At our Oscar party, one of our friends said, “ I don’t get why lesbians are so obsessed with Jennifer Lawrence.” The rest of us just thought, “Isn’t everyone obsessed with Jennifer Lawrence? Is it lesbian specific?" And really, the fixation with Best Actress winner for Silver Linings Playbook is well deserved. What other actress would discuss food on the red carpet, recover with panache from a tumble on the way to the podium and then flip off the press in the pressroom?
Here are eight more things Jennifer did on Oscar night to charm us into adoring her even more.
8. Jennifer is a girl's girl. Here she is yucking it up with some famous ladies.
JLaw and Jennifer Garner looking like they're licking frosting off their fingers.
Jennifer with her carpool partner, double Oscar winner Sally Field.
Jennifer and Best Supporting winner Anne Hathaway enjoying their moment.
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7. Jennifer holds her own against that accomplished old perv Jack Nicholson.
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6. Jennifer is old Hollywood glamour with a fresh face.
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5. Jennifer does shots before facing the press corp., members of which continue to grill her with ridiculous questions.
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4. Jennifer's not one of those annoying Hollywood types who pretends she doesn't eat.
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3. No one falls more gracefully than Jennifer, even if she was thinking "f*ck," as she told the press corp.
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2. Jennifer recovers from her tumble with humor and humility to deliver a poignant acceptance speech.
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1. Jennifer does what we'd all like to do and flips off the press corp.
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