Hilary Swank Gets Naked in Front of 6-Year-Old

Including a few first-timers!

(NEWSER) - It was a bad year for movies—so bad that Burlesque got nominated for a Golden Globe . But “it was a great year for nudity,” Jim McBride tells AOL News . McBride runs the Mr. Skin website, which annually ranks the 10 best nude scenes of the year. 2010’s picks:

• Jessica Alba, The Killer Inside Me: It’s just a brief glimpse of her butt, but since it’s her first nude scene—and her best asset—it makes the list.
• Kirsten Dunst, All Good Things: She’s “never had a real nude scene in her career until now,” and her topless shower scene with Ryan Gosling “doesn’t disappoint.”

In Hollywood, you're never too old to go naked

(NEWSER) - Helen Mirren’s naked photo shoot inspired Olivia Allin to find other “foxy ladies who took it off in their golden years.” From The Frisky :

• Sharon Stone: Posed topless on the cover of French magazine Paris Match at 51.
• Cloris Leachman: Went nude on the cover of Alternative Medicine Digest in her 70s—and posed in a bathing suit just last year, at 84.

Actress takes it off at age 40 for Allure

(NEWSER) - Catherine Zeta-Jones may be 40, but thanks to all her hard work, she’s still happy to strip down for a photo shoot without hesitation. “That's when your dancing days and being in theater pay off,” she tells Allure . “When you're doing a quick change, you don't give a shit who sees you.” She also discusses her relationship with husband Michael Douglas in the full cover story, on newsstands Tuesday. More»

Singer was naked in public...without a permit

(NEWSER) - Dallas officials aren't happy with Erykah Badu's new video , in which she gets naked, in public, at the site of JFK's assassination. But of all possible reasons to be mad, they're upset she didn’t get a permit for filming first, the Dallas Morning News reports. Luckily for her—though some onlookers were shouting for her to put her clothes back on—no police arrived during filming. More»

Animal rights organization basically just shills nudity now

(NEWSER) - PETA loves to get normally-clothed celebrities to strip down for ad campaigns, but with the addition of Sasha Grey to the stable, the animal rights organization “is basically a porn site now,” writes Jen Carlson on Gothamist . Grey is, of course, “the charming young lady you've seen in films such as Fuck Slaves”—ie, an actual porn star. Check out her ad, as well as a few other recent naked ladies courtesy of The Frisky and PopEater , in the gallery. More»