Fran Drescher’s plushie, the Erewhon smoothie and Barbie are just a few of the unexpected heroes that The Hollywood Reporter had the privilege of photographing in 2023. That is, of course, alongside the year’s biggest talent, including Pedro Pascal, Sydney Sweeney, Paul Mescal, Ayo Edebiri, Ben Affleck, Harrison Ford, Adele and more. See below for highlights of the most photogenic moments from 2023.
Austin Butler was photographed on November 11, 2022, as a part of THR’s Actor Roundtable at PMC Studios in Los Angeles. Published January 11, 2023.
Danielle Levitt
Pedro Pascal was photographed on December 6, 2022, at Dust Studios in Los Angeles. Published January 5, 2023.
Ryan Pfluger
Jane Fonda was photographed on January 11, 2023, at Quixote Studios in Los Angeles.
Victoria Will
Lukas Gage was photographed on January 23, 2023, at PMC Studios in Los Angeles.
Daniel Prakopcyk
Harrison Ford was photographed on January 25, 2023, at Will Rogers State Park in Los Angeles.
Austin Hargrave
Andrea Riseborough was photographed on February 1, 2023, at 63 Sun Studio in London.
Charlotte Hadden
Paul Mescal was photographed on February 10, 2023, in Los Angeles.
Ryan Pfluger
Ali Wong was photographed on February 10, 2023, at Quixote Studios in Los Angeles
Kanya Iwana
Sadie Sink and Sydney Sweeney were photographed as a part of THR’s Power Stylists issue on February 14, 2023, at the Ritz-Carlton in Berlin.
Yotam Shwartz
Evgeniya Chernyshova, the Harvey Weinstein victim known as Jane Doe 1, was photographed on February 20, 2023, in Los Angeles.
Jessica Chou
Ben Affleck was photographed on March 6, 2023, at Hollywood Vintage Gym in Los Angeles
Austin Hargrave
Janelle Monae and Alexandra Mandelkorn were photographed as a part of THR’s Power Stylists issue on March 13, 2023, Mandarin Oriental Residences in Beverly Hills.
Obidi Nzeribe
Kit Harrington was photographed as a part of THR’s Sustainability Issue on March 14, 2023, at the Pendry West Hollywood.
Jai Lennard
Dave Burd a.k.a. Lil Dicky was photographed on March 26, 2023, at PMC Studios in Los Angeles
Austin Hargrave
Arnold Schwarzenegger was photographed on April 14, 2023, at Gold’s Gym in Venice
Austin Hargrave
Taika Waititi was photographed on April 26, 2023, at Pier59 in New York City.
Paul Yem
Jeff Bridges was photographed as a part of THR’s Drama Actor Roundtable on April 29, 2023, at PMC Studios in Los Angeles
Frank Ockenfels 3
That Girl Lay Lay was photographed for the Kids Power issue on May 24, 2023, in Atlanta.
Chrisean Rose
Harvey Guillén was photographed on June 2, 2023, at PMC Studios in Los Angeles
Yasara Gunawardena
Tom Holland was photographed on June 2, 2023, at the Chelsea Hotel in New York City
Isaac Anthony
Eva Longoria was photographed on June 13, 2023, at Pier59 in New York City.
Jai Lennard
Anthony Gomez, Jeremy Strain, Nathan Venegas and Ryan Pagan were photographed shooting a movie on June 14, 2023, at San Quentin State Prison as part of ForwardThis, a film and TV production training program for the incarcerated.
Jason Henry
Cillian Murphy was photographed on June 15, 2023, at the Four Seasons in New York City
David Needleman
Ayo Edebiri was photographed on July 4, 2023, at InterContinental Le Grand in Paris.
Lou Escobar
Jamie Lee Curtis and Rob Pickens were photographed on July 13, 2023, at Wigmaker Associates atelier in Los Angeles
Maggie Shannon
Annette Bening was photographed on August 4, 2023, at the Academy Museum in Los Angeles
Austin Hargrave
Roger Goodell, the NFL commissioner since 2006, was photographed on August 9, 2023, at the NFL’s West Coast headquarters in Inglewood
Shayan Asgharnia
Sandra Hüller was photographed on August 22, 2023, at Cora Apartments in Leipzig, Germany.
Yotam Schwartz
Priscilla Presley was photographed on August 28, 2023, at the Georgian Hotel in Santa Monica
Melodie McDaniel
Jordan Firstman was photographed on August 30, 2023, at PMC Studios in Los Angeles
Daniel Prakopcyk
Lana Del Rey was photographed on September 10, 2023, in Beverly Hills
Chuck Grant
Dan Harmon was photographed on September 13, 2023, in Los Angeles’ Eagle Rock neighborhood
Lenne Chai
A famed Erewhon smoothie photographed on September 29, 2023, at Erewhon in Pasadena
Maggie Shannon
Zoe Saldaña, Vera Steimberg, and Mara Roszak were photographed as a part of THR’s Beauty Issue on October 12, 2023, at the Pendry Residences West Hollywood’s Estate 705
Jonny Marlow
Taryn Manning was photographed on October 28, 2023, in Palm Springs
Adam Amengual
Adele was photographed on November 6, 2023, at Dana Hollister’s Paramour Estate in Los Angeles. Adele received the Sherry Lansing award at THR’s Women in Entertainment Gala.
Ruvén Afanador
Zack Snyder was photographed on November 10, 2023, at Stone Quarry in Pasadena
Shayan Asgharnia
Fran Drescher was photographed on November 30, 2023, holding her emotional support plush toy, in the conference room where studio chiefs met with union leaders during negotiations at the Wilshire Boulevard HQ of SAG-AFTRA in Los Angeles
Shayan Asgharnia
Robbie Brenner was photographed on November 30, 2023, at at the Mattel offices in El Segundo, California
Joelle Grace
Fantasia Barrino was photographed for the release of “The Color Purple” on December 3, 2023, at the Houdini Estate in Los Angeles
Danielle Levitt