7 Reasons Why 2013 Was Jennifer Lawrence’s Year

"The Hunger Games: Catching Fire" New York Special Screening - Outside Arrivals
As the latest actress to shed her locks, Lawrence went pixie in November.Rob Kim / Getty Images
By TIME Staff
85th Annual Academy Awards - Press Room
Jennifer Lawrence lived up to her name as “The Girl On Fire” with a spectacular 2013. She started off the year on a high note winning the Best Actress Oscar for her role in Silver Linings Playbook.Dan MacMedan / WireImage / Getty Images
85th Annual Academy Awards
Of course, in true Jennifer Lawrence fashion, her greatest achievement was not without a hiccup as she tripped on her way to accept her Oscar.Mark Davis / WireImage / Getty Images
Saturday Night Live - Season 38
Lawrence had the honor of hosting Saturday Night Live, where she lampooned her role as Katniss Everdeen in The Hunger Games.NBC / Getty Images
"The Hunger Games: Catching Fire" New York Special Screening - Outside Arrivals
As the latest actress to shed her locks, Lawrence went pixie in November.Rob Kim / Getty Images
Hunger Games
Reprising her role as Katniss Everdeen in the franchise that propelled her to superstardom, Lawrence’s The Hunger Games: Catching Fire grossed more than $700 million worldwide.Lionsgate
LATE SHOW WITH DAVID LETTERMAN
She also got chummy with David Lettermen on the Late Show.Jeffrey R. Staab / CBS
Jennifer Lawrence
As if her 2013 wasn’t already incredible, she joined an all-star cast to play the unstable Rosalyn Rosenfield in American Hustle.Francois Duhamel / Annapurna Productions / Columbia Pictures

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