FROM THE MAGAZINE

Brad Pitt, Chris Evans, Laura Dern and Six Other Stars Grace the Covers of W’s Best Performances 2020 Issue

by Wmag
Photograph by Juergen Teller; Creative Partner to Juergen Teller: Dovile Drizyte; Styled by Sara Moonves. Skin by Stacey Panepinto; Hair by Malcolm Edwards at LGA Management; Manicure by Michelle Saunders.

For the Best Performances 2020 issue, the stars of the biggest films of the past year posed for photographer Juergen Teller in the most quintessential of Los Angeles locales: strip malls, parking lots and hotel rooms. This time around, the annual portfolio features nine different covers, with Brad Pitt (Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood and Ad Astra), Joaquin Phoenix (Joker), Jennifer Lopez (Hustlers), Eddie Murphy (Dolemite Is My Name), Chris Evans (Knives Out and Avengers: Endgame), Laura Dern (Marriage Story and Little Women), Adam Driver (Marriage Story, The Report, and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker), Adam Sandler (Uncut Gems) and Scarlett Johansson (Marriage Story and Jojo Rabbit) at their bold, unvarnished, effervescent best. For the portfolio inside the issue, the actors sat down with W’s Editor at Large Lynn Hirschberg to discuss their lives and work: Dern reflects on her public perception (she’s never felt like an icon), Lopez recalls her early days as a dancer, and Murphy opens up about the films and comedy albums that influenced him as a kid. Here, all of Teller’s iconic covers for W’s first issue of the new decade, and its tenth edition of Best Performances.

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Photograph by Juergen Teller; Creative Partner to Juergen Teller: Dovile Drizyte; Styled by Sara Moonves. Skin by Stacey Panepinto; Hair by Malcolm Edwards at LGA Management; Manicure by Michelle Saunders.

Brad Pitt wears a Celine by Hedi Slimane tank top, pants, and sunglasses; Tom Ford boots; his own jewelry and watch.

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Photograph by Juergen Teller; Creative Partner to Juergen Teller: Dovile Drizyte; Styled by Sara Moonves. Grooming by David Cox for R+Co at Art Department.

Joaquin Phoenix wears his own clothing and sneakers.

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Photograph by Juergen Teller; Creative Partner to Juergen Teller: Dovile Drizyte; Styled by Sara Moonves. Hair by Danielle Priano for PSxDanielle at The Wall Group; Makeup by Scott Barnes for Scott Barnes Beauty at SixK.LA; Manicure by Michelle Saunders.

Jennifer Lopez wears an Alberta Ferretti dress; Gucci High Jewelry earrings, necklace, and bracelet.

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Photograph by Juergen Teller; Creative Partner to Juergen Teller: Dovile Drizyte; Styled by Sara Moonves. Hair by Stacey Morris at Criterion Group; Skin by Vera Steimberg at Criterion Group; Manicure by Michelle Saunders.

Eddie Murphy wears a Giorgio Armani suit, vest, and shirt; his own jewelry and shoes.

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Photograph by Juergen Teller; Creative Partner to Juergen Teller: Dovile Drizyte; Styled by Sara Moonves. Hair by Malcolm Edwards at LGA Management; Makeup by Sam Bryant at Bryant Artists; Manicure by Michelle Saunders.

Chris Evans wears a Prada shirt and pants; Bulgari watch.

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Photograph by Juergen Teller; Creative Partner to Juergen Teller: Dovile Drizyte; Styled by Sara Moonves. Hair by Malcolm Edwards at LGA Management; Makeup by Sam Bryant at Bryant Artists; Manicure by Michelle Saunders.

Laura Dern wears a Prada jacket, skirt, bag, and sandals.

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Photograph by Juergen Teller; Creative Partner to Juergen Teller: Dovile Drizyte; Styled by Sara Moonves. Grooming by Amy Komorowski for Oribe at Forward Artists.

Adam Driver wears a Louis Vuitton Men’s suit and shirt; his own shoes

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Photograph by Juergen Teller; Creative Partner to Juergen Teller: Dovile Drizyte; Styled by Sara Moonves. Grooming by Barbara Guillaume for Armani Beauty at Forward Artists; Manicure by Michelle Saunders.

Adam Sandler wears a Gucci shirt; Brunello Cucinelli pants; Tiffany & Co. necklace; John Hardy bracelet; Van Cleef & Arpels watch; Happy Socks socks; Church’s shoes.

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Photographs by Juergen Teller; Creative Partner to Juergen Teller: Dovile Drizyte; Styled by Sara Moonves. Scarlett Johansson: Hair by Malcolm Edwards at LGA Management; Makeup by Sam Bryant at Bryant Artists; Manicures by Michelle Saunders. Produced by Emanuele Mascioni at MAI Productions; Local Producers: Ilona Klaver at MAI Productions, Carisa Barah at MAI Productions; Photography Assistants: Karin Xiao, Dean Podmore; Retouching: Catalin Plesa at Quickfix Retouch; Menswear Editor: Jenna Wojciechowski; Fashion Assistants: Allia Alliata di Montereale, Nadia Beeman, Alex Assil, Tara Boyette, Camilla Ross, Lexis Milisic, Derek Ezra Brown, Rosa Schorr; Production Assistants: Nicolo Carlson, AJ Cronk, Sam Miller, Ben Greer, Gabriel Hercules, Jorge Espinoza, Riley Smoller, Jacob Rannochio, Kenyon Solomon, Nathan Paul; Malcolm Edwards’s Hair Assistants: Lewis Stanford, Alexandra Adams, Vanessa Gomez; Sam Bryant’s Makeup Assistants: Claudia Savage, Ellie Tobin, Wendy Martinez; Michelle Saunders’s Manicure Assistants: Pilar Lafargue, Mimi Wilson; Tailor: Isa Kriegeskotte; Tailor’s Assistants: Nastassia Bauta, Nina Maluda. Special thanks to The Andaz West Hollywood, The Chateau Marmont, Sunset Collection LLC, and Kumon Math and Reading Center of West Hollywood.

Scarlett Johansson wears a Burberry dress; De Beers Jewellers drop earrings; all other jewelry her own.