From October to December, thousands of you voted in my seventh annual polls for the Sexiest Man and Woman of 2005; the latter one was of course the most controversial ever! Here were the final results:

SEXIEST MAN:
Matthew McConaughey--23%
Josh Holloway--18%
Jesse Metcalfe--16%
George Clooney--11%
Ty Pennington--10%
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson/Clive Owen--5%
Phil Keoghan/Usher--4%
Jamie Foxx--3%
TOTAL VOTES: 73 (17 for McConaughey)

SEXIEST WOMAN (FINAL ROUND):
Lauren Graham--28%
Jennifer Garner--20%
Jennifer Aniston--12%
Rachel Bilson--9%
Angelina Jolie--8%
Kelly Clarkson/Sarah Michelle Gellar--5%
Jessica Alba/Kristen Bell--4%
Mischa Barton--3%
Toni Braxton--1%
TOTAL VOTES: 2,281 (Round 1 preliminaries) +
5,972 (Round 2) + 6,076 (Round 3) + 2,147 (main poll; 607 for Graham) =
16,476

GRAND TOTAL FROM ALL POLLS:
16,549 VOTES!!!!!

Congratulations to Matthew McConaughey and Lauren Graham, the Sexiest Man and Woman of 2005! Will one or both of them repeat their victories? Find out next year; and thanks for your votes as always!

Tomorrow...my predictions for 2006 as we conclude our week-long "2005 Year in Reivew"!