Man Crush of the Year

Man Crushes are a serious deal. The Doc must fear what this award could lead to, but let’s not dwell on the ramifications and just bask in the manly awesomeness and shear grandiosity that are my man crushes of the year, where just being nominated truly is an honor!

• Ryan Reynolds
This has been a great year for Ryan Reynolds. He played Deadpool in X-Men Origins: Wolverine (I bought the blu-ray). He was in a really funny movie called The Proposal (in my cart of future purchases). And to top off the year, it was announced that he is going to play Deadpool in his own rebooted movie and he’s going to play Hal Jordan in the upcoming Green Lantern movie. I totally geeked-out all over him this year and it was glorious. Oh yeah, and he’s dating Scarlett Johansson, but that’s not as cool as playing Deadpool and Green Lantern!

• Nathan Fillion
Mr. Fillion is going to earn a Man Crush Hall of Fame Induction soon. Today, he is known for playing the title character in a smartly written show called Castle. But I will always know him as the man with so many great false-starts (Firefly, to name one). I used to hate him on Two Guys, A Girl, and a Pizza Place because he married “a girl” on the show when I thought she should have been with one of the “two guys” (one of which was Ryan Reynolds). But his charm won me over and he’s never disappointed me. Other noteworthy roles he had this year was lending his voice in the Wonder Woman animated movie and reprising his role as Captain Hammer during the Emmys.

• Liam Neeson
It was a hard year for Liam Neeson, with the unexpected death of his wife, but like the tough Irishman he is (and Jedi Master), he pulled through with a solemn smile and quiet bravery. I watched his movie Taken from this yea and saw the perfect aged bad-ass with a heart of gold. If I’m ever kidnapped during a trip to Europe and sold as a sex slave, I want Liam Neeson to be there and rescue me. That’s how much I liked this movie and recommend it to anyone who loves a good man vs. corruption and evil Europeans movie.

• Hugh Jackman
He’s Wolverine. Period. What? That’s not enough of a reason for you? Fine, go buy the blu-ray for Origins and watch the special features. He was completely committed to giving the best possible movie to audiences. The stuff he did for almost a year to make this movie, I couldn’t even pull off for a day. That’s a real-life man who stuck to his super-hero convictions. Oh yeah, and he hosted the Tony Awards and did a good job at it…*ahem*… so I’ve heard.

• David Tennant
It’s no secret here. I’m a Doctor Who fan. Especially of the David Tennant years, so when I heard that he was going to put away his Converse shoes and geek-chic attire at the start of next year, I’ve been obsessing with him to milk every last bit of Who that I could. I’m keeping my fingers crossed that the new actor who portrays Doctor Who will be just a brilliant, but it stings to know that I won’t be able to see Tennant pull off another fantastic adventure with a heart-wrenching “I’m sorry. I’m so sorry,” to those he couldn’t save. I wish I had BBC-America so that I could watch it when it premieres.

And the Winner is…

Ryan Reynolds!

Mr. Reynolds couldn’t be here today to accept his award because he’s busy being irresistibly amazing. Here on his behalf is a Tickle-Me Elmo doll I took from the Doc’s nephew.

“Wanna hear a joke? Elmo just flew in and, boy, are my arms tired.”

Eloquent as ever, Elmo. Absolutely eloquent.