Oh fame, what a fickle beast you can be. Sometimes kind and sometimes crushing. We asked CNN readers to vote on the celebs they thought had the best and worst 2013. Thousands of you voted. Here are the results:
Celebs who had the best (and worst) 2013 —
Oh fame, what a fickle beast you can be. Sometimes kind and sometimes crushing. We asked CNN readers to vote on the celebs they thought had the best and worst 2013. Thousands of you voted. Here are the results:
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<strong>Best year:</strong> With a hit album and plenty of time in the spotlight (mostly because of controversy) you voted Miley Cyrus as having the best 2013. (<a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2013%2F12%2F20%2Fshowbiz%2Fcelebrity-news-gossip%2Fwinners-and-losers-2013%2F">We agree</a>.)
Miley Cyrus —
Best year: With a hit album and plenty of time in the spotlight (mostly because of controversy) you voted Miley Cyrus as having the best 2013. (We agree.)
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<strong>Best year:</strong> Jennifer Lawrence seems to be unable to do any wrong. Hit films, award nominations, adorable appearances and just an all-around <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2013%2F11%2F19%2Fshowbiz%2Fcelebrity-news-gossip%2Fjennifer-lawrence-quotes-gallery%2F">cool chick</a>.
Jennifer Lawrence —
Best year: Jennifer Lawrence seems to be unable to do any wrong. Hit films, award nominations, adorable appearances and just an all-around cool chick.
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<strong>Best year:</strong> Justin Timberlake donned his suit and tie for "The 20/20 Experience," aka one of the biggest albums of the year. He followed that up with volume two of said album, a solo tour and a tour with rapper Jay Z. and (briefly) reunited with 'N Sync. Not too shabby.
Justin Timberlake —
Best year: Justin Timberlake donned his suit and tie for "The 20/20 Experience," aka one of the biggest albums of the year. He followed that up with volume two of said album, a solo tour and a tour with rapper Jay Z. and (briefly) reunited with 'N Sync. Not too shabby.
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<strong>Best year:</strong> Sandra Bullock remained America's sweetheart with films like "The Heat" and "Gravity," which is generating tons of <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2013%2F10%2F04%2Fshowbiz%2Fcelebrity-news-gossip%2Fsandra-bullock-gravity%2F">Oscar buzz </a>for her.
Sandra Bullock —
Best year: Sandra Bullock remained America's sweetheart with films like "The Heat" and "Gravity," which is generating tons of Oscar buzz for her.
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<strong>Best year:</strong> Readers exercised their right to write in a candidate and voted Beyonce as having a great 2013. She certainly slayed it at the end with a self-titled "visual" album that soared in sales despite having no marketing before its secret release in December. Grown woman indeed.
Beyonce —
Best year: Readers exercised their right to write in a candidate and voted Beyonce as having a great 2013. She certainly slayed it at the end with a self-titled "visual" album that soared in sales despite having no marketing before its secret release in December. Grown woman indeed.
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<strong>Worst year:</strong> Things just seemed to go from bad to worse for Justin Bieber with<a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2013%2F12%2F27%2Fshowbiz%2Fcelebrity-news-gossip%2F2013-year-in-review-teen-pop-culture%2F"> bad boy stories galore</a>. He rounded out the year with a<a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2013%2F12%2F30%2Fshowbiz%2Fmovies%2Fhobbit-wins-box-office-ew%2Findex.html%3Fhpt%3Den_c2"> low peforming opening weekend</a> for his latest concert documentary film, "Believe."
Justin Bieber —
Worst year: Things just seemed to go from bad to worse for Justin Bieber with bad boy stories galore. He rounded out the year with a low peforming opening weekend for his latest concert documentary film, "Believe."
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<strong>Worst year:</strong> Amanda Bynes ended up hospitalized and much talked about after bizarre behavior and legal trouble.
Amanda Bynes —
Worst year: Amanda Bynes ended up hospitalized and much talked about after bizarre behavior and legal trouble.
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<strong>Worst year:</strong> Troubled singer Chris Brown managed to get tossed from anger management rehab for being too angry. That, and more legal trouble, earned him votes from readers for worst 2013.
Chris Brown —
Worst year: Troubled singer Chris Brown managed to get tossed from anger management rehab for being too angry. That, and more legal trouble, earned him votes from readers for worst 2013.
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<strong>Worst year:</strong> Kanye West and Kim Kardashian. Need we say more?
Kim Kardahsian and Kanye West —
Worst year: Kanye West and Kim Kardashian. Need we say more?
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<strong>Worst year</strong>: 2013 was supposed to be the big comeback year for Lindsay Lohan, but with tepid interest in her<a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2013%2F08%2F19%2Fshowbiz%2Ftv%2Flindsay-lohan-oprah-interview%2F"> latest projects</a>, that didn't go quite as planned.
Lindsay Lohan —
Worst year: 2013 was supposed to be the big comeback year for Lindsay Lohan, but with tepid interest in her latest projects, that didn't go quite as planned.
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