The Hunger Games (film) Globe Award for Best Original Song. For her performance, Lawrence won the Saturn Award for Best Actress, the Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress in an Action Movie, the Empire Award for Best Actress and was also nominated for the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress. As punishment for a past rebellion, the 12 districts of the nation of Panem are forced by the Capitol to select two tributes, one boy and one girl between 12 and 18, to fight to the death in the annual Hunger Games until there is only one survivor. In
The Hunger Games (film series) records at the box office. "The Hunger Games" (2012) set records for the opening day and the biggest opening weekend for a non-sequel film. "" (2013) set the record for biggest opening weekend in the month of November. "" (2014) had the largest opening day and weekend of 2014. The films, including "" (2015), received a positive reception from critics, with praise aimed at its themes and messages, as well as Jennifer Lawrence's performance. "The Hunger Games" is the 20th highest-grossing film franchise of all time, having grossed over US$2.97 billion worldwide. Following the release of Suzanne Collins' novel "The