"What does it say? I beat Meryl," Lawrence, 22, said upon receiving her Globe for her Silver Linings Playbook role on Sunday and inspecting the inscription.
But the star's comment wasn't as mean spirited as some may think.
"I beat Meryl" is actually a reference to the 1996 film starring Goldie Hawn, Diane Keaton and Bette Midler, The First Wives Club.
In the film, Brenda (Midler) says to actress pal Elise (Hawn): "Once you were a terrific actress. You even got an Oscar to prove it."
As Brenda picks up the Oscar, she reads it's engraving aloud, "'I beat Meryl.' That's what it says."
Lawrence managed to sneak in a few original one-liners in her acceptance speech, too.
"Harvey [Weinstein], thank you for killing whoever you had to kill to get me up here today," she said to a laughing audience.
Even Lawrence's brothers got their share of tough love from the actress. "I want to thank my brothers, Ben and Blaine. I wouldn't be who I am today without you being mean to me but then really supportive and loving constantly."
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