OK! Hottie of the Day: The Hobbit Star Benedict Cumberbatch

I'm pretty positive that Barbara Walters left out a very important celebrity when coming up with her list of 2013's Most Influential People. Benedict Cumberbatch! Hello! The British actor has had one heck of a year in movies—Star Trek Into Darkness, 12 Years a Slave, The Fifth Estate, August: Osage County—do any of those ring a bell? No? Well how about The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug, which is the most anticipated film of the holiday season this year? He's in that one too:

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Benedict was looking fiiiine at the film's premiere last night in LA. The movie officially hits next Friday, December 13, and 2014 is going to be even more huge for Benedict so, you know. Just keep a lookout for his hotness everywhere.

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