Not a supporting actress! Oscar hopeful Jennifer Lawrence takes the plunge in sequined gown at Hollywood Reporter Nominees Night

They say that fortune favours the brave.
And it seems Jennifer Lawrence follows this maxim if her outfit at the Hollywood Reporter Oscar Nominees Night in Beverly Hills is anything to go by.
The best actress nominee stole the show thanks to her cleavage bearing sequined number, which drew attention to her ample curves.

Stealing the show: Jennifer Lawrence outshone her best actress Oscar rivals at The Hollywood Reporter's Nominee's Night in Beverly Hills on Monday

A tale of two dress: Jennifer looked equally impressive at the evening event and the Oscars luncheon

It meant she had won an important, but in no way decisive, victory against her rivals for the much coveted trophy.
For the 22-year-old's fellow hopefuls Naomi Watts and Jessica Chastain both looked in fine figure as they attended the event.
The latter scored particularly highly after daunting a sleek black number that managed to tread the thin line between demure and sexy perfectly.
But there was plenty of competition in the glamour stakes at the glittering event.

Curvy: While she is known for her acting skills there is little doubt that Jennifer is also a Hollywood beauty

Hot competition: Australian actress Naomi Watts went for a more casual look with silver trousers and a white blouse and jacket while Amy Adams pulled out an LBD for the night

For while Jennifer, Jessica, Naomi and supporting actress nominee Amy Adams are the actresses of the moment, some of the cream of the Hollywood crop were also there.
And particularly hot competition was provided in the form of 33-year-old Homeland star Morena Baccarin.
With awards season in full flow the trio were among the attendees at the event held at Spago in Beverly Hills.

Amy, 38, who is nominated as best supporting actress in The Master and Naomi, nominated for leading actress in The Impossible, had earlier attended the Oscars Nominees Luncheon.

Sexy yet demure: Jessica Chastain easily trod the thin line between sexy and demure with this outfit

Very casual: Sally Field wore jeans and a white blouse, seen right Steven Spielberg who directed her in the Oscar-nominated movie Lincoln

And outfit change later and the pair were posing for the cameras again, with Naomi, 44, opting for a dressed down looked of silver trousers and a white blouse.
Amy, meanwhile, looked sexy in a lacy LBD, but it was Morena, who plays Jessica Brody, the long-suffering wife of Congressman Nicholas Brody, in Homeland, who really pulled out the stops.
She looked immaculate in sleeveless white gown, completing her dramatic look with a slick of red lipstick.

Three thoroughbreds: Jessica, Naomi and Amy shone like diamonds at the luncheon earlier in the day

Three thoroughbreds: Jessica, Naomi and Amy shone like diamonds at the luncheon earlier in the day

Other attendees included Sally Field, who will go up against Adams in the best supporting actress category for her role in Lincoln.
In a new interview with British GQ, alongside a sexy photoshoot, Morena admitted she had no idea how long she will be staying in the show, adding that 'no-one is safe' from the wrath of the writers' pens.
She said: 'I don’t know! I’ve asked and harassed but I haven’t gotten any information.

Immaculate: The 33-year-old actress completed her look with tousled hair and a slick of red lipstick

Star turn: Homeland star Morena Baccarin looked stunning in a white dress cut just above the knee

'But I don’t think anyone is safe...'

Morena's admission comes after a shocking finale to the second series of the show, which saw a bomb go off inside the CIA headquarters, apparently killing many of the programme's main characters including David Estes (played by David Harewood).
However, even if Morena does find herself cut from the show, which stars Damian Lewis as her on-screen husband, she has already thought about her next career move.
Asked what else she envisions in her acting future, Morena replied: 'I would love to be a Bond girl.
'That is on my bucket list, definitely.'