--- description: The 25-year old Oscar winner stars in the newly released "Hunger Games: Mockingjay Pt. 2" title: Jennifer Lawrence Is EW's 'Entertainer of the Year' image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltff0248ac6cee1b8f/6988728ce20a871c57a8e5d4/jenniferl.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [celebrities](/tag/celebrities/) ## celebrities Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Jennifer Lawrence Is EW's 'Entertainer of the Year' by [Maya Rhodan](/author/maya-rhodan/) ## Maya Rhodan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 24, 2015 1:36 PM CUT  Jennifer Lawrence covers EW Jennifer Lawrence covers EWPhoto Courtesy of Entertainment Weekly by [Maya Rhodan](/author/maya-rhodan/) ## Maya Rhodan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 24, 2015 1:36 PM CUT Twenty-five-year-old Oscar winner Jennifer Lawrence can add [_Entertainment Weekly_‘s Entertainer of the Year](http://www.ew.com/article/2015/11/24/ew-entertainer-year-jennifer-lawrence "undefined") to her ever-growing list of accolades. The past 12 months have been a roller coaster for the star; she started the year at the center of the hack on Sony executives’ emails and is closing it out with the final installment of the beloved _Hunger Games_ series. The final installment of the Hunger Games, _Mockingjay Pt. 2_, was released last week to the series’ [lowest opening weekend box office performance](http://www.ew.com/article/2015/11/22/box-office-report-hunger-games-mockingjay-part-2-night-secret-their-eyes "undefined"). Lawrence, who has held the franchise’s starring role since it opened in 2012, tells the magazine that she’s accepted the fact that her time as Katniss Everdeen is coming to an end. “It does feel over. It didn’t for a while and I didn’t think it would ever sink in, but it has now,” she says. “It feels over. And that’s okay. It’s okay to move on.” Read more at [EW](http://www.ew.com/article/2015/11/24/ew-entertainer-year-jennifer-lawrence "undefined"). 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