Smith, 40, is the second black actor to win the search Quigley in 76 years of history. Sidney Poitier became the first in 1968 after the success of “Guess Who Comes to Dinner” and “In the Heat of the Night.”

Three new entrants in the list of 2008 – Robert Downey Jr. in “Iron Man”, Christian Bale, “Batman” and Shia LaBeouf, actor, 22 years of “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull” – were second, third and fourth place respectively.

Anne Hathaway, who made famous in “The Diary of a Princess” and has just had a need to control by “The Marriage of Rachel”, was the star of tomorrow, with Chris Pine, who appeared in “Bottle Shock” and will interpret the captain Kirk in the movie of “Journey in the Stars” in 2009.

This list, although open to some criticism because of the methodology, however, is widely used by producers and executives of Hollywood to choose actors for their projects.

Depp, the star of “Pirates of the Caribbean ‘that was first on the list in 2007 did not appear this year.
The Research Quigley is done every year since 1932. Buyers of movies and owners of cinemas are heard on the ten stars that they believe have generated more revenue during the year.

Via: Sentinel.