Jennifer Lawrence is Awesome in First Clip from AMERICAN HUSTLE

Jennifer Lawrence is simply amazing in this first red band clip from David O. Russell's "American Hustle". The film is a fictional narrative set during the 1980's "Abscam" scandal, an undercover sting operation which exposed the corruption in Congress. The film is expected to be a major player during the awards season and Lawrence won an Academy Award for her performance in Russell's "Silver Linings Playbook", so there's a chance she could earn another nomination next year.

The film also stars Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, Louis C.K., Michael Pena and Jack Jones.

"American Hustle" opens in theaters for a limited run on December 13th and will expand on December 18th.

Watch the clip after the jump.

Official Synopsis

"A fictional film set in the alluring world of one of the most stunning scandals to rock our nation, American Hustle tells the story of brilliant con man Irving Rosenfeld (Christian Bale), who along with his equally cunning and seductive British partner Sydney Prosser (Amy Adams) is forced to work for a wild FBI agent Richie DiMaso (Bradley Cooper). DiMaso pushes them into a world of Jersey powerbrokers and mafia that’s as dangerous as it is enchanting. Jeremy Renner is Carmine Polito, the passionate, volatile, New Jersey political operator caught between the con-artists and Feds. Irving’s unpredictable wife Rosalyn (Jennifer Lawrence) could be the one to pull the thread that brings the entire world crashing down. Like David O. Russell’s previous films, American Hustle defies genre, hinging on raw emotion, and life and death stakes."

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