Kellan Lutz, Sharni Vinson, Alex O'Loughlin, Joel Edgerton Pictures at GQ Australia Men of the Year Awards 2011

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It was cold and wet in Sydney last night, but that didn’t stop some of Australia’s most talented stars — and a Breaking Dawn hottie — from walking the black carpet at the Opera House for GQ Australia’s Men of the Year Awards. As they made their way down the press line on the soaked carpet, we chatted to The Great Gatsby stars Callan McAuliffe and Joel Edgerton, who was named Man of the Year for 2011. We quizzed GQ editor Nick Smith on what he sees as the criteria for determining who will be Man of the Year: “Obviously he has to be successful in the last 12 months. We like a guy that’s still grounded, though, so [someone who] remembers he’s Australian. If you look over the years, we’ve had Hugh Jackman, Sam Worthington, Ryan Kwanten, they’ve still pretty much kept it real, and they remember where they’re from. That’s a big point. Also, I think, a little bit of style. We love a little bit of style.”

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As for how he managed to bring Kellan Lutz to Sydney for the event, Nick said Kellan loved the GQ Style Australia shoot he did, and Kellan told us it was “one of my favourite shoots I’ve ever done.” He and girlfriend Sharni Vinson weren’t shy about their PDA on the black carpet, and even stole a sneaky kiss! Other stars who suited up for the event include Hawaii Five-0 hottie Alex O’Loughlin, The Project’s Charlie Pickering, Megan Gale, and GQ’s first Woman of the Year Rachael Taylor, who posed for a few shots with boyfriend Josh Lawson before rushing into the Opera House.

GQ AUSTRALIA MEN OF THE YEAR WINNERS

MAN OF STYLE
Hugh Sheridan

AGENDA SETTER OF THE YEAR
Tony Jones

CHEF OF THE YEAR
Manu Feildel

FASHION FORCE
Karl Bartl

MEDIA PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR
Charlie Pickering

POLITICIAN OF THE YEAR
Adam Bandt

BREAKTHROUGH OF THE YEAR
James Magnussen

WRITER OF THE YEAR
Anh Do

COMEDIAN OF THE YEAR
Jason Gann

SOLO ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Gotye

ACTOR OF THE YEAR
Alex O'Loughlin

SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR
Cadel Evans

MAN OF CHIVALRY
Sam Prince

WOMAN OF THE YEAR
Rachael Taylor

MAN OF THE YEAR
Joel Edgerton