Jennifer Lawrence vs Elizabeth Banks: who worked it hardest in Berlin?

Jennifer Lawrence

Yesterday we covered Jennifer Lawrence’s wrinkled and candy-crusted Dior toga at the London premiere of Catching Fire. Now the cast has already hit Berlin for the German premiere. I love this photo of Jennifer with Liam Hemsworth and Josh Hutcherson because the “love triangle” in this franchise is anything but romantic. Liam looks so ridiculous in his blue suit (more on that below), but Josh is owning his stature as a short guy. No lifts required.

Jennifer was wearing a light-blue Dior dress coat with some pink-and-blue embroidery in the skirt area. This dress is sooo much better than her fug London attire. She looks kicky and fashionable and nowhere in jeopardy of falling on her face like she did at the Oscars. The nude Stuart Weitzman heels are an annoyance, but they’re a universal annoyance. Hollywood needs to quit this trend.

Jennifer Lawrence

Jennifer Lawrence

Elizabeth Banks didn’t fare nearly as well as she did in London. Elizabeth looks great in bright colors, but she chose this washed out Elie Saab gown for last night’s premiere. The dress is technically metallic with a ridged belt, but it doesn’t go well with Elizabeth’s beachy looks. Perhaps with a more dramatic hairstyle she could have pulled it off, but this “edgy” dress was paradoxically not enough for the lovely Banks. My vote in London was Elizabeth, but JLaw easily wins Berlin.

Elizabeth Banks

Elizabeth Banks

Before I get to the men at the Berlin premiere, here are some bullet points from JLaw and her cohorts:

* Jennifer reveals that she remains terrified of falling in another Dior dress after her Oscar blunder: “Eventually I [will] stop slapping myself every time I [think] about it. I don’t have any plans to avoid future falls. I can only use sheer will power. I will be much more focused when walking. I was just at my brother’s wedding and I had to walk down all these stairs and I thought, ‘I can’t fall again! I can’t!’

* When quizzed about their favorite young adult novels, the cast response was mixed. JLaw favored Harry Potter while Josh and Sam admitted they never read many (optional) books while growing up. The true winner? Elizabeth called “the Flowers in the Attic series” while admitting she had to hide the books from her parents. That sounds exactly like me and The Exorcist. True story! My BFF and I read it together on our 5th grade playground. We were such rebels.

* JLaw tried to remain diplomatic when quizzed about Miley Cyrus and her sexy image: “I don’t really worry about it. It’s definitely something that’s just kind of a part of this world. It is a part of the entertainment industry that sells. Sex sells, and for some disgusting reason young sex sells even more.” I agree about the grossness of “young sex” selling the most.

* The main tributes did not enjoy their wetsuits, but JLaw was “surprised at how little camel toe problem there was. I was expecting a lot more.” Hutch added, “We tried cups in the beginning, but they looked ridiculous.” Claflin reveals that thongs were originally required for the males, but “we eventually went with cycling shorts and that kept it all intact.” Then Hutch admitted, “[The wetsuits] were pretty comfortable once we found out you can actually pee through them — just go into the ocean and take care of your business.” [Insert JLaw fart joke.]

* I briefly mentioned this yesterday, but we’re still getting tips about how Jennifer fled the London red carpet to socialize with a young fan in a wheelchair. JLaw embraced the young girl and thanked her for attending the premiere. Tears!

Here’s some pictures of Liam and Josh last night. Josh looks serviceable (in more ways than one), but I can’t stop laughing at Liam. He looks so cheesy in this blue suit. Dude can’t work it without a “helllll-o, ladies” vibe.

Liam Hemsworth

Liam Hemsworth

Josh Hutcherson

Photos courtesy of WENN

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  1. Lupe says:

    I didn’t at first, but now I really like Jennifer’s short hair here! Maybe it needed to grow out a week or so.

    • MCraw says:

      Same here. Well, now I think it’s just okay, but it’s better pushed back than gosselin style.

      Don’t like the dress. Double breasted?? No. The skirt on it is nice, but this girl can do so much better style-wise. EB looks great. Love the dress, but maybe a different hair style. I like the blue on Liam. He’s just so goofy and has no presence. Poor josh. That’s all I’ve got.

      • Stef Leppard says:

        “but Josh is owning his stature as a short guy. No lifts required.”
        Hmm… I see a distinct heel on those there dress shoes!

        I love Elizabeth’s dress, but it does wash her out a little. Too bad.

        Liam looks like a used-car salesman! Espesh in the pic where he’s waving. Dang, I used to think he was so hot. I guess the fact that he was ever with The Grimy Tongue killed it for me.

  2. Kiddo says:

    I think Jennifer looks more fresh, original, young, this dress works on her, but I’m not sure about the shoes with it. That black and blue suit is the fug.

    • TheOriginalKitten says:

      Yeah J Law wins this round. I like Banks’s dress but how many times have we seen something similar?

      Liam looks terrible, but he usually does.

  3. Dani2 says:

    I don’t love the hair here and the coat/dress is cute, definitely an improvement from the one she wore in London but it looks like something I’d expect Michelle Obama to wear – I feel like Jen is pretty and young but her hair and outfits are just teaming up to age her as much as possible. I wish her stylist would think more about using her style to reflect her young and quirky personality.

    • YuYa says:

      Exactly! I love Michelle Williams style and I think something along those lines would work really well for Jennifer. But NO, her stylist has her dressing like a 50 year old socialite…so not flattering at all!

      I would also love to be Angelina Jolie’s stylist as well, or her personal shopper, she has so much potential and it is ruined by black work slacks and tiny strapped oversized camisoles.

  4. Anna says:

    Budget looks SO budget.

    • j.eyre says:

      Definitely earning his name here.

      Unfortunately, I am not feeling Josh either. Maybe it’s because he looked so good in London.

      I am giving the whole round to Jennifer on this one.

      • Anna says:

        Eh, I like the concept of that coat, not the execution. So it’s EBanks for me. Team Peeta, but I agree w you on Josh. Basically we’re missing Hiddlesworth action, per usual http://photos.laineygossip.com/articles/hemsworth-hiddleston-11nov13-10.jpg

      • j.eyre says:

        Oh damn, Anna… I think my hear actually did just skip a beat. this is getting worse.

        (how can I be so turned on by the back of Tom’s shoulders in a suit coat?)

      • Anna says:

        Bc you are imagining wrapping your arms around him from behind and leaning against his back (as am I).

      • Marty says:

        So there were a couple of Spanish articles that came out yesterday with the title “Elsa Pataky Undecided About Having More Kids” then they quoted Chris saying he didn’t know if they were going to have more that they had to talk about it, basically saying it was Remora’s decision. Interesting no?

      • Anna says:

        HMMMMMMMMMMMM

        The thing is… I am not a kids person. So I cant even jump on the hypotheti-fictional ‘PICK ME, CHRIS, I WILL GIVE YOU BABIEZZZZZ!’ wagon…

      • Marty says:

        You know I was thinking maybe we’ve been coming at this all wrong. Maybe the reason we haven’t seen her is just simply because she’s having work done. Healing time takes about 4-6 weeks for most procedures(I’m guessing) that would explain why she hasn’t been papped in two months, a record for her.

      • Anna says:

        What work tho? She’s been looking f*cking amazing!

  5. Celia says:

    I really loved Elizabeth’s dress here. I think’s Jen’s coat dress is cute but I was wondering before the press tour what in Dior’s fall couture collection she would wear for premieres since there wasn’t really any suitable dresses and some of the better ones have already been worn by others. It looks like she got the leftovers. I really hope her contract with Dior ends soon and she won’t be obliged to wear Dior anymore but can pick the best dresses from different designers.

    I have to admit I find Liam hot when shaved but he’s appeal completely disappears to me when he has a stubble or beard.

    • emmie_a says:

      I love Elizabeth’s dress too. And the loose hair makes the dress not as stuffy as it could have been.

      And I agree about Jennifer’s Dior contract. I hope she’s getting good money to wear their clothes because I can’t think of too many things she’s worn that really suited her.
      I watched the video of her w/the girl who was crying and it was super sweet. It seemed super sincere and it’s good to know Jennifer appreciates her fans.

      What’s wrong with nude heels? They’re classic and elegant.

  6. smee says:

    I’m not really feeling JLaw’s coat dress. I don’t think white is her best color and it looks slightly too big – as do her shoes. As far as her hair – I like it. It looks young and modern on her and not at all like Kate Gosselin over-hairsprayed helmet.

    • Kiddo says:

      It could use some tailoring and maybe some funky or edgier shoes. The sandals aren’t working for me.

  7. SuSu says:

    Elizabeth Banks wow. She wins!

    Jennifers hair… no thanks. She just has not the face shape for such a hair style.
    The outfit is very cute, but wrong for a movie premiere. The shoes have the wrong size?

  8. PHD Gossip says:

    Looks like Jlaw is wearing a wiglet over a short, short cut. Look closely.

  9. Andrea says:

    I actually think Elizabeth looks great here. But I agree that this coat dress is way more fun than that toga she wore the other night. I don’t remember Effie having a big role in the second book. (Or the first book for that matter.)

  10. Josephine says:

    They both look amazing. I would love either dress, and they have flawless skin. Well done.

  11. Ninks says:

    I like the idea of a dress coat, especially when it’s November and freezing. Jen looks great, but the style ages her, I think.

    I like Liam’s suit, I think he wears colour really well, while Josh’s suit gives me a Grandfather vibe. Poor Josh is so short though.

  12. MisJes says:

    That is a GORGEOUS dress coat. Just beautiful.

  13. eliza says:

    I think Banks’ dress is lovely on her.

  14. mark says:

    The same woman who has posed in numerous ‘lad’ mags is saying young people selling sex is disgusting is a bit hypocritical right?

    She sounds very self righteous even more than usual in this promotion campaign by referring herself to be a role model. Wasn’t she caught smoking weed and getting drunk at the oscars, which i have no problem with but is it a good example for her to be setting to her young hunger games fans? She’s just any celebrity complaining about fame but carries on playing game. She doesn’t seem like a bad person but every needs to stop treating her like a messiah.

    Also if this was Kristen stewart or Anne hathaway saying half the stuff this woman says they’ll be crucified by this site and other blogs.

    • SuSu says:

      on this side JLaw cannot do wrong. She is cute and her PR team makes her an innocent young angel. Maybe when the next likeable starlet comes across and the love affair with Jen ends… then the tone will change and people will judge her in a more objective way.

    • Kiddo says:

      How is it hypocritical?

      “I don’t really worry about it. It’s definitely something that’s just kind of a part of this world. It is a part of the entertainment industry that sells….”Everybody’s got their own path and they’ve got their own way of finding themselves,” she explained. “For some people, that’s how they feel best, that’s how they feel sexy and that’s how they want to perform . . . to each their own.” ”

      She seems to be acknowledging that it is commonplace, and makes no judgement on the choice to do it. She may have gotten drunk and whatnot, but she didn’t advertise it on stage. I don’t really care that Miley did. But I am confused about the outrage here.

      • LB says:

        There’s always blow back here when too many people like one person. If you really think about it, every celebrity has contradicted themselves at some point in time. Just like every human being in the world. I don’t get the big deal.

      • Kiddo says:

        I’m not even certain it is a contradiction. Even if she did “lad” magazines, it doesn’t mean that she found it appealing. Plus she doesn’t shade the people who do it, just the fact that “selling young sex” is part of the industry, and that it doesn’t sit right with her. I haven’t seen the lad photos, so it’s difficult to gauge if they were very similar to a Terry Richardson special. It’s possible that she may have regrets about those decisions as well.

      • Gossy says:

        @LB but no celebrity tries as hard (that’s a google search: “Jennifer Lawrence tries….too hard” as JLaw.

        And the problem is she’ll say anything that sounds good. Ie: You can bet she’ll be saying these statements in the future (with most she’s said already):

        1.Being thin is so gross. Being happy with your own weight is the best feeling and we should be encouraging young girls this.
        2. I never work out, diet and I just stuff myself with junk food because trying to be thin is like so gross.
        3. I get called obese and fat all the time and I’m like “STFU what kind of message are you sending to young girls?”
        4. Omg it’s disgusting how much actors get paid. I mean, doctors, police, and firefighters are saving lives. We as a society need to get more perspective
        5. People told me that I need to keep my thoughts to myself but I’m not going to lie and be fake….I probably say stuff I shouldn’t but I want to be honest to my principles
        6. I hate bullies. I was bullied when I was young and like they’re the most horrible people ever and we should all love each other. Be strong!
        7. I think celebrities and politicians and people like them forget that the most important people is the common man!
        8. OMG I get like so excited when I meet Meryl Streep in person because you know, I might be a huge star, but I’m just like you. I’m such a geek.
        9. So like my publicist told me I shouldn’t talk about peeing so much but like I’m just keeping it real. I just peed in the ocean next to Josh and Liam!
        10. I’m the most searched Jennifer before Aniston? Omg am I like before Jesus when you type in “G-E”…wait did I just say Jesus and Jennifer are spelled with G? I’m such a geek. LOL.

        And she’s contradicted herself on various points already….like the bullying.

      • Celia says:

        It wasn’t contradictory. Sounds like Mark couldn’t be bothered to watch the original interview before coming here to bitch about it. Yawn. Probably he’s a fan of someone less famous than Lawrence and is pressed about the attention she gets.

      • mark says:

        also hypocritical in the way that she said we shouldn’t call ‘real’ women fat but if a woman is skinny she’s an enemy for some reason, i’m pretty sure she has some young skinny fans who get called ‘skeleton’, so as a role model shouldn’t be telling young girls that no matter what you look like it doesn’t matter. It’s hardly promoting a healthy body image by telling people who sit around eating junk food

        But instead she decides to throw some comment at those awful women who exercise and take of their body…those evil women not wanting to have a heart attack at 40

    • rio says:

      100% agree. This girl so calculated that every word which comes from her mouth sound like written by bunch of publicity team. I am sure, her handlers and managers at CAA learn from all the mistakes that did previous IT GIRLS like Kristen Stewart, Megan Fox and even Kirsten Dunst (rehab accident) to coaching and guided JLaws every step. Girl is like business project.

      • Mary says:

        or maybe she is just that, different, and has some common sense to rub together? And also, if you watch the clip, Jennifer was being asked pointed questions by an obnoxious interviewer, clearly trying to start something, who asked what she felt about the sexualization of women in the industry and then how she felt about “Miley twerking with a dwarf on stage”… but instead Jennifer deflected and made a statement that yes, sex sells BUT to each his or her own and that some people feel best being overtly sexy. She didn’t mention Miley once, despite the interviewer clearly trying to start something. It was very smart on Jennifer’s part, otherwise you would be seeing WW3.

  15. nmatz says:

    Wow, Liam is tall! The height differences in that first pic are kinda hilarious.

    • Rachel says:

      And highlights how appallingly miscast Peeta is. I can’t only hope Josh Hutcherson doesn’t ruin Catching Fire for me, as he was *this close* to doing in The Hunger Games.

  16. LB says:

    I read somewhere that Nicholas Hoult and his sister were at the after party. So are these two are officially back together? I thought it was just a temporary thing during X Men filming but I can’t say I mind. They seem like a nice, normal couple.

    I like her Miley response.

  17. Gossy says:

    Ugh J-Law claims she never “diets or works out” and that she eats junk food. Unlike Blake lively who actually has a flabby midsection so it sounds reasonable, J-Law has a flat stomach.

    • Ninks says:

      Sshe often talks about the intense training she does for stuff like the Hunger Games and X-men, so she certainly doesn’t claim that she never works out. She’s obviously very fit and active, and looks it.

      • Gossy says:

        ‘Nothing can motivate me,’ she shares, not even when preparing to go almost naked for her role in X-Men, she says. ‘I thought, “Oh definitely, I’ll work out and diet.” But nope. Not me!’

        ‘But nope! I was like, I still want candy and I still want a hot dog!’

        The Kentucky native, who orders Eggs Benedict during her InStyle sit down, lists off her favourite foods: baby back ribs, french fries, pizza, spaghetti Bolognese, cheesecake subs, ad Funfetti cake (with strawberry or vanilla icing, not chocolate).

    • Delta Juliet says:

      Eh. When I was her age, I ate whatever I wanted, never exercised and never gained a pound. My stomach was flat as a board But at 39, that doesn’t work for me anymore.
      I guess what I’m saying is, it is possible.

    • rio says:

      More she talk that didnt diet and working out – MORE I think that she exercising like crazy and eat only right food. In recent two years she lost A LOT weight and her body now looks perfectly toned. Jlaws words and obvious things contradict to each other.

      • Celia says:

        She said in an interview that she exercises when preparing for X-Men and Hunger Games movies but they do so much running and stuff on sets that she doesn’t need to train while filming. Running up a hill for hours in order to film a scene is enough.

      • angie says:

        ok how it is it contradictory exactly?
        she says she usually doesn’t diet and only exercise for her physical roles like katniss in the hunger games and mystique in X-Men franchise
        also, if you had seen the interview she never slammed Miley, she stated that she found the notion that young sex sells to be disgusting, she was bothered more by the industry as a whole than by Miley antics and she said to each her own, that everybody has a path etc, how is that being hypocritical ? sometime i feel people just want to stir the pot without any reason *rolls eyes*

  18. lucy2 says:

    I like both dresses. Elizabeth’s is really pretty but seems a bit much for the event though.

    Liam looks like a blue lunatic.

  19. serena says:

    I just can’t like Liam, he looks like a douche. And Jlaw with those hair is killing me, thank god we have Josh.. he’s hot, short, and owning it!

  20. Nicolette says:

    Elizabeth’s gown is beautiful, she looks lovely. Jennifer’s coat dress is nice, but a different shoe would’ve worked better. Something that would have given a pop of color maybe. Loved that she went over to her young fan, spoke with her and gave hugs.

  21. Jackson says:

    Her shoes are hideous. The beige is ok, but the style is just so, so bad. That tiny little strap across the toes makes even a small-sized foot look awkward.

  22. Anna says:

    Banks looks stunning, this Elie Saab I actually like for once. Lawrence looks like a mix between Kate Gosselin and Kate Middleton. And not in a good way.

  23. loveisthecoal says:

    I really like Elizabeth’s dress…I think she looks pretty great! Jennifer also looks great but does her outfit seem a bit casual for a premiere? Maybe it’s just me.

    I think Josh is adorable and I like his suit. Liam always just looks like a Neanderthal to me. There’s nothing going on upstairs.

  24. Grant says:

    Oh my goodness, I love the blue suit–although I agree that Liam kind of looks funny in it. I get what they were going for, it makes his baby blues pop. He also looks fine as hell with that dashing smile in the second-to-last pic.

  25. nicegirl says:

    Again, I MUST BE GETTING OLDER, because I am not feeling JLaw’s look whatsoever and I am fully in with E Banks’ sparkly gown.

    I hid the VC Andrews books as well.

  26. Mary says:

    . And all the people deciding to hammer her for liking to eat, um, yeah? Just because she needs to work out for roles doesn’t mean she likes working out doesn’t and that doesn’t mean she doesn’t work out for jobs…but still doesn’t diet? How do those two things contradict each other… I think people on here don’t know what “contradict” means.

    Jennifer is maybe is really different … and believes those normal things about body image because she has some common sense to rub together?

    Also, Jennifer was very kind to Miley, and deflected when the question was asked. And also, if you watch the interview, Jennifer was being asked questions by an obnoxious interviewer, clearly trying to start something, asking what she felt about the sexualization of women in the industry and then how she felt about “Miley twerking with a dwarf on stage”… but instead Jennifer deflected and made a statement that yes, sex sells BUT to each his or her own and that some people feel best being overtly sexy or performing that way…. she didn’t mention Miley once, despite the interviewer clearly trying to start something. It was very smart on Jennifer’s part, otherwise you would be seeing WW3.

  27. Miss M says:

    Banks!

  28. lylaooo says:

    ok…the hairr is son grong..she looks older! don´t like it at all.!

  29. diib says:

    I personally like this hairstyle on her the moment I saw her with it.. I think it makes her look fresh and don’t think that it is soccer momish like many people think. Maybe because I have a short hair and I like JLaw so I may be biased.

    • LadySlippers says:

      DIIB, I have long hair and love her new short haircut! It’s nice and different. To me, she shows you can be sexy, fun, and feminine w/o long hair.

      • diib says:

        It sure does! People need to try out new hairstyle once in a while.. It feels liberating! (At least for me) My friends are all ” I’ll never cut my long hair short and I’ll cry if someone chop it off “

  30. Kaboom says:

    For a minute there I was wondering what Elijah Wood was doing at that premiere.

  31. GIRLFACE says:

    I like her hairstyle here. The dress coat is a huge improvement over the fug weird candy dress. I also think that E Banks is so beautiful but could have gone more severe or edgy with with either the dress or the hair and makeup. And Liam needs to take off that suit at once. At. once.

  32. Holden says:

    The half butt turn pose is pretty awesome, I need to bring that back.

  33. taxi says:

    Both women look great. I’d like EB’s hair to be less casual to better suit the dress, up or at least off her face.

    What is the allure of Hemsworths? Is it that they have little boy faces with delicate, tiny, centrally clustered features thus women want to cuddle them like babies? They’re pinheads, too. Skulls are too small for their height so they look ill-proportioned in full length photos. Y’all can have ’em. Nice blue eyes but that’s as far as I can get.

  34. E-V-E says:

    wow, upper part of the dress is flight attendant, lower part, ice-skater. Shoes are beyond mismatch, the color, the season, the style. Ugh. Dior is so wrong for young and perky thing like JLaw. She should wear Proenza Schouler, Wang, something cool but not too edgy. The only thing working here is her hair.
    Elizabeth is gorgeous, I just like her way more in motion/movies than on pictures, like she does not transfer personality on rc.
    I have a thing for petite guys, so Josh wins, love the posture 😀

  35. A Fan says:

    C’mon, Elizabeth is flawless – wins hands down.

    [But kudos to Jennifer for not wearing blocks of cement on her feet.]

  36. Caroline says:

    Josh look adorable haha
    Liam lost his hot.