Night Shyamalan, for announcing plans to turn Lady in the Water, his new movie about a mermaid living in a swimming pool, into an illustrated children's book.
4. German car manufacturer Mercedes-Benz, for being 2005's most rapped about brand in hip-hop. Mercedes-Benz managed 100 mentions in hip-hop songs, beating out competition from sports brand Nike, with 63 references, and Cadillac, with 62 mentions.
5. British actress Sienna Miller, for finally ditching her ridiculous "bohemian chic" style of dressing. "I feel less hippie. I just don't want to wear anything floaty or coin-belty ever again," Miller, an annoying favorite in fashion magazines last year, tells Vogue. "No more boho chic! Those two words make me sick now."
6. Avid movie fans, for spotting 41 continuity errors in Peter Jackson's King Kong. According to moviemistakes.com, the blockbuster is the fifth most mistake-filled film of 2005.
7. The gritty drama Crash, for being awarded Movie of the Year by the African-American Critics Association.
8. Cabaret star Liza Minnelli, 59, for starting the New Year with a new boytoy. Minnelli, who is still fighting for a divorce from estranged husband David Gest, is reportedly dating Prince Max of Schaumburg-Lippe, 27, the former lover of socialites Ivana Trump and Paris Hilton.
9. Smallville villain John Glover (he plays Lionel Luthor on the WB series), for not being a "bonehead." Glover has signed up to play Skeletor in director John Woo's film version of He-Man.
10. Veteran rockers The Rolling Stones, for smashing U.S touring records. According to concert website Pollstar, the band's 2005 Bigger Bang North America tour is the most successful U.S. concert tour of all time, selling $162 million worth of tickets and playing 42 performances to 1.2 million fans.
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