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Actor Bradley Cooper recently lost out on the Golden Globes Cillian Murphy’s performance inOppenheimer. Cooper’s performance inMaestro, a biopic on legendary music composer Leonard Bernstein was the actor’s ninth nomination at the Golden Globes. However, luck does not seem to be on the side ofThe Hangoverstar as he lost both Best Actor and Best Director to Christopher Nolan’s Robert Oppenheimer biopic.
Cooper reportedly transformed physically to look more like Bernstein, with the prosthetic nose receiving severe backlash. However, what made the loss more depressing was the dedication Cooper put into playing the role. He reportedly trained for six years as a conductor to perform in a six-minute scene in the film.
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Bradley Cooper Trained For Six Years For One Scene inMaestro
Bradley Coopermade his directorial debut with the musicalA Star Is Born, which gained many accolades, including the Best Original Song Oscar for Lady Gaga’sShallow.He was attached to the Leonard Bernstein biopic when it was supposed to be directed by Martin Scorsese in 2018. However, Scorsese soon left the project and Bradley Cooper took over.
Apart from directing, Cooper also chose to star as Bernstein and reportedly had to undergo a physical transformation to look more like the legendary composer. He sought the help of Oscar-winning makeup artist Kazu Hiro after he was recommended by Guillermo Del Toro, to help get the look of Bernstein right. The prosthetic nose received severe backlash for Cooper as he was accused of putting on a ‘Jewface’.
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Bradley Cooper’s toughest preparation for the role, however, occurred for the scene that portrayed the composer’s legendary concert at Ely Cathedral with the London Symphony Orchestra in 1976. Cooper revealed toIndieWirethat he trained for six years for that scene alone, which had six minutes of runtime. He said,
“That scene I was so worried about because we did it live. That was the London Symphony Orchestra. I was recorded live, I had to conduct them. And I spent six years learning how to conduct six minutes and 21 seconds of music…I think that I knew, I was terrified, absolutely terrified that if I hadn’t done the work that I wouldn’t be able to enjoy myself in these scenes. And everybody did.”
The actor-director credited Canadian conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin for helping him with the scene and training him well for the years.
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Bradley Cooper’s Harrowing Defeat To Cillian Murphy
Bradley Cooper’s polarizing filmMeastrostill had a healthy count at the beginning of the Awards season, with four nominations at the Golden Globes. The film was nominated for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, and Best Actress for a drama. However, the film went home empty-handed as Christopher Nolan’sOppenheimerswept the awards with five wins.
Cooper lost the Best Director Award to Christopher Nolan, losing the award yet again after being nominated forA Star is Born. However, a truly saddening sight was witnessed when Bradley Cooper’s stoic face was displayed as he lost the Best Actor Award to Cillian Murphy. Murphy played the titular role inOppenheimer.
Fans were quick to feel sorry for Bradley Cooper, who spent six years perfecting his skills as a conductor for a short six-minute sequence in the two-hour film. Though the world was in agreement with Murphy’s win and hoped that he would win at the Oscars too, fans still felt bad for Cooper.
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Oh god it’s sadder when you zoom inpic.twitter.com/8YGe8TBQP9
his original villain arc was started since rami malek won for bohemian rhapsody and now this
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His best acting performance was actually right here trying to stay cool
While this year’s Golden Globe wunderkind seems to be Christopher Nolan, he too had to wait years to get his first taste of the award. So, all may not be lost for Bradley Cooper, who might still get the chance in the future.
Nishanth A
Senior Writer
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Nishanth A is a Senior Entertainment Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on TV shows with over 2,000 articles published. He has been an entertainment journalist for the past two years and a scriptwriter at various corporations before that, working on educational content. With a Communications, English Literature, and Psychology triple major, Nishanth usually covers news and analyses on Star Trek, particularly Strange New Worlds and The Next Generation; Doctor Who, the DCU, and more.A Nolan fan, Nishanth spends his time exploring the filmographies of various directors with an auteurial style or can be found making short movies of his own. He has also contributed as a feature writer for Film Companion, focusing on the South division.
