Jennifer Lawrence is an American actress. One of the main movie stars of the planet, has repeatedly been included in the rating of the most influential people according to the Times magazine. Among the Jennifer Lawrence's awards are the Oscars in the Best Actress category and several nominations for the main US film award. In addition to success in cinema, she is the star of commercially successful films, and her films have raised over 5.5 billion dollars.
short biography
Jennifer Lawrence was born on August 15, 1990 in Louisville, Kentucky. As a child, she participated in school musicals and was engaged in cheerleading. At the age of 14, she hit the radar for a talent search scout and began participating in auditions in New York and Los Angeles. Then she stopped schooling and devoted herself to a career.
At the beginning of her career, she played in several series, the first success came after the premiere of the film "The Burning Plain" at the Venice Film Festival, where Lawrence received the Marcello Mastroiani Prize as the best young actress of the show.
In 2010, she played in the black comedy "Beaver" and the independent drama "Winter Bone", which brought the first nomination for an Oscar by Jennifer Lawrence. The girl lost to Natalie Portman, however, this was only the beginning of her journey to the main movie award.
Famous roles
Lawrence's most notable work for the general public is the X-Men and The Hunger Games franchises. In the first, she played the role of the young Mystic, starting with the Matthew Vaughn film "First Class", after which she repeated this role in the next two films of the series. In the film adaptation of the book series Susan Collins, the actress played the main character Katniss.
Thanks to the roles in these blockbusters, the girl became a big world star and got the opportunity to work with great filmmakers. This was the beginning of the journey of Jennifer Lawrence to the Oscars.
Oscars and other awards
From the very beginning of her career, the actress balanced between festival dramas and large studio projects, so it was no surprise for anyone to receive her main award in the coming years. The question was only what movie. "Oscar" Jennifer Lawrence brought the tragicomedy directed by David O. Russell "My boyfriend is crazy."
The film is based on the novel by Matthew Quick. Having been in development for many years, Russell tried to write a script that would stand on the verge of ridiculous and tragic. The cast has changed many times. Instead of Bradley Cooper, to whom the film brought the first Oscar nomination, Vince Vaughn and Mark Wahlberg could play the main male role.
Lawrence was also not the first in choosing a central female role. At first, Russell wanted to give the party to Zoe Deschanel, after which he dreamed of getting Anne Hathaway, who could not withdraw due to a schedule conflict. Also considered were Angelina Jolie, Olivia Wilde, Kirsten Dunst, and Rooney Mara.
Jennifer did not suit the director because of her youth. The seventeen-year age gap with Cooper and the unconvincing widow's age were a problem. However, listening to the actress convinced Russell and allowed Jennifer Lawrence to get closer to the Oscar. The director made the actress gain weight and speak a few tones below to make her look older.
The film received amazing reviews from critics and became one of the few films in history to earn nominations in all four acting categories. In addition to Lawrence and Cooper, Jackie Weaver and Robert De Niro fought for the award for a supporting role.
In the fight for the Oscars, Jennifer Lawrence competed with the youngest nominee in the history of the category of Quavenjane Wallis, the oldest applicant for the award - Emmanuelle Riva, Naomi Watt and Jessica Chastain. Lawrence was a favorite of bookmakers and spectators and deservedly received the award.
Oscar nominations
After winning the first Oscar, Jennifer Lawrence immediately went on a campaign for the second. The following year she was nominated in the category "Best Supporting Role" for the film of the same Russell's "American Scam." After winning the Golden Globe, the actress was a favorite, but lost to Lupita Niongo.
After that , films with Jennifer Lawrence were not very successful at the Academy Award . Her next nomination for the Russell film "Joy" was a surprise to many, as the picture itself received mixed reviews from critics and failed at the box office. Predicted Lawrence lost Bree Larson.
However, the actress is only 27 years old, and she already has one figurine and three nominations. The second award is only a matter of time, no one doubts that he will soon appear in the Jennifer Lawrence's Oscar collection. What movie is it for?