Bradley Cooper Has Candid Response to Oscar Nomination Backlash
Bradley Cooper has a candid response to the backlash he faced from his peers for past Oscar nominations, including those for A Star Is Born and Silver Linings Playbook. Cooper is best known for his roles in American Sniper, The Hangover, and most recently Guillermo del Toro's Nightmare Alley. The actor has now been nominated for nine Oscars throughout the course of his career, three of which were for A Star Is Born, a film that he directed, produced and starred in alongside Lady Gaga. The film was nominated for Best Actor, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Picture at the 2019 Academy Awards.
While A Star Is Born represents the most-nominated film of Cooper's career thus far, the star's first-ever Oscar nomination came in 2013 for his role as Pat in Silver Linings Playbook opposite Jennifer Lawrence. Cooper would continue to earn nominations in subsequent years, including Best Supporting Actor for American Hustle, Best Picture and Best Actor for American Sniper, Best Picture for Joker, a film that he produced, and Best Picture for Nightmare Alley. Cooper is currently filming his next project, Maestro, a biopic about the life of composer Leonard Bernstein, for which he serves as director, co-writer, producer, and star.
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On a new episode of Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes, and Will Arnett's Smartless podcast (via IndieWire) Cooper reflected on the backlash he received from fellow actors and directors in Hollywood regarding his various Oscar nominations. The star recalled one particular instance in which an unnamed famous director and actress approached him at a party, with the director apparently remarking, "What world are we living in where you have seven
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