The Big 29: The Oscar Goes To...

This week's most intriguing people under 30:

1. Jennifer Hudson (25), actress/singer
2. Mark Zuckerberg (22), Facebook founder
3. Beyonce Knowles (25), musician/actress
4. Danica Patrick (24), Indy Racing driver
5. Roger Federer (25), tennis player
6. Kevin Rose (27), Digg, Revision3 founder
7. America Ferrera (22), actress
8. Shaun White (20), snowboarder/skateboarder
9. Ludacris (29), musician/actor
10. Steve Chen and Chad Hurley (28, 29), YouTube founders
11. Maria Sharapova (19), tennis player
12. Jake Gyllenhaal (26), actor
13. Scarlett Johansson (22), actress
14. Chris Daughtry (27), musician
15. Maggie Gyllenhaal (29), actress
16. Jason Ryan Dorsey (28), author
17. Justin Timberlake (25), musician/actor
18. B.J. Novak (27), writer/producer/actor
19. Emily Blunt (23), actress
20. Ryan Gosling (26), actor
21. Sam Altman (21), loopt founder
22. Sidney Crosby (19), NHL center
23. Serena Williams (25), tennis player
24. Luke Skurman (26), College Prowler founder and CEO
25. Carrie Underwood (23), musician
26. Gilbert Arenas (25), NBA guard
27. Evangeline Lilly (27), actress
28. T.I. (26), musician/actor
29. Kal Penn (29), actor

Newbies: Bestselling author, loopt founder, surprise hoopster
Out: Injured baller, prodigy golfer, Trump's daughter