Oscars 2013: Jennifer Lawrence wins best actress

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><img alt="Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper in "Silver Linings Playbook." " src="http://www.trbimg.com/img-50f35804/turbine/la-et-mn-golden-globes-2013-wins-best-picture--002/600" /><br /><span style="background-color: #f2f2f2; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12px;">Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper in "Silver Linings Playbook." </span><span class="credit" style="background-color: #f2f2f2; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12px;">(<span class="photographer">The Weinstein Co.</span>)</span><br /><span class="credit" style="background-color: #f2f2f2; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12px;"><span class="toolSet" style="background-color: white; display: inline-block; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 14px; margin-right: -50px; margin-top: 6px; width: 335px;"></span></span><br /><div class="byline" style="color: #292727; float: left; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="byline" style="display: block;">By Chris Lee</span><div class="date" style="color: #930000; font-size: 11px; font-style: italic; margin-top: 3px; padding: 0px;"><span class="dateString" style="display: inline;">February 24, 2013</span><span class="dateTimeSeparator" style="border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; color: white; display: inline; font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: -1px; margin-left: 6px;">, </span><span class="timeString" style="display: inline; text-transform: lowercase;">8:50 p.m.</span></div></div><div class="clear" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"></div><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;"></span><div id="story-body-text" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.43; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative;">The second time’s the charm for <a class="taxInlineTagLink" href="http://www.latimes.com/topic/entertainment/jennifer-lawrence-PECLB0000006729.topic" id="PECLB0000006729" style="color: #666666; text-decoration: none;" title="Jennifer Lawrence">Jennifer Lawrence</a>. The 22-year-old Kentucky native landed the lead actress Oscar statuette Sunday for her tragicomic performance as an emotionally bruised widow in “<a class="taxInlineTagLink" href="http://www.latimes.com/topic/entertainment/movies/silver-linings-playbook-%28movie%29-ENMV0002653.topic" id="ENMV0002653" style="color: #666666; text-decoration: none;" title="Silver Linings Playbook (movie)">Silver Linings Playbook</a>.”<div style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;">Her win comes a month after Lawrence picked up the <a class="taxInlineTagLink" href="http://www.latimes.com/topic/entertainment/golden-globe-awards-EVHST0000228.topic" id="EVHST0000228" style="color: #666666; text-decoration: none;" title="Golden Globe Awards">Golden Globe</a> for actress in a comedic movie and just two years after the actress’ breakthrough performance in “Winter’s Bone” -- the role that first put her on the academy’s lead actress balloting list.</div></div></div>

Jennifer Lawrence Oscars 2013 Oscars 2013: Jennifer Lawrence wins best actress

Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper in "Silver Linings Playbook."  ( The Weinstein Co. ) By Chris Lee February 24, 2013 ,  8:50 p...

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