Highest paid actresses

Sandra Bullock lands in the top spot, according to Forbes, at $56 million. That's based on the success of her two films in 2009, "The Proposal" ($320 million at the box office), and "The Blind Side" ($310 million). Having two big hits in a single year is unusual no matter what your gender.

Bullock cut her usual fee to star in ["The Blind Side"] and reaped a large share of the film's profits in return. Between her earnings on "The Proposal" and "The Blind Side," Sandra Bullock earned $56 million between June 2009 and June 2010, tops among Hollywood's leading ladies. Add in a messy divorce that had her on the front of tabloids almost every week, the adoption of a baby that she will now raise on her own and her first Oscar, and Bullock had one hell of a year. All of that helped land her eighth on our annual Celebrity 100 list.

Reese Witherspoon ranks second, at $32 million, based largely on her upfront pay from two upcoming movies. After Witherspoon comes Cameron Diaz ($32 million), Jennifer Aniston ($27 million), and Sarah Jessica Parker ($25 million).