Some stars will happily be flipping their calendars to 2014. Others, well, they’ll always have fond memories of that one year when everything seemed to fall into place. Check out our breakdown of the celebs who were winning and those who didn’t fare so well in 2013!Winner: Jennifer Lawrence
Too bad J.Law isn’t available to give an acceptance speech for landing a winning spot on this list. Every time she opens her mouth, we fall more in love with her down-to-earth, quirky personality. Lawrence was a winner at the Oscars, too, where she walked away with the Best Actress trophy for last year’s “Silver Linings Playbook.” She also reigned at the box office, where “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” was, as expected, a behemoth that has taken in more than $740 million globally since opening Nov. 22. Forbes estimated that Lawrence herself earned $26 million between June 2012 and June 2013, which was enough to land her at the No. 2 spot on the magazine’s list of the year’s highest-paid actresses, right behind Angelina Jolie. Not bad for a 23-year-old!
Loser: Lamar Odom
Hard to believe that Odom was on top of the world not too long ago … before rumors swirled that he was cheating on wife Khloé Kardashian, an August DUI charge, a brief stint in rehab, and finally an official split. Khloé filed for divorce in December and she was promptly seen hanging out with L.A. Dodgers outfielder Matt Kemp. Next year has to be better for the former NBA player!
Winner: Beyoncé
Queen Bey was fierce throughout 2013, but she practically made the Internet explode in December when she dropped a new album accompanied with music videos for all 17 songs with absolutely no warning. Quite a way to cap off a year that saw Bey perform at President Obama’s second inauguration (although she did face a lip-syncing scandal) and the Super Bowl halftime show, as well as the premiere of her HBO documentary, “Life Is but a Dream.” What can Jay Z’s woman and Blue Ivy’s mama possibly do to top it in 2014? She’s sure to think of something! (more…)