Matthew McConaughey and Kate Hudson, Anne Hathaway and Steve Carrell

<b>Comedy chops</b><br>
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As Agent 99 in "Get Smart," Hathaway got to keep a straight face while Steve Carrell's Agent 86 talked into a shoe, frenched Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and inhaled a poison dart. In "How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days," Hudson played a magazine writer pretending to be the world's most annoying girlfriend. She was so convincing that the whole thing became far from funny. (We'll refrain from even getting into <a href="http://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/youmeanddupree?q=you me and dupree">"You, Me and Dupree."</a>)<br>
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<b>Winner:</b> Hathaway, because at least Carrell had funny to spare

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Comedy chops

As Agent 99 in "Get Smart," Hathaway got to keep a straight face while Steve Carrell's Agent 86 talked into a shoe, frenched Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and inhaled a poison dart. In "How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days," Hudson played a magazine writer pretending to be the world's most annoying girlfriend. She was so convincing that the whole thing became far from funny. (We'll refrain from even getting into "You, Me and Dupree.")

Winner: Hathaway, because at least Carrell had funny to spare

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