The f-word is all I could think when I fell, Oscar winner Jennifer Lawrence says

JENNIFER Lawrence admits the f-word was the first thing that came to mind after she tripped walking onstage to accept her Oscar.

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JENNIFER Lawrence admits the f-word was the first thing that came to mind after she tripped walking onstage to accept her Oscar.

The Silver Linings Playbook star, 22, fell while walking up the stairs in her billowing Dior gown, prompting a chivalrous Hugh Jackman to jump up and to rush to her rescue.

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Lawrence recovered quickly, however, joking to the star-studded crowd that they had only given her a standing ovation because they felt sorry for her.

"You guys are just standing up because I fell and you feel bad. That was embarrassing," the Best Actress winner said.

What was going through her head? “A bad word that starts with an F” she said.

“Look at my dress!” she joked backstage, People magazine reports.

“I tried to walk upstairs in this dress. That’s what happened. I think I stepped on the fabric and they waxed the stairs,” she said.

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Lawrence admitted she was stressed-out and run off her feet getting ready for her big moment all day.

“I felt like Steve Martin in Father of the Bride, watching my house being torn apart. And my whole family was getting ready. It was chaotic. I didn’t eat today because I was so stressed. And then I was starving on the way over and that sucked.”

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Accepting the golden statuette for best actress, Lawrence, 22, paid tribute to her fellow nominees, including Australia's Naomi Watts (The Impossible).

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Lawrence's wasn't the only wardrobe malfunction at the 2013 Oscars.

Meryl Streep stood on the hem of her frock on her way to present a record third best actor to Lincoln's Daniel Day-Lewis, who now has as many of the golden statuettes as she does.

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And the pink silk gown chosen by best actress winner Anne Hathaway accentuated her nipples so clearly, they got their own twitter handle - @HathawaysNipples - which instantly attracted thousands of followers.

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Not one of the five Australians nominated for an Oscar this year - including best supporting actress Jacki Weaver (Silver Linings Playbook), hair and makeup artist Rick Findlater (The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey) and visual effects artist David Clayton (The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey) - won their category.

But as well as playing the knight-in-shining armour, Jackman, together with Hathaway, Russell Crowe, and the rest of the Les Miserables cast, delivered a showstopping medley of songs from the Cameron Mackintosh musical, including the Oscar-nominated original song Suddenly, which ultimately lost out to Adele's Skyfall.

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Even more surprising than an early appearance by Star Trek's Captain Kirk, aka William Shatner, was the Academy's decision to beam Michelle Obama in straight from the White House to present the award for best film.

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Having been snubbed for a best director nomination, Ben Affleck's Argo was a popular choice.

"I was here 15 years ago or something and you know I had no idea what I was doing. I stood out here in front of you all, really just a kid," said the filmmaker, recalling his 1998 win for best screenplay with friend and writing partner Matt Damon.

Ang Lee won best director for Life of Pi, his critically and commercially successfully adaptation of book that was widely regarded as unfilmable.

Christopher Waltz won his second best supporting actor Oscar for Django Unchained.
 

Key Winners

BEST PICTURE: Argo

BEST DIRECTOR: Ang Lee (Life of Pi).

BEST ACTOR: Daniel Day Lewis (Lincoln)

BEST ACTRESS: Jennifer Lawrence (Silver Linings Playbook)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Christoph Waltz (Django Unchained)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Anne Hathaway (Les Miserables)