This competition was not for the faint of heart. We started off with 99 of the year's biggest celebs and put the task of naming a champion in your hands. In the end, the final matchup was the most agonizing and also one of the closest: Who would walk away with the title? Would it be Robert Pattinson or would it be Kristen Stewart? The votes are in.
So who is your 2010 Celeb of the Year?Robert Pattinson
The race was close right up to the end, but ultimately Pattinson's 6,430 votes (51.5 percent) won out over Stewart's 6,063 votes (48.5 percent). Could this be considered an upset?
While both actors shared in the success of this summer's third Twilight installment, Eclipse, which brought in more than $300 million at the box office, it seemed Stewart had the more noteworthy year, career-wise. Her two other films, The Runaways and Welcome to the Rileys, both earned the actress solid critical and audience acclaim, further establishing her as more than just Bella Swan. Pattinson's other film, Remember Me, on the other hand...Well, critics and audiences had other thoughts on that one.
But the people have spoken and here's to the winner and everyone else who fought for the top spot! (Keep it up, Betty White!) Better luck in 2011.
A review of the Heat Index, which measures media exposure, shows that the leading 2010 newsmakers in celebrity news magazines and on websites remain Hollywood A-listers, except for a few reality TV personalities.
Celebrity Heat Index
Top 10 stars for 2010
1. Angelina Jolie 5,007 The actress, U.N. goodwill ambassador and mom becomes a quadruple threat, adding director duties to her résumé.
2. Sandra Bullock3,670 What a roller-coaster ride for the actress, who begins the year high by winning awards only to face painful lows thanks to her now-ex husband's philandering/sex scandal. The finalization of the adoption of baby Louis is the highlight.
3. Brad Pitt 3,443 Between film productions, he had a busy year of eco-goodwill and daddy duty.
4. Kim Kardashian 3,343 Body, bikinis and boyfriends: That pretty much sums up her year in headlines.
5. Jennifer Aniston 3,237The actress' personal life continues to trump her professional.
6. Kourtney Kardashian 2,709 She and fiancé Scott Disick mark their son's first year with a lot of tabloid drama.
7. Robert Pattinson 2,064 He has spent 2010 working hard on film projects and dodging interest in his relationship with Twilight co-star Kristen Stewart.
8. Kendra Wilkinson 1,858 She makes the top 10, but it's a challenge to discern why. Is it the NFL husband, the Playboy cover or the baby?
9. Lindsay Lohan 1,828 The troubled star has spent the past year in trouble, in jail and in rehab.
10. Kristen Stewart 1,761 The actress has supposedly become engaged, wed and been impregnated by her Twilight co-star and rumored boyfriend Robert Pattinson. Have the tabloids confused facts with fiction?
Eclipse
Eclipse may have been outshined by Harry Potter, but you still gave plenty of love to its stars. Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart earned matching awards for best dramatic actor and best dramatic actress of 2010, respectively.
Ladies and gentlemen, the moment of truth is upon us. We're down to the final two in our Celeb of the Year tournament! If you thought the competition was fierce before, prepare yourself, because this may be the most gut-wrenching decision you'll have to make in all of 2010.
Twilight stars Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart are going head-to-head!
