The best supporting actress honour went to Anne Hathaway for her portrayal of a dying prostitute, Fantine, in "Les Miserables" while Christoph Waltz won the supporting actor trophy for his role as Dr King Schultz in slave-revenge drama "Django Unchained".
Jackman piped Jack Black for "Bernie", Bradley Cooper for "Silver Linings Playbook", Ewan McGregor "Salmon Fishing in the Yemen" and Bill Murray for "Hyde Park on Hudson".
Lawrence, 22, was one of the early winners in the Best Performance in a Motion Picture