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‘Embarrassing!’: Best Actress Winner Trips Up Stairs to Receive Oscar

Feb. 25, 2013 1:10am Scott Baker

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jennifer Lawrence has won the Academy Award for best actress for her performance as a young widower in “Silver Linings Playbook.”

It’s the first Oscar for the 22-year-old Lawrence, who was also nominated for “Winter’s Bone” in 2011. It’s the first Oscar for “Silver Linings Playbook” on the night.

The actress tripped on her way to the stage, but by the time she got to the microphone, the Dolby Theatre crowd applauded her with a standing ovation.

The other nominees Sunday night were Emmanuelle Riva (“Amour”), Quvenzhane Wallis (“Beasts of the Southern Wild”), Jessica Chastain (“Zero Dark Thirty”) and Naomi Watts (“The Impossible”).

The 85th Academy Awards are airing live from the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles with host Seth MacFarlane.

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Kathleen3
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 10:19am
Why does the media concentrate on every and anything negative? This actress appears to be a talented, well-dressed and sweet young lady. The media, including The Blaze, concentrates instead on one embarrassing moment occurring at an event that was the highlight of her career to date.

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- Secret Squirrel
  Posted on February 25, 2013 at 11:07am
  Maybe if they all fell on their butts they’d stop wearing those stupid dresses.
  If you want to wear 20 yards of fabric, don’t climb steps.
  
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- neverending
  Posted on February 25, 2013 at 11:50am
  @SECRET SQUIRREL – yeah no kidding but that would take some brains and some common sense.
  
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- WakingSheep
  Posted on February 25, 2013 at 1:02pm
  oops…. hehehehehe
  
  http://gunssavelives.net/blog/video-law-student-open-carrying-teaches-uninformed-officer-a-few-things-about-rights/
  
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- Gonzo
  Posted on February 25, 2013 at 1:11pm
  Why was she wearing a wedding dress to start with?
  
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- PokeyTheGun
  Posted on February 25, 2013 at 1:15pm
  Beats me! But a few weeks ago (for some stupid reason) many idiotic media-types were all going bat-**** crazy over a simple drink of water! He sipped. She slipped. The mainstream media is a bunch of DIPS!!!
  
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- DDD
  Posted on February 25, 2013 at 1:48pm
  I have other reasons for criticizing her – did you see the photo or watch the clip of her middle-fingering the press just after the Oscars? She’s one classy dame (NOT!) – could you imagine Grace Kelly ever doing such a thing? Hollywood died several decades ago – they just don’t recognize it.
  
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- DLV
  Posted on February 25, 2013 at 2:25pm
  DDD- where is that photo may I see it?
  
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- moonlight on the bay
  Posted on February 25, 2013 at 10:19pm
  I’d have trouble navigating steps too, if I couldn’t see my feet and the steps. It’s a pretty dress. Pretty, but dangerous. I seem to remember someone being there to help ladies up the steps at some awards shows in the past. That would have been helpful. Now, if I knew Hugh Jackman was sitting close by, I might just trip on purpose. At least the dress made the fall appear less awkward, since you couldn’t see her feet getting tangled up.
  
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- Wiley41
  Posted on February 26, 2013 at 7:44pm
  Please tell me Ms. Lawrence has not been brainwashed into progressive “cool” society.
  
  She is an absolutely beautiful, stunny, and talented angel. And quick frankly looks amazing in that dress like a real woman.
  
  I pray she does not disappoint as so many who gain popularity in pop culture. Glarring examples:
  while I love their music, I can longer listen to Kelly Clarkson or to Katy Perry after their feiging over Obama. This list goes on and is getting to the point I cannot watch anymore movies, TV, or listen to music as my blood boils knowing these talented people are lost to socialism lie.
  
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blaaaaackwoman
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 10:18am
I’m sticking with Ma and Pa Kettle. They made a lot of good movies and deserve some posthumous award if you ask me.

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1fever15
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 9:26am
The vile comments on here disgust me. Jennifer Lawrence is a good person and is also a Conservative Republican that enjoys hunting. The fact that someone with that background won is refreshing. She recovered from the fall with grace and her speech was genuine. This is a non story and now you look like MSNBC attacking someone for drinking water. Good for this girl and her achievements. People we need to lift actors and actresses that share our values. Not dig at them because even though they are conservative they participate in the liberal Hollywood machine. Hollywood is influential whether we like it to be or not so we need to support the Bruce Willises and Jennifer Lawrences because they share our values.

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- DLV
  Posted on February 25, 2013 at 9:50am
  I’m not doubting you but how do yo know she is a conservative? Links or anything?
  
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- GhostOfJefferson
  Posted on February 25, 2013 at 10:19am
  @DLV
  
  She doesn’t talk much to the media about her personal life, by choice, but she’s on record as saying “Screw PETA” and had no issue gutting a real squirrel for a movie. She also mentioned that she wants to buy a shotgun. She grew up in Kentucky as well. While not iron clad, her few public statements strongly point towards a far less than Leftist view of the world. Plus, she’s cute. :)
  
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- neverending
  Posted on February 25, 2013 at 11:52am
  Sorry but if they truly share our values what are they doing in Hollywood?
  
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- GhostOfJefferson
  Posted on February 25, 2013 at 12:03pm
  @Neverending
  
  What are they doing there? Trying to change the culture for the better, that’s what. Or do you think retreat is an acceptable option? The more of “us” we have there, the less of them we will see in the future.
  
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- neverending
  Posted on February 25, 2013 at 12:43pm
  @ghost – ah yes they are changing as we watch diligently. Brilliant.
  
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- smokie
  Posted on February 25, 2013 at 1:48pm
  And let’s face it- it’s a gorgeous dress, and she looked a mint in it.
  
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- M4-A1
  Posted on February 25, 2013 at 2:16pm
  I just wish she stepped on the front of her dress pulling down off her boobs for all to see. now that would have been worth an oscar… god know she has a very big rack.
  
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- DLV
  Posted on February 25, 2013 at 2:24pm
  Ghost- Ah I see, that’s good to know! and yes, I agree she is beautiful! I wish the conservatives on here would stop criticizing her. There are plenty of hollywood conservatives, Jon Voight, Gary Sinise, Bruce Willis (sorta) etc etc. They just need to stop being a fool long enough to see that.
  
  M4A1- What the hell is wrong with you, pervert?
  
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IKN0WKUNGFU
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 9:22am
How about a hand for Hugh Jackman for actually running to help her up? Granted he got there after she got up (about 10 seconds late) but still classy is classy.

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- IKN0WKUNGFU
  Posted on February 25, 2013 at 9:29am
  I correct myself he was only late by 1-2 seconds.
  
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Adam_ME
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 9:20am
No big deal. Lots of people over the years have tripped going up the stairs. I remember Marisa Tomei did it when she won for My Cousin Vinny 20 years ago(yes, it’s been THAT long). On the flipside, I was impressed by Christopher Plummer at 82 years of age giddily running up the stairs last year to accept his award.

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FlagWavingPatriot
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 9:09am
I use the Oscars as my movie guide. As a general rule I avoid anything nominated for an award, though I was considering watching Argo. That plan evaporated when I found out Clooney was involved in the making. No thanks.

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diannej61
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 9:06am
22? How are you that accomplished at 22? Puh-leeze. I call bogus. Was this a special Oscar like what they gave to Shirley Temple and Tatum O’Neal? Memo to Jennifer’s 23-year old stylist: Too much material in a dress will cause a trip every time.

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- 1fever15
  Posted on February 25, 2013 at 9:18am
  I’m glad a republican actress won.
  
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GuruMeditation
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 9:03am
Sorry. Missed it. What’s this Oscar stuff anyway?

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- YOURSENSEI
  Posted on February 25, 2013 at 10:03am
  This is what you must know:
  
  It’s a celebration of the arts. You wouldn’t understand.
  
  It is so.
  
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- GhostOfJefferson
  Posted on February 25, 2013 at 10:23am
  It’s a shadow of what was once a decent award ceremony for cinematography. These days its like the 200 other annual awards shows that celebrities throw for themselves, which is to say basically a self m@sturbation narcissist fest on camera.
  
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- AvengerK
  Posted on February 25, 2013 at 11:47am
  LOL…yeah sure YOURSENSEI/MONICNE/PANTY/HORSIE/WANGO/ad nauseum..a celebration of the arts. So a fratboy level production number called “I saw your b00bs” falls flat. Or when the producers of the show are also the producers of numerous musicals and shamelessly foisted their own productions of Chicago. etc.on the audience throughout the entire telecast in order to gin up a little business for their own shows that’s what an empty-headed drop kick like you calls “celebration of the arts”. LOL…you’re such an idiot.
  
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- AvengerK
  Posted on February 25, 2013 at 11:48am
  JEFFERSON…when a 76 year old Shirley Bassey is the only moment of true glamour and performance in an event that is all about glamour and performance…then I have to agree with you.
  
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- Dismayed Veteran
  Posted on February 25, 2013 at 2:14pm
  What Ghost wrote.
  
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BoloDigby
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 9:02am
It would be nice to leave this subject matter on the bottom pages of Fox rather than here on the Blaze.

Move on, my gas is $3.75/gal and we are drawing attention to this star stuff? What is this, TMZ? If this is the junk the ‘high information’ voter is concerned with, then no wonder we still have Obama in the White House.

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- Shamusfontleroy
  Posted on February 25, 2013 at 9:07am
  I 100% agree, why is this news? Who cares about this? This is not E! Leave this gabage to MSNBC, at least there they can blame George Bush for her tripping!
  
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- 1fever15
  Posted on February 25, 2013 at 9:19am
  Agreed…
  
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jedoug3d
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 8:36am
Why so mean? She has been in numerous movies, and has been a strong character in most. To say you’ve never heard of her just means you don’t pay attention. I haven’t seen Silver Linings Playbook yet, but, I have seen Winter’s Bone and The Hunger Games and know she has an amazing talent. I love movies inspite of Hollywoods left lean. Many of you don’t know how to be critical without being hateful.

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- DLV
  Posted on February 25, 2013 at 9:04am
  You can say that again. many conservatives here don’t give a good name for ourselves.
  
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- 1fever15
  Posted on February 25, 2013 at 9:20am
  She’s also a conservative republican which is refreshing.
  
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- DLV
  Posted on February 25, 2013 at 9:49am
  1fever- how do you know that? Just curious….
  
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- 1fever15
  Posted on February 25, 2013 at 11:34am
  http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2012/04/11/hunger-games-star-jennifer-lawrence-screw-peta-peta-its-the-animals-that-are-screwed/ Thats a pretty conservative view…
  
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CaptDFS
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 8:34am
If she played a “widower” she would have to be quite an actress since that’s the term for a man who has lost his wife. I think “widow” is what the AP was going for here.

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Anna Fallaxis
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 8:31am
That was so much fun to watch. Idiot celebretard yanking at the top of her dress which must have felt like it was falling under the gravity-defying weight of the rest of that cartoon dress. What a maroon! If that had been our beloved Empress, I think I’d save it and watch it every day. Next time, paint your boobs with glue, wear sneakers and cut about 3 ft of fabric off that silly dress. This was so perfect. Whose idea were those stairs? That was a mine field – maybe they plan these things for attention. No idea who she is and couldn’t care less. Thanks Blaze for stories to make us giggle.

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- 1fever15
  Posted on February 25, 2013 at 9:18am
  That is a pretty vile thing to say. You are just like the left, you take one inadvertent flub and spew hateful venom on it. Never mind the actress is a good person and actually a conservative republican that enjoys hunting. She is a good actress with a good heart and the Blaze is becoming a tabloid that riles up it’s pack of wolves base.
  
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- GhostOfJefferson
  Posted on February 25, 2013 at 10:27am
  Hi Anna.
  
  She likes guns, she despises PETA and she’s devoted to her man. I seriously doubt she is who you think she is.
  
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texastommy
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 8:13am
It’s Beck’s fault. When he heard she was attending the Oscars he said he hoped she enjoyed the trip.

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AnAmerican111
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 8:02am
Never heard of her and who cares…………….

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matinva
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 7:00am
Let’s keep the ‘Oscars’ in perspective, please.

Exactly what are the Academy Awards, you ask? They are the annual recognition of the individual’s ability to pretend to be something, or someone, they are NOT! It is the honoring of supreme falsehood. Nothing more. Oh, and the Owebamas? They fit right in. Barry could have shown up with his golf clubs and there would have been tears.

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BehindBlueEyes
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 6:48am
It was a graceful fall. Looked like a scene out of gone with the wind. Lovely woman seems genuine.

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- TEXASGRANNY73
  Posted on February 25, 2013 at 7:41am
  I have no clue who this woman is but that is one of the most beautiful gowns ever. She wears it well.
  
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Eastinfection
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 6:40am
Nice dress.
Did she swing by the Oscars on the way to her own wedding?

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sbenard
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 4:19am
My sister, who lives with me, is obsessed with Hollywood and their gross glitterati. I finally had to leave the room, sicked, as, even before the first award was coronated, the host sang a lengthy song about seeing the boobs of famous actresses. They were constantly pushing the envelope of what constitutes bad manners, tasteless crudity, and crass perversity!
If this is what constitutes “entertainment”, we are lost beyond what I could ever have imagined could be the worst we could do! Our civilization is sick beyond cure!

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curmudgeon60
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 3:47am
What a waste of time—-watching people pat each other on the backs and patting their own backs for their “craft”. Hollywood….the voice for Obama, was the royal couple there to take a victory lap too? Wouldn’t surprise me! I just saw Retired Com. Kirk Lippold speak about the bombing of the USS Cole and how it was a warning to 9/11 his book is “Front Burner”….That’s better addressed than stupid actresses that can’t walk in a borrowed dress. Klutz. (pretty dress though haha). :-O

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- Baddoggy
  Posted on February 25, 2013 at 4:21am
  I would like to thank the Academy for giving a sleep aid to America. I am sure everyone will be well rested for the work day today.
  The teat government suckers should be lined up at the welfare office bright eyed and bushy tailed too! That show is better than sominex!
  
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Englentine
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 3:24am
Can we not let this become a Meme. She is a talented young lady. Celebrate her victory instead of showing this part.

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oneoldpatriot
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 2:57am
I don’t bother watching the Oscars since they normally go to lib films and lib filmmakers. The only reazon I went to this story was to watch the fall.

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DLV
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 1:54am
She’s really pretty. I feel bad for her though on that. I feel like in real life she is nice person.

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mcsledge
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 1:52am
Personally, I don’t know why the Blaze had to go here. Look at the dress. She couldn’t see her own feet. Then, she even joked about it at the beginning of her speech. I guess the Blaze is the business of adding insult to injury.

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CatB
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 1:47am
No problem .. she was too busy pulling up the top of her dress to remember to lift the bottom of it. Haven’t some of these people heard of double sided tape?

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ModerationIsBest
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 1:25am
She’s sweet.

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