Easily one of the most talked-about figures in Hollywood today, it often seems like virtually everything that Sydney Sweeney says and does gets discussed all over the world. Still, it is remarkable that Sweeney seems to be garnering even more attention as 2025 was ending and now during the early

Sydney Sweeney wants to make films that will "impact and hopefully save people's lives", she has told the BBC. The 28-year-old US actor has this year appeared in psychological thriller The Housemaid and boxing biopic Christy, which both address issues around domestic violence.

Sydney Sweeney delivers her most accomplished performance yet in boxing biopic Christy, despite being overshadowed by its overseas box-office failure and recent controversies surrounding her career. Sydney Sweeney knocks it out of the ring in the much-maligned boxing film Christy.

In the ever-evolving landscape of Hollywood stardom, few possess the chameleonic ability of Sydney Sweeney to pivot from gritty biopics to high-fashion iconoclasm. For W Magazine’s annual Best Performances issue,