Winter’s Bone, a $2 million (£1.5 million) indie film about a young woman struggling to make ends meet in the Ozarks. Directed by Debra Granik, the film blew critics away when it premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2010, with special attention paid to Lawrence, then still relatively unknown.
Her appearance on the red carpet in February 2011 sealed the deal: Wearing a tomato-red bodycon tank dress by Calvin Klein, her blonde hair loose and in waves, with only a bejewelled clutch and subtle bracelet to accessorise the look, Lawrence candidly told reporters that she had scarfed down a Philly cheesesteak that afternoon.
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