Thursday, January 10, 2013

Oscars 2013: Bradley Cooper claims Ben Affleck was 'robbed' after Academy Awards snub

Oscars 2013: Bradley Cooper claims Ben Affleck was 'robbed' after Academy Awards snub

By Bianca Carneiro

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Best actor nominee: Bradley Cooper received a nod for his role as Pat Solitano in Silver Linings Playbook

Best actor nominee: Bradley Cooper received a nod for his role as Pat Solitano in Silver Linings Playbook

Bradley Cooper was thrilled to receive an best actor Oscar nomination for his role in Silver Linings Playbook, but there's one person he wished could join him in the honour.

In an interview on America's Today program to celebrate his nod on Thursday morning, the star revealed he was shocked that Argo's Ben Affleck was snubbed.

The 1970s political drama received a total of seven nominations, including for best picture, adapted screenplay and a supporting actor for Alan Arkin, but surprisingly left out Affleck for director and best actor.

In a phone interview on the morning show, Cooper said: 'I do have to say real quick, Ben Affleck got robbed.'

Cooper will instead go up against Daniel Day Lewis (Lincoln), Hugh Jackman (Les Miserables), Joaquin Phoenix (The Master) and Denzel Washington (Flight) for the honour.

Ben did receive a BAFTA nomination for his role as well as for his directing skills, but he was also snubbed for his acting by the Golden Globes and the Screen Actors Guild.

Affleck last won an Oscar in 1997 for writing the screenplay for Good Will Hunting alongside his long time best friend and creative partner Matt Damon.

Other snubs that have been creating a buzz across the entertainment industry Thursday morning include past Oscar winners Kathryn Bigelow (Zero Dark Thirty) and Tom Hoope r (Les Miserables) for directing, and for The Sessions' John Hawkes, Arbitrage's Richard Gere, and Django Unchained's Leonardo DiCaprio -- all of whom received Golden Globes nominations for acting.

Snubbed: Argo actor and director Ben Affleck was overlooked by the Academy Awards

Snubbed: Argo actor and director Ben Affleck was overlooked by the Academy Awards

Critics have said that the David O'Russell film allowed Cooper, best known for roles in lighter comedies like The Hangover and Valentine's Day, to show a depth, vulnerability and charm unseen in any of his previous roles.

The 38-year-old actor has been receiving high praise for his film, in which he stars as Pat Solitano, a man who is going through a life change after a stint in a medical hospital for beating up a middle-aged teacher he found doing more than showering with his wife.

Set in Philadelphia, Pat returns home to live with his parents, played by fellow Oscar nominees Jacki Weaver and Robert DeNiro, and learns to fall in love again after meeting an equally troubled friend-of-a-friend named Tiffany, played by 22-year-old Jennifer Lawrence.

The film also received Oscar nominations for actress (Jennifer Lawrence), supporting actor (Robert DeNiro), supporting actress (Jacki Weaver), directing (David O'Russell), adapted screenplay, and best picture.

Cooper was excited and overcome with emotion to see his co-stars and director receive nominations as well, something he said was a long time coming for O'Russell.

She's happy too: Cooper's co-star Jennifer Lawrence also received an Oscar nod

She's happy too: Cooper's co-star Jennifer Lawrence also received an Oscar nod

'Seeing David [O'Russell] get that [Oscar] nom, because there are so many awards that have led up to it, and he hasn't really been recognized. I kind of lost it because his heart is in that movie -- so that was wonderful.'

And what does he think about the whole Academy Awards experience?

'The funny thing was, I talked myself into [the idea that] I wasn't going to get up, but then cut to 4:30 in the morning,' he recalled.

'It's nuts. The fact that I'm going to be in a room and look at Daniel Day Lewis -- I'm overwhelmed. I just hope I'm not escorted out for some sort of odd stalking.'

His silver lining: Bradley called the whole Oscar nomination experience 'nuts'

His silver lining: Bradley called the whole Oscar nomination experience 'nuts'

The hosts also advised the funny man not to bring any of his Hangover shenanigans to the prim and proper Oscars, which is regarded as one of the most prestigious awards ceremonies in the world.

'What does that mean?' he coyly replied. 'You want me to bring a tiger to the academy awards?'

The film has been a great turn for Bradley, who is nominated at Thursday's Critic's Choice Awards for his role, which has also received nominations from the Screen Actor's Guild, BAFTA, Golden Globes and the Independent Spirit Awards.

Bradley is already set to work again with director O'Russell in an untitled political drama about a 1970's FBI sting operation alongside Hollywood heavyweights Christian Bale, Jeremy Renner and Amy Adams.

OSCAR NOMINATIONS 2013, FULL LIST OF NOMINEES:

LEADING ACTOR

Daniel Day-Lewis - Lincoln

Denzel Washington - Flight

Hugh Jackman - Les Miserables

Bradley Cooper - Silver Linings Playbook

Joaquin Phoenix - The Master

SUPPORTING ACTOR

Alan Arkin - Argo

Robert De Niro - Silver Linings Playbook

Silver Linings Playbook

Tommy Lee Jones - Lincoln

Christoph Waltz - Django Unchained

Philip Seymour Hoffman - The Master

BEST PICTURE -

Amour

Argo

Beasts of the Southern Wild

Django Unchained

Django Unchained

Les Miserables

Life of Pi

Lincoln

Silver Linings Playbook

Zero Dark Thirty

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY -

Chris Terrio - Argo

Lucy Alibar and Benh Zeitlin - Beasts of the Southern Wild

David Magee - Life of Pi

Tony Kushner - Lincoln

David O. Russell - Silver Linings Playbook

ANIMATED FEATURE FILM -

Brave

BRAVE

Frankenweenie

ParaNorman

The Pirates! Band Of Misfits

Wreck-It Ralph

CINEMATOGRAPHY -

Anna Karenina

Django Unchained

Life of Pi

life of pi

Lincoln

Skyfall

SOUND EDITING -

Argo

Django Unchained

Life Of Pi

Skyfall

Zero Dark Thirty

ORIGINAL SONG -

Before My Time  from  Chasing Ice - J. Ralph
Everybody Needs a Best Friend  from  Ted - Walter Murphy and Seth MacFarlane

TED

Pi's Lullaby  from  Life of Pi - Mychael Danna and Bombay Jayashri

Skyfall  from  Skyfall - Adele Adkins and Paul Epworth

Suddenly  from  Les Miserables - Claude-Michel Schonberg, Herbert Kretzmer and Alain Boublil

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE -

5 Broken Cameras

Searching for Sugar Man

Searching For Sugar Man

The Gatekeepers

How to Survive a Plague

The Invisible War

FILM EDITING -

Argo

Life Of Pi

Lincoln

Silver Linings Playbook

Zero Dark Thirty

ANIMATED SHORT FILM -

Adam and Dog

Fresh Guacamole

Head over Heels

Maggie Simpson in The Longest Daycare

Paperman

LEADING ACTRESS

Naomi Watts - The Impossible

The Impossible

Jessica Chastain - Zero Dark Thirty

Jennifer Lawrence - Silver Linings Playbook

Emmanuelle Riva - Amour

Quvenzhané Wallis - Beasts of the Southern Wild

SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Amy Adams - The Master

Sally Field - Lincoln

Anne Hathaway - Les Miserables

Helen Hunt - The Sessions

Jacki Weaver - Silver Linings Playbook

DIRECTOR -

Michael Haneke -  Amour

Benh Zeitlin - Beasts of the Southern Wild

Ang Lee -  Life of Pi

Steven Spielberg - Lincoln

David O. Russell -  Silver Linings Playbook

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM -

Amour - Austria

Kon-Tiki -  Norway

No - Chile

A Royal Affair - Denmark

War Witch -  Canada

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY -

Wes Anderson and Roman Coppola - Moonrise Kingdom

Moonrise Kingdom

Michael Haneke - Amour

Quentin Tarantino - Django Unchained

John Gatins - Flight

Mark Boal - Zero Dark Thirty

PRODUCTION DESIGN -

Anna Karenina

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

Les Miserables

Life of Pi

Lincoln

SOUND MIXING -

Skyfall

SKYFALL

Argo

Les Miserables

Life Of Pi

Lincoln

ORIGINAL SCORE -

Argo - Alexandre Desplat

Anna Karenina - Dario Marianelli

Life of Pi - Mychael Danna

Lincoln - John Williams

Skyfall - Thomas Newman

COSTUME -

Anna Karenina

Les Miserables

Lincoln

Mirror Mirror

Snow White and the Huntsman

DOCUMENTARY (SHORT SUBJECT) -

Inocente

Kings Point

Mondays at Racine

Open Heart

Redemption

MAKE-UP AND HAIRSTYLING -

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

the hobbit

Hitchcock

Les Miserables

LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM -

Asad

Buzkashi Boys 

Curfew

Death of a Shadow (Dood van een Schaduw)

Henry

VISUAL EFFECTS -

Prometheus

Prometheus

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

Life of Pi

Marvel's The Avengers

Snow White and the Huntsman

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