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Bella, meet Katniss. Katniss, meet Bella. Though the heroines of YA's chief wunderkinds have yet to meet in real life (or so we've been told), they'll come face-to-face on the big screen when the trailer for "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2" debuts before theatrical showings of "The Hunger Games," according to the L.A. Times.

The news isn't all together surprising considering the studios behind the teen titans (Summit Entertainment and Lionsgate) announced plans last month to merge, creating a single home for our biggest on-screen obsessions. Yet, it's also no secret that though these two fan factions often intersect, many stans still claim alliance to only one franchise or the other.

Which leaves us wondering, will you be buying a ticket to "The Hunger Games" come March 23? And why? Vote in our poll after the jump to let us know!

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Tags Breaking Dawn, Hunger Games, Twilight

It'll be another few days before you can get your hands on a copy of the Bella Swan birth video (also known as the DVD of "Breaking Dawn"), but here's some fun "Twilight" family news: Jackson Rathbone, famous on-screen vampire and uncle to Renesmee, is expecting his first off-screen child with girlfriend Sheila Hafsadi.

Us Weekly confirms that Sheila, a burlesque dancer, is five months along with the pair's progeny. (Although considering the fairly terrifying progression of Bella's "Breaking Dawn" pregnancy, let's hope the Cullen family connection begins and ends with Jackson's movie role. Yikes.)

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Tags Jackson Rathbone, Sheila Hafsadi

Last night's big game included plenty of ogle-worthy manmeat on the field of play (Jason Pierre-Paul in spandex pants, anyone?), but the crushworthy content of the Super Bowl didn't end there: During the commercial breaks, we were treated to two separate trailers for movies starring the delicious Taylor Kitsch. First there was "Battleship," in which Taylor was all hands on deck for an explosion-riddled battle against starfish-handed aliens armed with giant roly-poly death machines! And then, there was "John Carter," in which...well, something about Mars and an intergalactic war? We're not sure; we were just the slightest bit distracted by the fact that Taylor apparently spends the whole film wearing nothing but a few teeny strips of strategically-placed leather on his well-muscled bod.

Point is, this is going to be one deliciously Kitsch-y year in Hollywood, and it'll be a serious thrill to see Taylor make the move from playing a small-screen football star on "Friday Night Lights" to battling aliens in not one, but two fab feature films. There's just one dilemma: Which Kitsch is hotter? The leather-strap-wearing, long-haired renegade of "John Carter," or the crew-cut, clean-shaven, all-American military man of "Battleship"? Ugh, decisions. You tell us by voting in our poll after the jump!

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Tags Battleship, John Carter, Super Bowl, Taylor Kitsch

Holy upset, YA fans! The results are in for Hollywood Crush's poll of the top teen reads of 2011, and after tens of thousands of votes, the winner is none other than "The Future of Us," by Jay Asher and Carolyn Mackler! The quirky collaboration beat out the week's oft-leader, Cassandra Clare's "Clockwork Prince," by a mere 1 percent of the vote with Richelle Mead's "Bloodlines" rounding out the top three.

See the full results!

For the uninitiated, "The Future of Us" follows childhood friends Emma and Josh, who, in 1996, stumble upon a then-yet-to-be-invented website called Facebook. The two discover their fates as adults and learn the ripple effect their day-to-day decisions have on their futures.

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Tags Best of 2011, Carolyn Mackler, Jay Asher, The Future of Us

It was one of the closest races in Hollywood Crush history—seriously, we had to whip out our nanometer to measure the winning margins!—but the results of our year-end polls are in. And if you're a lover of wizardly whimsy, get ready to cry into your sorting hat: the contentious face-off between Potterheads and Twilighters has ended with a narrow victory for the vampire set, with Edward, Bella and the folks of Forks taking home Best Ensemble and the win for Best Couple.

The competition for the Best Ensemble title was especially fierce: With nearly 2 million votes cast, the vampire set won by only one tenth of a percent. (The Best Couple award, not so close; as epic as their romance was, Ron and Hermione just couldn't compete with the furniture-destroying passion of Mr. and Mrs. Cullen.) But this wasn't the only close race in our quest to name the best of the best for 2011! Want to see who made off with honors for Best Sex Scene, Best Dressed and Best Ryan Gosling Moment? (Hint: it's Ryan Gosling.) Click for the full roundup of winners!

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Tags Best of 2011, Breaking Dawn, Harry Potter, Twilight

More often than not, my desk resembles a teen's lending library rather than an adult's workspace. And I'm totally cool with that because I wouldn't want to miss out on even one of the amazing reads that came out this year. As another 365 days of vampire romances, dystopian thrillers and murder mysteries comes to a close, it seems the opportune time to reflect on the year in YA.

And what a year it was. We were introduced to a handful of debut authors who are bound to leave their mark on the literary scene (we're looking at you, Veronica Roth, Marie Lu and Tahereh Mafi!). We dove into new series from old favorites (Richelle Mead's "Bloodlines"). And we continued our adventures with the usual suspects (Cassandra Clare, Ally Condie and Melissa de la Cruz). We stayed up late, reading just one more chapter until it was dawn, shuffling into school or the office like so many brain-hungry zombies. And we adored every second of it. And now it's time for you, Crushers, to declare your undying love and devotion for the book that made your year. What was your favorite YA novel of 2011? Vote in our poll after the jump!

(The poll closes at 11:59 p.m. ET on December 25. We'll announce the winner on December 27.)

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2011 will be remembered as the year in which Harry Potter cast his ultimate spell, Bella and Edward finally did it and a band of six funny ladies made projectile poop appealing (sort of). But, if there was one star who shone a bit brighter than the rest this year, it was undoubtedly Hollywood Crush's official celebrity boyfriend, Mr. Ryan Gosling.

Whether he was breaking up a street fight or flaunting a six-pack that would send Taylor Lautner crying to the gym, the 31-year-old was everywhere this year, doing what he does with class and foxiness to spare. As such, today's Best of 2011 poll is dedicated to all things Gos. We're asking you to pick your favorite Ryan moment from this year (as if that were even possible), so let's run through the nominees...

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Tags Best of 2011, Ryan Gosling

Our year-end countdown continues, and love is in the air—with a poll to determine which adorable on-screen couple from the best films of 2011 made you "Awwww!" the hardest. Some of the contenders might surprise you; others are...well, Bella and Edward. (As if we could leave them off.) But there's no telling who'll take the top honors for Best Movie Couple of the Year from this collection of nominees that includes five cute couples, four Hogwarts sweethearts, two vampire lovers, and a brooooo-mance in a peeeeear tree!

"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2": Harry and Ginny
Harry and Ginny have been trying for, like, three whole movies to get a relationship going—that pesky Lord Voldemort and his plans for world-domination-by-murder just keep getting in the way! But in the final chapter of the "Potter" saga, the two finally end up just where they should: together. On a train platform. In creepily realistic age makeup.

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Tags 50/50, Best of 2011, Breaking Dawn, Friends With Benefits, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

We love our actors when they're dressed to the glamorous nines on the red carpet—but we love 'em even more when they're in character, on screen, and wearing the glorious confections dreamed up by a creative costumer. And this year, Hollywood handed a whole lot of stylish eye candy to gawk at during our favorite films! So, as we continue our Best of 2011 posts, there's just one question to ask: Which feature's fashion was tops this year? And the nominees are...

Ryan Gosling as Jacob in "Crazy, Stupid, Love"
We say "best dressed," but let's be real, we like his character's dapper wardrobe best when he's peeling off pieces of it to expose his Photoshop-worthy abs. (But, again, the suits were quite lovely...)

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Tags Best of 2011, Breaking Dawn, Crazy Stupid Love, Sucker Punch, The Help, Water for Elephants

We're working our way up to the end of the year, and right now, we've got just one question: Who had the best sex in 2011?

...Ew, no! Put your hand down, you pervy oversharer! We don't mean you, personally; we're talking about Movie Sex, the subject of today's Best of 2011 poll. Because when it comes to getting down and dirty, Hollywood really delivered this year with a host of delightful sexytimes scenes—ranging from hot and steamy, to romantic and dreamy, to... uh, kinda awkward and depressingly familiar. (We're looking at you, "Bridesmaids.") But while there are many nominees to choose from, there can only be one winner! So, take your pick. Which film wins it for best cinematic sex scene this year?

"The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1" (featuring Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson)
After three long years of waiting, the rings are on and the clothes come off—and it's the hottest vampire-human sex scene ever caught on film! And they don't even really show it!. But it doesn't matter, it's JUST THAT AWESOME! Or at least, we suspect that at least some of you will think it is.

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Tags Best of 2011, Breaking Dawn, Bridesmaids, Friends With Benefits, Immortals, Shame