Summary
- Maestro, starring Bradley Cooper, has the potential to break his 6-movie, 10-year Oscar curse.
- The biopic focuses on Leonard Bernstein and is highly anticipated, with a talented cast and crew.
- While Maestro looks like a potential Oscars contender, its nomination and success are uncertain due to competition and the film's yet-to-be-seen quality.
Maestro is an movie starring Bradley Cooper, and it could be the film to finally break his 6-movie, 10-year Oscar curse. Bradley Cooper has been in some fantastic movies over the past few years, with him starring in films that have garnered incredible critical acclaim. Despite this, Bradley Cooper's time at the Academy Awards has been a struggle, but Maestro could be the film to break this Oscars curse.
Maestro is an biopic starring Bradley Cooper as Leonard Bernstein, one of the most influential composers of all time. The film is set to heavily focus on Bernstein's marriage, and despite it not having premiered yet, it is already one of the most anticipated movies of the year. Maestro has a lot of talent tied to it, with it starring Cooper and Carey Mulligan, being directed by Cooper, and being produced by big names like Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg. With a trailer for Maestro already out ahead of its December release on Netflix, it seems like Maestro has a shot to change Cooper's Academy Awards luck.
Bradley Cooper Has 0 Oscars Wins From 9 Nominations
Bradley Cooper got his first Oscar nomination in 2013, with him getting a total of nine nominations since then. It would be expected for Bradley Cooper to have at least won one award with that number of nominations, but it hasn't happened yet. After 10 years and with nine nominations across six movies, Bradley Cooper still hasn't been able to take home the gold.
Cooper has gotten nominations for some pretty amazing films, yet they just haven't been enough. Cooper has been nominated for Best Actor three times, in 2013's Silver Linings Playbook, 2015's American Sniper, and 2019's A Star is Born. Cooper was also nominated for Best ing Actor in 2014's American Hustle. Four Cooper films have been nominated for Best Picture, those being 2015's American Sniper, 2019's A Star is Born, 2020's Joker, and 2022's Nightmare Alley, while A Star is Born was also nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay. Sadly, all of these films have lost in these categories.
Maestro Looks Like A Big Oscars Contender - Bradley Cooper May Not Win Anything
Maestro is already gearing up to be a big Oscars contender, as it is right up the Academy's alley. Performances based on real people often get Best Actor nominations, so Cooper's role as Leonard Bernstein seems like a clear choice. Cooper is also a director, producer, and writer, meaning that he could also get nominations for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Original Screenplay.
Although Maestro is clearly an awards-targeted movie, it's hard to say if it will get nominated yet. There is a lot of hype surrounding the film, but it still hasn't premiered, meaning that the quality of the film is still up in the air. On top of that, this is a particularly crowded year, with Maestro facing competition from films like Oppenheimer, Killers of the Flower Moon, Napoleon, and more. Maestro may be the film to finally break Bradley Cooper's Oscars curse, but only time will tell.
