Charlize Theron is Esquire’s “Sexiest Woman Alive”

Charlize Theron is no “Monster,” but she has won an Oscar, a Golden Globe, a Screen Actors Guild award, and now this -Esquire magazine’s “sexiest woman alive!” Former winners of the title include Jessica Biel, Angelina Jolie and Scarlett Johansson. Charlize talked with Esquire about growing up on a farm, her political interests and her work, including her latest movie, “In the Valley of Elah,” a murder mystery set among U.S. troops newly returned from Iraq.

“I wanted to make the movie precisely because it evades formulas about guilt,” the 32-year-old actress said. “I’m drawn to ambiguity.”

Charlize Theron also candidly discussed her least favorite film, “Reindeer Games.”

“That was a bad, bad, bad movie,” she said. “But … I got to work with John Frankenheimer. I wasn’t lying to myself _ that’s why I did it.” Remember, Charlize won an Oscar for her role in “Monster.” Screen credits also include “North Country” and “The Cider House Rules.”