EW reveals its 2018 Entertainers of the Year: Cardi B, Darren Criss, the women of Black Panther and Crazy Rich Asians, and more
Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga
Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga teamed up to revamp the classic musical A Star Is Born and there wasn’t a dry eye in America. Sam Elliott, who plays Cooper’s brother in the film, took over for the EW editors to explain just what makes their pairing — and this stage in their careers — so special.
Donald Glover
Donald Glover blazed a path all his own in 2018, from raising the bar on season 2 of Atlanta to releasing perhaps the most honest portrayal of the state of our nation with “This Is America.” Lena Waithe, who first met the actor/rapper in 2015, tells us what he means to her.
John Krasinski and Emily Blunt
When it comes to teamwork nobody in Hollywood holds a candle to John Krasinski and Emily Blunt. They’ve been building their own individual movie stardom — with roles in Jack Ryan and Mary Poppins Returns, to name a few — but it’s their joint venture, A Quiet Place, that solidified their place on the Entertainers of the Year list. The couple’s longtime pal Matt Damon explains why they’re just getting started.
Ariana Grande
There aren’t really words to describe the year Ariana Grande has had — but, luckily for us, Troye Sivan found them. The singer and Ariana collaborator spoke glowingly to EW about her strength, her growth, and her talent.
Queer Eye’s Fab 5
If you didn’t spend at least half of 2018 bawling your eyes out while watching the Netflix reboot of Queer Eye, did you even do 2018 at all? Karamo Brown, Bobby Berk, Jonathan Van Ness, Tan France, and Antoni Porowski — a.k.a. the Fab Five — changed the hearts and minds of America while also making their guests a little bit more stylish — and The Good Place‘s D’Arcy Carden wants to know where they’ve been all her life.
Nicole Kidman
The Big Little Lies actress is everywhere this award season — she’s taking on the superhero genre in Aquaman and tackling indie drama with roles in Boy Erased and Destroyer. The theme of motherhood stands out among all of her 2018 accomplishments, and her Destroyer director Karyn Kusama says it’s all because of her willingness to be open and gutsy at the same time.
Sandra Oh
Is there anything more fulfilling than having Sandra Oh back on television? And to top it off, in an epic leading role. Killing Eve has earned her many praises and fans, and chief among those comes from Schitt’s Creek‘s Daniel Levy, who explains his love to EW.
Christine Baranski
The world at large doesn’t deserve Christine Baranski (especially in 2018) but there is one person, in particular, who does: Audra McDonald. The six-time Tony winner (and her The Good Fight costar) sings the praises of the 13-time Emmy nominee.
Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga teamed up to revamp the classic musical A Star Is Born and there wasn’t a dry eye in America. Sam Elliott, who plays Cooper’s brother in the film, took over for the EW editors to explain just what makes their pairing — and this stage in their careers — so special.
Donald Glover
Donald Glover blazed a path all his own in 2018, from raising the bar on season 2 of Atlanta to releasing perhaps the most honest portrayal of the state of our nation with “This Is America.” Lena Waithe, who first met the actor/rapper in 2015, tells us what he means to her.
John Krasinski and Emily Blunt
When it comes to teamwork nobody in Hollywood holds a candle to John Krasinski and Emily Blunt. They’ve been building their own individual movie stardom — with roles in Jack Ryan and Mary Poppins Returns, to name a few — but it’s their joint venture, A Quiet Place, that solidified their place on the Entertainers of the Year list. The couple’s longtime pal Matt Damon explains why they’re just getting started.
Ariana Grande
There aren’t really words to describe the year Ariana Grande has had — but, luckily for us, Troye Sivan found them. The singer and Ariana collaborator spoke glowingly to EW about her strength, her growth, and her talent.
Queer Eye’s Fab 5
If you didn’t spend at least half of 2018 bawling your eyes out while watching the Netflix reboot of Queer Eye, did you even do 2018 at all? Karamo Brown, Bobby Berk, Jonathan Van Ness, Tan France, and Antoni Porowski — a.k.a. the Fab Five — changed the hearts and minds of America while also making their guests a little bit more stylish — and The Good Place‘s D’Arcy Carden wants to know where they’ve been all her life.
Nicole Kidman
The Big Little Lies actress is everywhere this award season — she’s taking on the superhero genre in Aquaman and tackling indie drama with roles in Boy Erased and Destroyer. The theme of motherhood stands out among all of her 2018 accomplishments, and her Destroyer director Karyn Kusama says it’s all because of her willingness to be open and gutsy at the same time.
Sandra Oh
Is there anything more fulfilling than having Sandra Oh back on television? And to top it off, in an epic leading role. Killing Eve has earned her many praises and fans, and chief among those comes from Schitt’s Creek‘s Daniel Levy, who explains his love to EW.
Christine Baranski
The world at large doesn’t deserve Christine Baranski (especially in 2018) but there is one person, in particular, who does: Audra McDonald. The six-time Tony winner (and her The Good Fight costar) sings the praises of the 13-time Emmy nominee.
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