Jonathan Bailey gave him a serious run for his money, but realistically, there was nothing stopping Glen Powell – our generation’s Cruise/McConaughey/Ford hybrid – from taking this year’s crown. He’s, like, the definition of what it means to be a movie star. And those are rare these days!
Before we get to the many, many handsome reasons why it’s only right and natural that he have this title, we want to thank everyone who voted and shared the nominations post and especially our Patreon subscribers who submitted their own extremely appealing picks. Highlighting the handsomest and most accomplished hotties is a highlight of the year for us, and we’re so glad you still have fun duking it out to.
Without further ado, please read on for an ode to Austin, Texas’ finest (who could have been J.D. McCoy or Luke Cafferty on Friday Night Lights and probably was in another universe). Glen, you are officially 2024’s Most Handsome Young Man. – Sage
Anyone But You
Look, if you has told me from the START that Anyone But You was actually a modern take on Much Ado About Nothing (my FAVE Shakespeare of all time), I would have been there with bells on when it opened on December 22, 2023. Instead, the trailers made it look like yet another subpar forgettable romantic comedy that I would inevitably watch on a rainy Saturday after it hit streaming and the marketing seemed only to focus on how hot Glen and his costar Sydney Sweeney looked together. And they do look very very very hot together! But all the hotness is a Trojan horse of sorts because Anyone But You turned out to be a delightful film reminiscent of classics like How to Lose a Guy in Ten Days and 10 Things I Hate About You. Glen is absolute perfection as Ben, a charming and secretly sensitive asshole type not all unlike his character from beloved Netflix movie Set It Up. And did I mention that since the movie takes place mostly in a beach setting that Glen takes his shirt off a LOT?
The chemistry between Glen and Sydney was so off the charts that it sparked rumors of an affair between the two of them – rumors that they totally leaned into because MAYBE the whole “look how hot they are” marketing plan was sheer genius. Anyone But You became a sleeper hit at the box office, ultimately earning over $200 million globally and perfectly teeing up 2024 as the Year of Glen Powell. – Kim
Hit Man, specifically the Notes App scene
Richard Linklater’s Hit Man is a crime thriller/rom-com explicitly for the AU girlies. Glen stars as Gary Johnson (and co-wrote the screenplay!), a dorky police consultant who learns by accident that he’s remarkably good at slipping into different identities to catch people who believe they’re meeting with a hired killer. (This, of course, leads to our leading man rocking a montage of disguises and accents.) The ideal hitman in the mind of Adria Arjona’s Madison just happens to be the unbearably sexy, confident, and charismatic Ron, an alter ego of Gary’s that neither one of them is keen to give up.
Blessedly, Hit Man is a movie for grown-ups, and there is very little fading to black when Madison and Ron hook up…and hook up…and hook up again. (In the words of Linklater himself, “They’re fucking.”) But as racy and chemistry-drenched as all of their sex scenes are, the hottest sequence in the whole movie takes place when they’re fully clothed and just talking. For context: Gary is wearing a police wire and uses the Notes App on his phone to coach Madison into exonerating herself. This is the kind of unhinged sexual energy we used to have and I’m going to need from onscreen couples going forward. Glen is out here finding the recipes we thought we’d lost. – Sage
The notes app scene in Hit Man is hot. pic.twitter.com/r4ctvMuE4z
— Netflix (@netflix) July 13, 2024
Twisters
Kim and I went to see a 4DX screening of Twisters the week after it opened, and I swear on the stormchaser book I made my parents buy me after the first Twister came out that I have never in my life been to a movie with a more audibly horny audience. People applauded when Glen made his entrance as Tyler Owens. A lady behind us groaned at the white t-shirt scene. The crowd booed when Kate shut the door in his face after he brought her pizza, and jeered when Javi got between them after the tornado that flattened the movie theater. It was beautiful. Every big, dumb disaster movie should have a rodeo-cowboy-turned-scientist with nice arms and a million dollar smile – the world would be a better place. – Sage
The White T-Shirt scene
Fuck it, the thin white t-shirt in the rain gets its own section.
In the immortal words of Daniel Cleaver – “Like your tits in that top.” – Kim
Press Tour Glen
Listen. Glen Powell knows how to give good press tour. From the aforementioned flirty behavior to get tongues wagging on the Anyone But You junket to leaning into the All-American Corn-fed Cowboy persona on the Twisters promo trail, let it never be said that Glen Powell doesn’t know how to give the people exactly what they want. From shotgunning a beer on stage with Luke Combs to going toe to toe with Daisy Edgar-Jones over a plate of hot wings, the summer was full of viral Glen moments that had us both laughing and THIRSTING. – Kim
Photoshoot Glen
Now, rumor has it that Glen was courted for People‘s Sexiest Man Alive this year and turned it down. Because it’s corny and he doesn’t need it with how his career is progressing at the moment. He wasn’t exactly lacking for cover offers, either. The Hollywood Reporter, Men’s Health, GQ, Vanity Fair…the list goes on.
Along with those cover stories came photoshoots that kept us fed from the release of Anyone But You to Twisters and beyond. And those stylists were earning every penny of their paychecks. A dirty henley? A tight white sweater? GREY SWEATPANTS? Have mercy. But don’t. – Sage
Self-Aware King
Being an internet boyfriend can be a treacherous business. One day you can do no wrong, and the next day, the entirety of Twitter will be throwing a “is over” party in your honor. In our years of being fangirls, we’ve seen many an internet boyfriend get drunk on their power and internet boyfriend too close to the sun and maybe lose out on the role of James Bond because of it. Thus far, Glen is doing an excellent job navigating the ropes of the internet boyfriend obstacle course, from gleefully singing his serenity song “Unwritten” with fans at the Twisters premiere to sending in a video message to a lookalike contest since he couldn’t attend it himself. He’s clearly aware of what’s being said about him online and isn’t afraid to acknowledge it either. You gotta love a guy who fully embraces the meme that compared him to a capybara!
I get the vibe that Glen KNOWS all of this being famous business is a little silly, but he’s not embarrassed by it in the slightest. Being a movie star SHOULD be fun after all! And no one is having more fun right now then Glen Powell. – Kim
Brisket Powell
Okay, so it’s clear that we are very onboard with Team Glen. But if I were given the opportunity to spend the day with either him or his better half, Brisket Powell, I might need some time to think about it.
There’s no better combo than large man/tiny dog, and Glen fulfilled that prophecy when he adopted rescue puppy Brisket on the set of Twisters. This little sweetheart immediately became the movie’s mascot and is now just about as famous in his own right as his dad. Recently, Glen obliged some fans who asked to meet Brisket when he was filming on the street below them. Truly the dream.
Brisket is clearly Glen’s partner in crime and goes everywhere with him, from work to premieres. And what could be more attractive than a devoted dog dad? – Sage
Texas Football Glen
FOOTBALL GLEN POWELL IS BACK!!! pic.twitter.com/ah5yHbGFoY
— Sarah (@sydglenx) August 31, 2024
Look, neither of of us know anything about football, nor are we all that interested in learning. What we do know is that Glen is a Longhorns fan and known to show up on the sidelines looking devastatingly handsome and jocky in a way that is neither off-putting nor threatening. No small feat! – Sage
Glen in Sunglasses
Can we just take a moment to recognize how GOOD Glen looks when he wears sunglasses?
Like, this man can look good in ANY STYLE of sunglass frame, which is truly an ENVIABLE talent.
There is no way that the casting director for Top Gun: Maverick didn’t take one look at the way this man wears aviators and immediately cast him, okay? – Kim
Congrats again on your victory Glen!!! May your 2025 be just as handsome as your 2024.
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