Hottie of the Year

To be nominated for Hottie of the Year, the Hottie must have done something noticeable in the year 2009, like a TV show or movie. They don’t have to be good; they just have to be hot while doing it. Sorry Halle Berry, commercials don’t count.

• The Doc
Okay, I’ll admit it. This is more of a personal nomination, but the Doc is definitely a Hottie and has done something important in 2009. And that’s making the Deuce happy by being in his life. I’d like to think she feels the same.

• Daniela Ruah
She’s the new Hottie on NCIS: Los Angeles. Even though the show is mediocre at best, there’s no denying that she’s a betty. And thanks to the LA weather, it’s all but guaranteed that they’ll never cover her up with a puffy parka and snow shoes.

• Rashida Jones
Here’s a Hottie that first appeared on my radar when she became the “other woman” in The Office to create a Jim/Pam triangle. Then she moved on to do Parks and Recreation with Amy Poehler. Of course, before she made that last stop in 2009, she was Paul Rudd’s fiancée in I Love You, Man. She’s got a girl-next-door vibe and can run with a dirty joke. Now that’s hot!

• Katy Perry
She first blasted into my sights with her first single in 2008 “I Kissed a Girl”. At first, I thought she was going to be a one-hit wonder because of the subject of her song. Then she rolled through 2009 with a handful of other hits (with sexy music videos to elicit more thumbs up). Heck, I even bought her album. Of course, I wasn’t fully aware of her hotness until I saw her perform live on the Today show this summer. Yowza!

• Rachel Nichols
This has definitely been a great year to be Rachel Nichols. Before 2009, I was not even aware of her existence, but thanks to a cameo role hot green alien in Star Trek along with her notable role as Scarlet in G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra (where she runs on a treadmill in a sports bra… mmmm). In 2009, it’s good to be Rachel Nichols.

And the Winner is…

Rashida Jones!

Rashida Jones had me biting my nails during The Office because if I were Jim, I couldn’t choose between her or Jenna Fischer, and that’s saying a lot. Then in I Love You, Man, she tells Paul Rudd’s character that she likes to go “downtown”, if you know what I mean. That’s when she had me hook, line, and sinker. Stack on the fact that she’s not co-starring in her own Office-like show on NBC, and this Hottie has earned this award.

*Side Note: Doc…. Sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry!