‘Maestro’ could bring Bradley Cooper even with Clint Eastwood at the Oscars
Bradley Cooper has gone from the villain in “Wedding Crashers” and that guy in “The Hangover” to one of the most respected filmmakers currently working, amassing a whopping nine Oscar nominations along the way.
Cooper has reaped three Best Actor bids: “Silver Linings Playbook” in 2013, “American Sniper” in 2015, and “A Star is Born” in 2019. He’s also picked up a Best Supporting Actor nomination (for “American Hustle” in 2014) and a Best Adapted Screenplay bid (for “A Star is Born”). Surprisingly, the category he has received the most nominations in is Best Picture — with four so far. His first came in 2015 for “American Sniper” and he was nominated in 2019 for “A Star is Born,” which he also wrote and directed. He contended in 2020 for “Joker” and in 2022 for “Nightmare Alley.” “Joker” is the only one of the four Best Picture bids in which he did not appear
It took Bevan 19 years to land his five bids, Coppola 17 years to accumulate his, Eastwood 22 years to tally up his, and Marshall 27 years to collect his. It will have taken Cooper only nine years to land his five Best Picture nominations, should “Maestro” get nominated. That is a seriously impressive turnaround.
Five nominations in this category isn’t the record, however. Eric Fellner, Jeremy Kleiner, and Stanley Kramer collected six nominations each; Dede Gardner is on seven; Kathleen Kennedy is on eight; and Scott Rudin sits on nine. Steven Spielberg holds the record with a massive 12 Best Picture nominations. Spielberg could even extend that record this year, too — he’s a producer on “Maestro.” Let’s see what happens.
Those four Best Picture nominations put Cooper on a par with the likes of Warren Beatty, Peter Jackson, and Sydney Pollack. He could be about to garner a fifth Best Picture nomination — for “Maestro.” This is his second film as a director, and he also stars in it and co-wrote it (with “Spotlight” Oscar-winner Josh Singer), too. The movie chronicles the complex marriage between famed composer Leonard Bernstein (Cooper) and Felicia Montealegre (Carey Mulligan).
At the moment, we are predicting that this year’s Best Picture nominees will be “Oppenheimer,” “Killers of the Flower Moon,” “Barbie,” “Past Lives,” “Poor Things,” “Maestro,” “The Holdovers,” “The Color Purple,” “The Zone of Interest,” and “Anatomy of a Fall.” Yep, we think that Cooper will indeed be nominated for Best Picture for a fifth time.
That would tie him with only four other people: Tim Bevan, Francis Ford Coppola, Clint Eastwood, and Frank Marshall. They all have five Best Picture nominations, too. Bevan was nominated in 1999 for “Elizabeth,” in 2008 for “Atonement,” in 2013 for “Les Misérables,” in 2015 for “The Theory of Everything,” and in 2018 for “Darkest Hour.” Coppola won in 1975 for “The Godfather Part II” while he also picked up bids for “American Graffiti” in 1974, “The Conversation” in 1975, “Apocalypse Now” in 1980, and “The Godfather Part III” in 1991. Eastwood won in 1993 for “Unforgiven” and in 2005 for “Million Dollar Baby” while he also picked up bids in 2004 for “Mystic River,” 2007 for “Letters from Iwo Jima,” and 2015 for “American Sniper.” Marshall was nominated in 1982 for “Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark,” in 1986 for “The Color Purple,” in 2000 for “The Sixth Sense,” in 2004 for “Seabiscuit,” and in 2009 for “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.”
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Those four Best Picture nominations put Cooper on a par with the likes of Warren Beatty, Peter Jackson, and Sydney Pollack. He could be about to garner a fifth Best Picture nomination — for “Maestro.” This is his second film as a director, and he also stars in it and co-wrote it (with “Spotlight” Oscar-winner Josh Singer), too. The movie chronicles the complex marriage between famed composer Leonard Bernstein (Cooper) and Felicia Montealegre (Carey Mulligan).
At the moment, we are predicting that this year’s Best Picture nominees will be “Oppenheimer,” “Killers of the Flower Moon,” “Barbie,” “Past Lives,” “Poor Things,” “Maestro,” “The Holdovers,” “The Color Purple,” “The Zone of Interest,” and “Anatomy of a Fall.” Yep, we think that Cooper will indeed be nominated for Best Picture for a fifth time.
That would tie him with only four other people: Tim Bevan, Francis Ford Coppola, Clint Eastwood, and Frank Marshall. They all have five Best Picture nominations, too. Bevan was nominated in 1999 for “Elizabeth,” in 2008 for “Atonement,” in 2013 for “Les Misérables,” in 2015 for “The Theory of Everything,” and in 2018 for “Darkest Hour.” Coppola won in 1975 for “The Godfather Part II” while he also picked up bids for “American Graffiti” in 1974, “The Conversation” in 1975, “Apocalypse Now” in 1980, and “The Godfather Part III” in 1991. Eastwood won in 1993 for “Unforgiven” and in 2005 for “Million Dollar Baby” while he also picked up bids in 2004 for “Mystic River,” 2007 for “Letters from Iwo Jima,” and 2015 for “American Sniper.” Marshall was nominated in 1982 for “Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark,” in 1986 for “The Color Purple,” in 2000 for “The Sixth Sense,” in 2004 for “Seabiscuit,” and in 2009 for “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.”
It took Bevan 19 years to land his five bids, Coppola 17 years to accumulate his, Eastwood 22 years to tally up his, and Marshall 27 years to collect his. It will have taken Cooper only nine years to land his five Best Picture nominations, should “Maestro” get nominated. That is a seriously impressive turnaround.
Five nominations in this category isn’t the record, however. Eric Fellner, Jeremy Kleiner, and Stanley Kramer collected six nominations each; Dede Gardner is on seven; Kathleen Kennedy is on eight; and Scott Rudin sits on nine. Steven Spielberg holds the record with a massive 12 Best Picture nominations. Spielberg could even extend that record this year, too — he’s a producer on “Maestro.” Let’s see what happens.
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Those four Best Picture nominations put Cooper on a par with the likes of Warren Beatty, Peter Jackson, and Sydney Pollack. He could be about to garner a fifth Best Picture nomination — for “Maestro.” This is his second film as a director, and he also stars in it and co-wrote it (with “Spotlight” Oscar-winner Josh Singer), too. The movie chronicles the complex marriage between famed composer Leonard Bernstein (Cooper) and Felicia Montealegre (Carey Mulligan).
At the moment, we are predicting that this year’s Best Picture nominees will be “Oppenheimer,” “Killers of the Flower Moon,” “Barbie,” “Past Lives,” “Poor Things,” “Maestro,” “The Holdovers,” “The Color Purple,” “The Zone of Interest,” and “Anatomy of a Fall.” Yep, we think that Cooper will indeed be nominated for Best Picture for a fifth time.
That would tie him with only four other people: Tim Bevan, Francis Ford Coppola, Clint Eastwood, and Frank Marshall. They all have five Best Picture nominations, too. Bevan was nominated in 1999 for “Elizabeth,” in 2008 for “Atonement,” in 2013 for “Les Misérables,” in 2015 for “The Theory of Everything,” and in 2018 for “Darkest Hour.” Coppola won in 1975 for “The Godfather Part II” while he also picked up bids for “American Graffiti” in 1974, “The Conversation” in 1975, “Apocalypse Now” in 1980, and “The Godfather Part III” in 1991. Eastwood won in 1993 for “Unforgiven” and in 2005 for “Million Dollar Baby” while he also picked up bids in 2004 for “Mystic River,” 2007 for “Letters from Iwo Jima,” and 2015 for “American Sniper.” Marshall was nominated in 1982 for “Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark,” in 1986 for “The Color Purple,” in 2000 for “The Sixth Sense,” in 2004 for “Seabiscuit,” and in 2009 for “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.”
It took Bevan 19 years to land his five bids, Coppola 17 years to accumulate his, Eastwood 22 years to tally up his, and Marshall 27 years to collect his. It will have taken Cooper only nine years to land his five Best Picture nominations, should “Maestro” get nominated. That is a seriously impressive turnaround.
Five nominations in this category isn’t the record, however. Eric Fellner, Jeremy Kleiner, and Stanley Kramer collected six nominations each; Dede Gardner is on seven; Kathleen Kennedy is on eight; and Scott Rudin sits on nine. Steven Spielberg holds the record with a massive 12 Best Picture nominations. Spielberg could even extend that record this year, too — he’s a producer on “Maestro.” Let’s see what happens.
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Those four Best Picture nominations put Cooper on a par with the likes of Warren Beatty, Peter Jackson, and Sydney Pollack. He could be about to garner a fifth Best Picture nomination — for “Maestro.” This is his second film as a director, and he also stars in it and co-wrote it (with “Spotlight” Oscar-winner Josh Singer), too. The movie chronicles the complex marriage between famed composer Leonard Bernstein (Cooper) and Felicia Montealegre (Carey Mulligan).
At the moment, we are predicting that this year’s Best Picture nominees will be “Oppenheimer,” “Killers of the Flower Moon,” “Barbie,” “Past Lives,” “Poor Things,” “Maestro,” “The Holdovers,” “The Color Purple,” “The Zone of Interest,” and “Anatomy of a Fall.” Yep, we think that Cooper will indeed be nominated for Best Picture for a fifth time.
That would tie him with only four other people: Tim Bevan, Francis Ford Coppola, Clint Eastwood, and Frank Marshall. They all have five Best Picture nominations, too. Bevan was nominated in 1999 for “Elizabeth,” in 2008 for “Atonement,” in 2013 for “Les Misérables,” in 2015 for “The Theory of Everything,” and in 2018 for “Darkest Hour.” Coppola won in 1975 for “The Godfather Part II” while he also picked up bids for “American Graffiti” in 1974, “The Conversation” in 1975, “Apocalypse Now” in 1980, and “The Godfather Part III” in 1991. Eastwood won in 1993 for “Unforgiven” and in 2005 for “Million Dollar Baby” while he also picked up bids in 2004 for “Mystic River,” 2007 for “Letters from Iwo Jima,” and 2015 for “American Sniper.” Marshall was nominated in 1982 for “Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark,” in 1986 for “The Color Purple,” in 2000 for “The Sixth Sense,” in 2004 for “Seabiscuit,” and in 2009 for “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.”
It took Bevan 19 years to land his five bids, Coppola 17 years to accumulate his, Eastwood 22 years to tally up his, and Marshall 27 years to collect his. It will have taken Cooper only nine years to land his five Best Picture nominations, should “Maestro” get nominated. That is a seriously impressive turnaround.
Five nominations in this category isn’t the record, however. Eric Fellner, Jeremy Kleiner, and Stanley Kramer collected six nominations each; Dede Gardner is on seven; Kathleen Kennedy is on eight; and Scott Rudin sits on nine. Steven Spielberg holds the record with a massive 12 Best Picture nominations. Spielberg could even extend that record this year, too — he’s a producer on “Maestro.” Let’s see what happens.
Make your predictions at Gold Derby now. Download our free and easy app for Apple/iPhone devices or Android (Google Play) to compete against legions of other fans plus our experts and editors for best prediction accuracy scores. See our latest prediction champs. Can you top our esteemed leaderboards next? Always remember to keep your predictions updated because they impact our latest racetrack odds, which terrify Hollywood chiefs and stars. Don’t miss the fun. Speak up and share your huffy opinions in our famous forums where 5,000 showbiz leaders lurk every day to track latest awards buzz. Everybody wants to know: What do you think? Who do you predict and why?
It took Bevan 19 years to land his five bids, Coppola 17 years to accumulate his, Eastwood 22 years to tally up his, and Marshall 27 years to collect his. It will have taken Cooper only nine years to land his five Best Picture nominations, should “Maestro” get nominated. That is a seriously impressive turnaround.
Five nominations in this category isn’t the record, however. Eric Fellner, Jeremy Kleiner, and Stanley Kramer collected six nominations each; Dede Gardner is on seven; Kathleen Kennedy is on eight; and Scott Rudin sits on nine. Steven Spielberg holds the record with a massive 12 Best Picture nominations. Spielberg could even extend that record this year, too — he’s a producer on “Maestro.” Let’s see what happens.
Make your predictions at Gold Derby now. Download our free and easy app for Apple/iPhone devices or Android (Google Play) to compete against legions of other fans plus our experts and editors for best prediction accuracy scores. See our latest prediction champs. Can you top our esteemed leaderboards next? Always remember to keep your predictions updated because they impact our latest racetrack odds, which terrify Hollywood chiefs and stars. Don’t miss the fun. Speak up and share your huffy opinions in our famous forums where 5,000 showbiz leaders lurk every day to track latest awards buzz. Everybody wants to know: What do you think? Who do you predict and why?
