Oprah vs. Angelina: Who's Got the Power?

Winfrey tops Hollywood Reporter's Power 100 list of influential femmes; Jolie ranks 24th but tops highest paid actresses

Hollywood's latest power couple could also be one of its oddest.

Oprah Winfrey and Angelina Jolie (Oprangelina?) have come out tops in a pair of the Hollywood Reporter's annual Y-chromosome-deficient countdowns: the Power 100 list of Hollywood's most influential women and the roundup of the top-banking actresses, respectively.

The kingmaker's (or, more accurately, president-maker's) nonshocking placement at No. 1 is based on "her dizzying array of Oprah-branded media and her immense cultural influence…[she] might just be the most influential woman in America."

The only thing she doesn't have, it seems, is box-office pull, with Brad Pitt's other half outranking fellow top-tier leading ladies Julia Roberts and Reese Witherspoon by commanding $15 million per picture. Her 2008 films, boosted in large part by Kung Fu Panda, grossed nearly $1 billion.

Those spreads on the French Riviera aren't going to pay for themselves.

Jolie landed at No. 24 on the Power List, where she and Winfrey were joined by budding moguls Tyra Banks (No. 36), Tina Fey (No. 51), Rachael Ray (No. 65) and Miley Cyrus (No. 100).

Poll

Women in Power Poll

Rankings, schmankings. Which Hollywood heavyweight really has the power?

Angelina; she's got beauty, awards booty and Brad. If that ain't power, nothing is

Angelina; she's got beauty, awards booty and Brad. If that ain't power, nothing is

33.7%

Oprah; um, she's Oprah. The only race here is for second

Oprah; um, she's Oprah. The only race here is for second

54.8%

Neither; they've got it all wrong. I'll tell you my pick in the comments

Neither; they've got it all wrong. I'll tell you my pick in the comments

11.5%

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