Bradley Cooper revealed on a recent episode of the SmartLess podcast that a famous director once mocked him for having seven career Oscar nominations.
The incident occurred at a party during Cooper's A Star is Born awards season. The music drama boosted Cooper's Oscar nomination haul from four (three acting nominations and a Best Picture nom as a producer on American Sniper) to seven (Best Actor, Best Original Screenplay and Best Picture for A Star is Born).
At an awards season party, Cooper met with a famous director who made a joke out of Cooper's seven Oscar nominations. Cooper was joined at the party by a friend, a famous actress, who had three Oscar nominations under her belt.
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The director told Cooper, "What world are we living in where you have seven nominations and she's only got three?"
"I'm like, 'Bro, why are you such an a--hole?'" Cooper told the SmartLess podcast hosts. "I would never f--ing forget that. Go f--k yourself." Listen to more of the podcast above.
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Cooper has since added two more Oscar nominations, bringing his total career haul to nine. Cooper co-produced Joker and Nightmare Alley, both of which broke into the best picture race.
Unfortunately, the director's comment was not the first time top Hollywood talent grilled Cooper's history of nabbing Oscar nominations.
The actor said a "hero female actress" once made a condescending comment to him after he picked up his first acting nomination for Silver Linings Playbook.
"She's like, 'I saw your movie. You deserve the nom,'" Cooper said. "I was like, 'What? I'm sorry, what?' 'The nom.' Then like 10 or 20 minutes later – I'm not kidding – I passed her going to the bathroom and she mouths it, 'The nom.'"
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"I remember [thinking], what the f--k is this town?' Can you imagine saying that to somebody? You've got to be f--ked up to do that."
Cooper is widely expected to pick up even more Oscar nominations with his next directorial effort, the Netflix-backed Leonard Bernstein drama Maestro. Cooper is starring in the title role opposite Carey Mulligan as Bernstein's wife Felicia Montealegre.
"There's the movie; a movie about marriage, a movie about family. That's it," Cooper told the SmartLess podcast of his new film. "Why is it nuclear? Because it's this f--king music. Music is nuclear. I had a secret weapon in A Star is Born. It was Lady Gaga. The secret weapon I have in this movie is f--king Leonard Bernstein and Gustav Mahler. The music!"
Maestro is not expected to be released until 2023.
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Title: Bradley Cooper says famous director mocked him for having seven Oscar nominations
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Published Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2022 20:06:00 GMT
