Before People makes a major mistake by selecting one of the Desperate Housewives guys or, God forbid, Rod Stewart as the sexiest fellow in the free world, I figured I should weigh in on the challenge.

11. OK, so his hair isn't shiny, his arms aren't veiny and his face is riddled with creases and pockmarks. So what? I find nothing sexier about a man than his sense of humor, and few men have made me laugh harder than Murray. If Patrick Swayze can be named the sexiest man (1991 was his year), People shouldn't have a problem honoring a former cast member of Saturday Night Live.

10. Here's where the veiny arms come in. My fire for Mortensen only burned hotter after I watched him protect and frighten his family in A History of Violence. I have a feeling Oscar will ignore him, so I'd be thrilled if he were deemed the sexiest in all the land, if only to have something to display in his living room (and mine).

9. To me, Matthew Fox's Jack has always been the cute one on Lost; it's Holloway 's Sawyer who's the sexy one. Holloway may not be a household name, but every wipe of his brow and Southern-tinged sentence he speaks oozes sex appeal. I'd take him over last year's honoree, Jude Law, any day.

8. His name is sexy, his rhymes are sexy — heck, even when he had his jaw wired shut I thought he was sexy. Contrary to what People seems to think, not all sexy men need to be movie stars — though it's only a matter of time before West conquers that arena, too.

7. These days, a mysterious celebrity is about as easy to come across in Hollywood as a plastic-free physique. Even though I've been watching Phoenix since 1986's SpaceCamp (and drooling over him since 1995's To Die For), I still feel like I don't really know the guy. And that is extremely sexy.

6. I can understand why People overlooked him before: For much of Reeves' career, he only appealed to the younger audiences that flocked to Bill & Ted, Point Break— released during Swayze's "sexiest" year, by the way — and Parenthood, which co-starred my No. 7 pick. But, like it or not, we're now in the dawning of a new age of Keanu, a time when he can play Diane Keaton's lover onscreen — and maybe even in real life .

5. Even after Ray, I couldn't help but associate Jamie Foxx with "Ugly Wanda" from In Living Color. As soon as I saw the trailer for Jarhead, though, Wanda melted away and was replaced by a tough-looking, steel-hearted hero. In other words, he had me at "oorah ."

4. I repeat: Have you seen that Jarhead trailer? I no longer feel guilty about jonesin' for Gyllenhaal, who now looks old enough to handle masses of salivating women. He may be only 24, but he's already a bona fide sex symbol onscreen.

3. My mother still calls him "Legolas" — just as Elijah Wood is forever "Frodo" to her — but by next year I'm thinking she may begin using Bloom's real name. Elizabethtown may not have been his finest hour, but the actor is still mighty fine. The accent only sweetens the sex appeal.

2. This year, Vince made me laugh out loud with Wedding Crashers, Mr. & Mrs. Smith and Thumbsucker. (I'll let Be Cool slide for now.) If tabloids are to be believed — and aren't they always? — he also helped lift Jennifer Aniston from her post-Pitt funk. Yet another reason to vote Vaughn: It would drive Owen Wilson up the wall.

1. He sings! He unites! He wears leather pants! In my mind, People's pick should be a no-brainer this year — and the fact the mag has never named a rock star the sexiest man alive makes it all the more reason why his time has come.

Help People end its quest for Mr. Sexy. Send me your answers by Oct. 28, and I'll share some next week. As always, don't forget to include your full name, city and state with your answer.

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