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In 2009, Jennifer Lawrence was rejected twice for a role for being “too pretty”. She got an Oscar nomination for it
Jennifer Lawrence was twice turned down for the lead role in *Winter’s Bone* because casting staff thought she was too attractive to convincingly play a poor teenager. She persisted, travelling to New York to audition again, and the part became a breakthrough that earned her first Academy Award nomination.
Lawrence was 19 and had appeared in only a few films, including *The Bill Engvall Show*, when she pursued the role. She told *The Orange County Register* that she went without make-up and insisted on being seen; her performance later helped launch a career that included *The Hunger Games* and an Oscar win for *Silver Linings Playbook*.
In short
- Lawrence was initially rejected as too pretty for *Winter’s Bone*.
- She travelled to New York and auditioned again.
- The role earned her first Oscar nomination.