2014…what a year, amirite? During each of the final 14 days of the year, the Decider staff will be counting down our favorite and most memorable moments of 2014. If you happen to miss an installment along the way, don’t fret! You can follow all the action on our official Best 14 Of ’14 hub page.
2014 was a wonderful year for eye candy. Comedians, comic book heroes, and plain old fashioned hotties took over the big and small screen — and it was glorious. Chris Pratt became our summertime sweetheart when he saved the universe in Guardians of the Galaxy and showed off his enviable French braiding skills. Channing Tatum proved he could be top dog at the box office with 22 Jump Street and a perfect supporting player in a serious Oscar contender like Foxcatcher. Oh, and Ansel Elgort became everyone’s puppy-faced dreamboat in The Fault In Our Stars.
But this year didn’t just belong to the movie stars. A ton of handsome hotties popped up in star-making turns on the small screen. Justin Theroux made The Leftovers watchable, Sam Heughan swept us away in Outlander, and Alfred Enoch graduated from Hogwarts and made us all want to learn How To Get Away With Murder.
Team Decider has made no bones about lusting after these 14 hotties. We’ve sung their praises in serious essays, silly quizzes, and even made gifs of their lustiest moments. Now it’s time to give them one final salute before we ring in 2015.
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CHRIS PRATT 2014 was the year that Chris Pratt became Hollywood’s biggest thing. The hilarious actor famously shed weight to play Star Lord in Guardians of the Galaxy, and while we did get all hot and bothered over his svelte new shape, it’s his wit, charm, and French-braiding skills that really did us in. Everett Collection
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CHANNING TATUM I've expressed my love for Dat Neck many times, but no matter how many time I sing its praises I'm still in awe of the thing that attaches Channing Tatum's head to his shoulders. But this year he also proved his serious side with the quiet and brooding role in Foxcatcher. Even with a wicked case of califlower ear, there's something so damn sexy about Channing Tatum. Maybe because he just seems like he's having fun even when bashing his head into mirrors and fighting with Steve Carrell's creepy John Eleuthère du Pont? - Tyler CoatesEverett Collection
IDRIS ELBA Any list of “hottest men alive” that doesn’t include Idris Elba on it is a scam, a lie, a pox upon creation. The British actor is devastatingly handsome and super cool. Everett Collection
JUSTIN THEROUX What's hotter than Justin Theroux? Justin Theroux in a cop uniform. Mmm mm... Those abs, olive skin, and dark chestnut eyes might be the only reason we stuck with The Leftovers this summer and good thing because it actually got pretty good. All hail Jen Aniston for having the luxury of laying next to that piece of man candy every night. - Olivia ArmstrongHBO
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ANSEL ELGORT With star-making turns in Divergent and The Fault In Our Stars, Ansel Elgort became 2014’s cute, sensitive, puppy-faced boy of the year. When he’s not romancing (or arguing with) Shailene Woodley onscreen, he’s DJing around NYC. See? The boy is musical, too! Everett Collection
SAM HEUGHAN Look, if you’re going to have a show about a woman who gets sucked back in time to 18th Century Scotland where she falls in love with a charming Highlander, that Scot better be hot. Luckily for fans of Outlander, actor Sam Heughan had both the looks and the sensitivity to pull off playing Jamie Frasier. Not only that, but he had the action moves and abs, too.
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ALFRED ENOCH Hardcore Harry Potter nerds immediately recognized How To Get Away With Murder’s leading man, Alfred Enoch, as Dean Thomas. But Enoch was able to shed that part and his British accent (and his shirt) with ease on the new ABC soap. Enoch’s Wes is the ideal primetime leading man: sweet, sneaky, and all too pretty for real life. ABC
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JACK FALAHEEHow To Get Away With Murder gave us not one, but two new heartthrobs to crush on. Jack Falahee’s Connor took center stage in one of the top three hottest sex scenes of the year and he (and Alfred Enoch’s Wes) inspired a five minute debate between me and my mother over who was hotter. (She is Team Wes and I’m Team Connor.)ABC
STEPHEN AMELL 2014 was the year of the superhero. Men in tights conquered the box office and invaded prime time TV. However, no one had better abs or gave cuter face than Arrow leading man Stephen Amell. Everett Collection
MARK DUPLASS The mutli-faceted director, screenwriter, and actor had a huge year between a new season of The League and starring alongside Elisabeth Moss in the kick ass supernatural romance, The One I Love. He also had stints in Tammy, Creep, and is a regular guest star on The Mindy Project. The hottie also has a new HBO series, Togetherness, coming out next month where he acts as well as writes and directs with his hottie brother. - Olivia ArmstrongEverett Collection
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TOM MISON Ichabod Crane is back from the dead and he's HOT! Tom Mison's a bad-ass, blue-eyed British man who wants to buy real estate in your dreams. When he's not slaying demons or stealing hearts, he's wearing warm sweaters and looking extra fine in them. - Jaclyn KesselEverett Collection
EDDIE REDMAYNE Now you can fantasize about kissing young Stephen Hawking without feeling weird about it! No, wait. What? You probably still should feel a little weird. What you should not feel weird about is lusting over Eddie Redmayne. Every year gives us one dapper British hottie who can smolder in a suit, and 2014 is turning into the Year of Redmayne.Everett Collection
PEDRO PASCAL Westeros got a little bit hotter this year when Pedro Pascal joined the cast of Game of Thrones this year. The American actor played fan favorite Oberyn Martell, aka The Red Viper, and gave us some the sexiest and most shocking moments moments in the show’s history.Everett Collection
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JAMIE DORNAN Jamie Dornan became internationally famous this year for being cast in a movie that won’t come out until next year! The gorgeous model-turned-actor is bringing Christian Grey to life in the upcoming film adaptation of Fifty Shades of Grey. Whether you’re a fan of the book or not, you’ve got to admit that Dornan’s got it going on. Universal Pictures
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