The AfterEllen.com Huddle: Our Hot 100 Picks
It’s Hot 100 season and so we want to talk about your picks and ours. Writers, who made your Top 10?
Bridget McManus: I love the HOT 100. Okay, my picks are (in no particular order).
1. Olivia Munn
2. Hillary Clinton
3. Margot Robbie
4. Jada Pinkett Smith
5. The rock goddess Dorothy
6. Taraji P. Henson
7. Caitlyn Jenner (I recently saw her wearing a DVF dress and damn, she looked good!)
8. Eva Green
9. Meryl Streep
10. My wife Karman Kregloe #DUH
Grace Chu: Um, hello. The entire world cup winning U.S. Women’s National team.
Erin Wilson: Whoa this was more difficult than I anticipated! Here are my Hot 100 picks of 2015, in no particular order:
1. Jennifer Lawrence
2. Lily Tomlin
3. Mila Kunis
4. Taraji P. Henson
5. Shay Mitchell
6. Abby Wambach
7. Tig Notaro
8. Queen Latifah
9. Kate Moennig
10. Christina Applegate
Ever Mainard:
1. Sandra Bullock
2. Sandy Bullock
3. Ruth Marx
4. Miss Congeniality
5. Siddalee Walker
6. Birdee Pruitt
7. Annie Porter
8. Lucy Eleanor Moderatz
9. Lucy Kelson
10. Angela Bennett
Elaine Atwell: I SERIOUSLY CANNOT PICK ONE. I HAVE A CRUSH ON EVERY GIRL.
Lindsay King Miller: Samira Wiley, always and forever. Also, everyone else on OITNB, including but not limited to Laverne Cox, Natasha Lyonne, Diane Guerrero, Danielle Brooks, Lea DeLaria, Dascha Polanco and Uzo Aduba.
And, ye Gods, Serena Williams. SERENA WILLIAMS.
Trish Bendix: This never gets any easier!
1. Alison Bechdel
2. Rachel Maddow
3. Abby Wambach
4. Ellen Page
5. Tig Notaro
6. Ellen DeGeneres
7. Ashlyn Harris
8. Angel Haze
9. Laverne Cox
10. Sarah Silverman
Dana Piccoli: Must. Choose.
1. Shay Mitchell
2. Kate McKinnon
3. Rachel Brosnahan
4. Freema Agyeman
5. Troian Bellisario
6. Laura Prepon
7. Evan Rachel Wood
8. Dianna Agron
9. Sherri Saum
10. Ksenia Solo
Valerie Anne: If I could, I would vote for Tatiana Maslany 10 times, but, in the interest of playing by the rules:
1. Tatiana Maslany
2. Charlotte Sullivan
3. Chloe Bennett
4. Shay Mitchell
5. Jamie Clayton
6. Katrina Law
7. Hayley Atwell
8. Angelina Jolie
9. Ksenia Solo
10. Sarah Shahi
Natasha Negovanlis: I think my top pick’s gotta be Natasha Leggero right now. She’s on fire! But also one of my biggest actress crushes is Melanie Laurent. I have such a thing for French women. She’s so charming in Beginners in the first scene where her character lost her voice.
You can vote for your Hot 100 pick now through August 24th! Tell us who you voted for in the comments.
Miranda Meyer:
1. Sarah Shahi
2. Kate McKinnon (PARTICULARLY IN COSTUME AS A GHOSTBUSTER)
3. Stephanie Beatriz
4. Doona Bae
5. Laura Jane Grace
6. Freema Agyeman
7. Jada Pinkett Smith
8. Uzo Aduba
9. Kristen Stewart
10. Lara Jean Chorostecki
Chelsea Steiner:
1. Rebecca Ferguson
2. Christina Hendricks
3. Felicia Day
4. Dianna Agron
5. Salma Hayek (always and forever)
6. Anna Paquin
7. Ellen Page
8. Jennifer Lawrence
9. Tatiana Maslany
10. Evan Rachel Wood
Dorothy Snarker: Hard choices, as always.
1. Tina Fey
2. Gillian Anderson
3. Lena Headey
4. Samira Wiley
5. Kate Winslet
6. Tilda Swinton
7. Lucy Liu
8. Jennifer Beals
9. Zoie Palmer
10. The Entire USWNT
Laura Zak: Gillian Anderson now and forever <3 <3 <3
Valerie Anne: If I could, I would vote for Tatiana Maslany 10 times, but, in the interest of playing by the rules:
1. Tatiana Maslany
2. Charlotte Sullivan
3. Chloe Bennett
4. Shay Mitchell
5. Jamie Clayton
6. Katrina Law
7. Hayley Atwell
8. Angelina Jolie
9. Ksenia Solo
10. Sarah Shahi
Natasha Negovanlis: I think my top pick’s gotta be Natasha Leggero right now. She’s on fire! But also one of my biggest actress crushes is Melanie Laurent. I have such a thing for French women. She’s so charming in Beginners in the first scene where her character lost her voice.
You can vote for your Hot 100 pick now through August 24th! Tell us who you voted for in the comments.
Kim Hoffman: Okay if it is a Top 10 situation I’ll expand my pack to the following…
1. Kristen Stewart (forever)
2. Evan Rachel Wood
3. Ellen Page
4. Erika Linder
5. Caitlyn Jenner
6. Troian Bellisario
7. Angel Haze
8. Rachel Maddow
9. Susan Sarandon
10. Lea Seydoux
Dara Nai: Strike all my answers. I’m going with the Ghost Lady on Mars.
Lucy Hallowell: In no particular order:
1. Hayley Atwell
2. Ashlyn Harris
3. Samira Wiley
4. Kate Winslet
5. Dianna Agron
6. Olivia Wilde
7. Taiye Selasi
8. Jennifer Lawrence
9. Emma Watson
10. Mindy Kaling
Miranda Meyer:
1. Sarah Shahi
2. Kate McKinnon (PARTICULARLY IN COSTUME AS A GHOSTBUSTER)
3. Stephanie Beatriz
4. Doona Bae
5. Laura Jane Grace
6. Freema Agyeman
7. Jada Pinkett Smith
8. Uzo Aduba
9. Kristen Stewart
10. Lara Jean Chorostecki
Chelsea Steiner:
1. Rebecca Ferguson
2. Christina Hendricks
3. Felicia Day
4. Dianna Agron
5. Salma Hayek (always and forever)
6. Anna Paquin
7. Ellen Page
8. Jennifer Lawrence
9. Tatiana Maslany
10. Evan Rachel Wood
Dorothy Snarker: Hard choices, as always.
1. Tina Fey
2. Gillian Anderson
3. Lena Headey
4. Samira Wiley
5. Kate Winslet
6. Tilda Swinton
7. Lucy Liu
8. Jennifer Beals
9. Zoie Palmer
10. The Entire USWNT
Laura Zak: Gillian Anderson now and forever <3 <3 <3
Valerie Anne: If I could, I would vote for Tatiana Maslany 10 times, but, in the interest of playing by the rules:
1. Tatiana Maslany
2. Charlotte Sullivan
3. Chloe Bennett
4. Shay Mitchell
5. Jamie Clayton
6. Katrina Law
7. Hayley Atwell
8. Angelina Jolie
9. Ksenia Solo
10. Sarah Shahi
Natasha Negovanlis: I think my top pick’s gotta be Natasha Leggero right now. She’s on fire! But also one of my biggest actress crushes is Melanie Laurent. I have such a thing for French women. She’s so charming in Beginners in the first scene where her character lost her voice.
You can vote for your Hot 100 pick now through August 24th! Tell us who you voted for in the comments.
Eboni Rafus: Top pick: Kerry Washington. As if you even had to ask. Also on my list:
2. Misty Copeland
3. Taraji P. Henson
4. Samira Wiley
5. Uzo Aduba
6. Danielle Brooks
7, Ruby Rose
8. Laverne Cox
9. Caitlyn Jenner
10. Gugu Mbatha-Raw
Kim Hoffman: Okay if it is a Top 10 situation I’ll expand my pack to the following…
1. Kristen Stewart (forever)
2. Evan Rachel Wood
3. Ellen Page
4. Erika Linder
5. Caitlyn Jenner
6. Troian Bellisario
7. Angel Haze
8. Rachel Maddow
9. Susan Sarandon
10. Lea Seydoux
Dara Nai: Strike all my answers. I’m going with the Ghost Lady on Mars.
Lucy Hallowell: In no particular order:
1. Hayley Atwell
2. Ashlyn Harris
3. Samira Wiley
4. Kate Winslet
5. Dianna Agron
6. Olivia Wilde
7. Taiye Selasi
8. Jennifer Lawrence
9. Emma Watson
10. Mindy Kaling
Miranda Meyer:
1. Sarah Shahi
2. Kate McKinnon (PARTICULARLY IN COSTUME AS A GHOSTBUSTER)
3. Stephanie Beatriz
4. Doona Bae
5. Laura Jane Grace
6. Freema Agyeman
7. Jada Pinkett Smith
8. Uzo Aduba
9. Kristen Stewart
10. Lara Jean Chorostecki
Chelsea Steiner:
1. Rebecca Ferguson
2. Christina Hendricks
3. Felicia Day
4. Dianna Agron
5. Salma Hayek (always and forever)
6. Anna Paquin
7. Ellen Page
8. Jennifer Lawrence
9. Tatiana Maslany
10. Evan Rachel Wood
Dorothy Snarker: Hard choices, as always.
1. Tina Fey
2. Gillian Anderson
3. Lena Headey
4. Samira Wiley
5. Kate Winslet
6. Tilda Swinton
7. Lucy Liu
8. Jennifer Beals
9. Zoie Palmer
10. The Entire USWNT
Laura Zak: Gillian Anderson now and forever <3 <3 <3
Valerie Anne: If I could, I would vote for Tatiana Maslany 10 times, but, in the interest of playing by the rules:
1. Tatiana Maslany
2. Charlotte Sullivan
3. Chloe Bennett
4. Shay Mitchell
5. Jamie Clayton
6. Katrina Law
7. Hayley Atwell
8. Angelina Jolie
9. Ksenia Solo
10. Sarah Shahi
Natasha Negovanlis: I think my top pick’s gotta be Natasha Leggero right now. She’s on fire! But also one of my biggest actress crushes is Melanie Laurent. I have such a thing for French women. She’s so charming in Beginners in the first scene where her character lost her voice.
You can vote for your Hot 100 pick now through August 24th! Tell us who you voted for in the comments.
Daniela Costa:
1. Carly Pope
2. Amber Heard
3. Blake Lively
4. Dianna Agron
5. Charlotte Sullivan
6. Zoie Palmer
7. Evelyne Brochu
8. Kerry Washington
9. Archie Panjabi
10. Sarah Shahi
Ali Davis:
1. Elizabeth Warren (So smart, oh my stars, so smart and she’s open and earnest about caring.)
2. Laverne Cox
3. Samira Wiley
4. Amy Schumer
5. Shay Mitchell
6. Rachel Maddow
7. Ruby Rose
8. Helen Mirren
9. Christina Hendricks
10. Lucy Lawless, always and forever.
Emily Anderson: Also in no particular order:
1. Ashlyn Harris
2. Jaime Murray
3.Lindsay Shaw
4. Anna Kendrick
5. Katee Sackhoff
6. Marguerite Moreau
7. K Stew
8. Olivia Munn
9. Aisha Tyler
10. Juliana Margulies
Eboni Rafus: Top pick: Kerry Washington. As if you even had to ask. Also on my list:
2. Misty Copeland
3. Taraji P. Henson
4. Samira Wiley
5. Uzo Aduba
6. Danielle Brooks
7, Ruby Rose
8. Laverne Cox
9. Caitlyn Jenner
10. Gugu Mbatha-Raw
Kim Hoffman: Okay if it is a Top 10 situation I’ll expand my pack to the following…
1. Kristen Stewart (forever)
2. Evan Rachel Wood
3. Ellen Page
4. Erika Linder
5. Caitlyn Jenner
6. Troian Bellisario
7. Angel Haze
8. Rachel Maddow
9. Susan Sarandon
10. Lea Seydoux
Dara Nai: Strike all my answers. I’m going with the Ghost Lady on Mars.
Lucy Hallowell: In no particular order:
1. Hayley Atwell
2. Ashlyn Harris
3. Samira Wiley
4. Kate Winslet
5. Dianna Agron
6. Olivia Wilde
7. Taiye Selasi
8. Jennifer Lawrence
9. Emma Watson
10. Mindy Kaling
Miranda Meyer:
1. Sarah Shahi
2. Kate McKinnon (PARTICULARLY IN COSTUME AS A GHOSTBUSTER)
3. Stephanie Beatriz
4. Doona Bae
5. Laura Jane Grace
6. Freema Agyeman
7. Jada Pinkett Smith
8. Uzo Aduba
9. Kristen Stewart
10. Lara Jean Chorostecki
Chelsea Steiner:
1. Rebecca Ferguson
2. Christina Hendricks
3. Felicia Day
4. Dianna Agron
5. Salma Hayek (always and forever)
6. Anna Paquin
7. Ellen Page
8. Jennifer Lawrence
9. Tatiana Maslany
10. Evan Rachel Wood
Dorothy Snarker: Hard choices, as always.
1. Tina Fey
2. Gillian Anderson
3. Lena Headey
4. Samira Wiley
5. Kate Winslet
6. Tilda Swinton
7. Lucy Liu
8. Jennifer Beals
9. Zoie Palmer
10. The Entire USWNT
Laura Zak: Gillian Anderson now and forever <3 <3 <3
Valerie Anne: If I could, I would vote for Tatiana Maslany 10 times, but, in the interest of playing by the rules:
1. Tatiana Maslany
2. Charlotte Sullivan
3. Chloe Bennett
4. Shay Mitchell
5. Jamie Clayton
6. Katrina Law
7. Hayley Atwell
8. Angelina Jolie
9. Ksenia Solo
10. Sarah Shahi
Natasha Negovanlis: I think my top pick’s gotta be Natasha Leggero right now. She’s on fire! But also one of my biggest actress crushes is Melanie Laurent. I have such a thing for French women. She’s so charming in Beginners in the first scene where her character lost her voice.
You can vote for your Hot 100 pick now through August 24th! Tell us who you voted for in the comments.