4t.the Award for Wardrobe Malfunction Goes to… Jennifer Lawrence, as Her Dress Falls Apart During SAG Acceptance

She is suffering from pneumonia and up against some of Hollywood’s top leading ladies but it was Jennifer Lawrence’s dress that almost cost the actress her Screen Actors Guild Award on Sunday An excited Jennifer, 22, narrowly escaped being completely exposed as her dress came close to tearing in half as she headed on stage to collect her statue for Best Female Actor in a Leading Role. In front of a glittering audience of stars, the beautiful 22-year-old revealed a little too much of her body in a Christian Dior tiered dress.

A new look: Jennifer Lawrence’s gown was torn in half as she walked to the Screen Actors Guild stage to accept her award for best female actor Actress Jennifer Lawrence’s wardrobe malfunctions as she collected her award for Best Female Actor in Film

Rip! The moment Jennifer’s perfect moment, and dress, comes undone Disaster struck as her name was read out to recognise her role in Silver Linings Playbook. Shooting up from her chair and hugging people around her, the Hunger Games star failed to notice someone had planted the leg of their chair on her navy Dior gown.

Keen to get on stage, the actress attempted to run off tearing her skirt of her dress at the point where the skirt meets the underskirt with sheer lining. The sheer lining and skirt, which was fresh from the Paris Haute Couture runway, is hidden under the top tier of the gown. As she headed to the stage, Jennifer further exposed herself as she hitched up the dress to negotiate the stairs revealing her thighs.

Hugs all round: As people got up to hug the young star her dress got snagged on a chair The cast members of Breaking Bad turned around shocked as the stricken star realised at their table she was in trouble. Fellow actresses Nicole Kidman and Marion Cotillard certainly felt the young woman’s pain, and were caught on camera reacting to the dress’ tearing So shocked was the French actress that her eyes popped open.

Poor thing: Nicole Kidman feels the Silver Linings Playbook star’s pain Like a professional, Jennifer quickly pushed the ripped section of dress under the gown’s existing tuck and strode towards the stage. Once there, the Winter’s Bone star once again narrowly missed showing off more than she planned to as the dress slipped apart. Holding the frock together a breathless-either from her pneumonia or shock-Lawrence accepted her best actress award.

The 22-year-old thanked her co-stars, her family and mega producer Harvey Weinstein Congratulations! Robert De Niro presented her with the gong Poor Jennifer had thought her illness was going to be the hardest part of the night The 22-year-old was so ill that on the night before the SAGs she was forced to miss the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards on Saturday. However, she managed to leave her sick bed and look amazing doing it for Sunday’s awards. With red lips and her hair swept to one side the Hunger Games star shone in the now infamous navy Christian Dior Haute Couture dress, Chopard jewels-which included a 38-carat diamond necklace and emerald-cut 6-carat diamond studs and a diamond ring, Roger Vivier clutch, and Jimmy Choo shoes.