Congratulation Hugh Jackman on winning the only honor more prestigious than the Nobel Peace Prize! When told he won People magazine's Sexiest Man Alive, Jackman was overcome with emotion, gushing "Oh . . . my . . . God." But how did past sexy winners respond to their shameless objectification? Take the quiz!
Matt Damon (2007):
(A) "Sexiest Man Alive? C'mon, I look like I'm twelve."
(B) "Once you gave it Affleck it really lost all meaning, but thanks anyway."
(C) "You've given an aging suburban dad the ego-boost of a lifetime."
Matthew McConaughey (2005):
(A) "Do I have to wear a shirt to the ceremony?"
(B) "Wait until you see the roles I could take after this. You're going to see my gut hanging over, plus 22 pounds. It'll be a whole new kind of sexy."
(C) "See? I told you. There's nothing sexier than being bat-shit crazy."
George Clooney (1997):
(A) "Of course I won. Which of these other guys have a hairstyle named after him?"
(B) "Frankly, I should have won the year I guest-starred on The Facts of Life."
(C) "There's a lot of pressure. There are all the events you have to show up for. The sash you have to wear...is embarrassing."
Pierce Brosnan (2001):
(A) "I beat Brad Pitt? I demand a recount."
(B) "I immediately felt sexier. Every fiber of my being perked up. My family didn't recognize me."
(C) "This definitely means I'm a better James Bond than Roger Moore."
Harry Hamlin (1987):
(A) "If I'm the Sexiest Man Alive, why the hell does Jimmy Smits get so much screen time on LA Law?"
(B) "Maybe now Corbin Bernsen will shut up for a while."
(C) "I thought I was going to pass out. I was so mortified that I called all my friends in LA, begging them to be kind."
Patrick Swayze (1991):
(A) "So I take it that no one saw Road House?"
(B) "As an actor, the worst thing you can do is believe your own publicity. The moment you believe the hype, it's over."
(C) "No one puts Swayze in a corner."
Harrison Ford (1998):
(A) "Why this sudden outpouring for geezers?"
(B) "Awesome. This should really help me score with women thirty years younger than me."
(C) "This is the ultimate honor and a fitting way to end the Indiana Jones franchise which should never, ever be extended past the three we have already filmed."
Mel Gibson (1985):
(A) "It's all happening too fast."
(B) "I'm an Aussie. It's Sexiest Mate Alive."
(C) "This will cancel out any embarrassing DUI arrest that might occur years from now, right?"
Answer key: Damon (C), McConaughey (B), Clooney (C), Brosnan (B), Hamlin (C), Swayze (B), Ford (A), Gibson (A)