Oscars 2014: Lupita Nyong'o and Jennifer Lawrence playfully wrestle for the Academy Award

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Lupita Nyong’o took home the Academy Award for best supporting actress Sunday night — but not without a battle.

The Kenyan-born actress scored an Oscar for her first big movie role and beat out fellow nominees including actress Jennifer Lawrence — however, there seemed to be no hard feelings from the American Hustle star.

Lawrence gave Nyong’o a standing ovation — along with the rest of the crowd — and seemed genuinely happy when the 12 Years a Slave was awarded the Oscar.

She later met with Nyong’o backstage after the ceremony and pretended to wrestle Nyong’o in an amusing photo that captured the comical personalities of the A-list stars.

(Photos courtesy of Getty Images/Christopher Polk)

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