The 'American Sniper' star, who has earned nine Oscar nominations but never won any, recalls the time when a 'hero' female actress and a famous filmmaker ridiculed him for getting an Oscar best actor nomination.
- Jun 21, 2022
AceShowbiz - Bradley Cooper was mocked for getting an Oscar best actor nomination by a "hero" female actress. As he revealed he was also sneered at by a famous "a******" filmmaker at an industry event four years ago, the "A Star Is Born" director said he will "never forget anything anybody mean has ever said."
To Jason Bateman, Will Arnett and Sean Hayes on their "Smartless" podcast, the 47-year-old Hollywood star confessed he was ridiculed at a party thrown by talent agency CAA for having several Academy Award nominations around the time he was doing press for his 2018 directorial debut "A Star is Born".
Cooper was mingling with an actress and a filmmaker when the latter asked, "What world are we living in where you have seven nominations and she's only got three?" The actor, who has racked up nine Oscar nominations, recalled thinking at the time, "I'm like, 'Bro, why are you such an a******?' I would never f***** forget that. Go f** yourself.' "
The father-of-one also recalled being mocked a separate time for being undeserving of one of his Oscar nominations. He earned his first Oscar nomination in 2013 for best actor for "Silver Linings Playbook" and said he was "levitating" when he found himself competing in the category against Daniel Day-Lewis, Hugh Jackman, Joaquin Phoenix and Denzel Washington.
Cooper, who shares 5-year-old daughter Lea de Seine with model ex Irina Shayk, told the podcast a "hero female actress" approached him and turned up her nose up at his inclusion. He added, "She's like, 'I saw your movie. You deserve the nom.' 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,' " he went on recalling. "I remember (thinking), 'What the f** is this town?' Can you imagine saying that to somebody? You've got to be f**** up to do that."
Cooper also admitted he felt "worthless" and "insecure" as an actor early on in his film career.
