It doesn't always work out this way but at least in 2013 talent has trumped twerking. Class has defeated crass. The amazing Girl on Fire has edged out the pathetic Hot Mess. Why was it even close?
Lawrence beats Cyrus, Netflix for top entertainer
The battle for AP entertainer of the year came down to the Girl on Fire and the Queen of Twerk.
Jennifer Lawrence edged out Miley Cyrus by one vote in The Associated Press' annual survey of its newspaper and broadcast members and subscribers for Entertainer of the Year.
There were 70 ballots submitted by U.S. editors and news directors. Voters were asked to consider who had the most influence on entertainment and culture in 2013.
Lawrence won 15 votes. Cyrus had 14. Netflix was a close third, earning 13 votes for altering the TV landscape with its on-demand format and hit original series.
But Lawrence — who started the year with an Academy Award for best actress, fueled a box-office franchise as "The Hunger Games" heroine Katniss Everdeen, and wrapped 2013 with a critically acclaimed performance in "American Hustle" that just earned Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Award nominations — charmed fans everywhere with her candid sincerity.
She was also a fashion darling — a muse for Dior — who made headlines with her pixie haircut. ("That was the weirdest thing that ever happened to me," she recently told Jon Stewart.)
The 23-year-old actress "is not only talented and beautiful, but comes off as incredibly intelligent, genuine, funny and well-spoken in her public appearances and interviews," writes Kristi Runyan of The Derrick and The News-Herald Newspapers in Oil City, Pa. "It's refreshing to see a young woman not squandering her talent and success by succumbing to the temptations many do in Hollywood and who actively speaks about the ridiculous behavior of some of her peers."
Here's a great article with her family from back in March after she won that Oscar.
The world knows Jennifer Lawrence as an actress, superstar and Oscar winner -- but that's not how her family sees her.
"She's talented and good at what she does but she's still just Jen -- who happens to be good at acting," said Jennifer's mom, Karen.
Jennifer's brother, Blaine, says they're making sure fame doesn't change her.
"We're going to try our hardest to keep her grounded and let her know she's not as cool as everyone says she is," Blaine said.
At the end of the day, however, the cars, fame and fortune don't matter. In fact, her dad still picks up the check when Jennifer's home.
"I don't even think she thinks about money," Karen said. "When she's home, she'll say, 'Dad, can I have $20 bucks to go to the movies?' He usually treats for dinner when we're out because that's what we would normally do. She wants to be treated like everyone else."
Her family says Jennifer shows that same respect to others -- and that makes them proud.
"The one thing I will say, when I go on set, the hair and makeup people always come to me and say she's such a nice girl, so respectful," Gary said. "And I kid her and say, 'If I ever come and don't hear that, we'll have some real problems.' But so far, so good."
And then here's Miley, the runner-up, with her disgusting, disease-ridden tongue...
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