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[Blind Gossip] The Academy Award nominations came out this morning!

Of course everyone associated with any movie or person who was nominated for anything is happy and thrilled and honored and proud.

Well, except for this guy.

The film got a nom, but he didn’t get one for directing. He was yelling in the phone, “That’s MY film! How is that even possible?! How is that even possible?!”

Oh, it’s possible.

He’s not dumb, though. He’ll definitely put the happy-thrilled-honored-proud message out there in public about the film getting a nomination.

He absolutely wanted that directing nomination, though!

Similar: The Oscar Chaser

Director/Movie:

[Optional] You can find the complete list of Oscar nominations here. The major nominees are listed below. Any surprises in there?

BEST PICTURE

“Black Panther”
“BlacKkKlansman”
“Bohemian Rhapsody”
“The Favourite”
“Green Book”
“Roma”
“A Star Is Born”
“Vice”

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

“Capernaum”
“Cold War”
“Never Look Away”
“Roma”
“Shoplifters”

ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

Amy Adams, “Vice”
Marina de Tavira, “Roma”
Regina King, “If Beale Street Could Talk”
Emma Stone, “The Favourite”
Rachel Weisz, “The Favourite”

ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

Yalitza Aparicio, “Roma”
Glenn Close, “The Wife”
Lady Gaga, “A Star Is Born”
Olivia Colman, “The Favourite”
Melissa McCarthy, “Can You Ever Forgive Me?”

ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

Mahershala Ali, “Green Book”
Adam Driver, “BlackKKlansman”
Sam Elliott, “A Star Is Born”
Richard E. Grant, “Can You Ever Forgive Me”
Sam Rockwell, “Vice”

ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

Christian Bale, “Vice”
Bradley Cooper, “A Star Is Born”
Willem Dafoe, “At Eternity’s Gate”
Rami Malek, “Bohemian Rhapsody”
Viggo Mortensen, “Green Book”

DIRECTOR

Spike Lee, “BlacKkKlansman”
Pawel Pawlikowski, “Cold War”
Yorgos Lanthimos, “The Favourite”
Alfonso Cuarón, “Roma”
Adam McKay, “Vice”

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Comments

  1. SeijnSei says

    Bradley Cooper / A Star Is Born.

    It wasn’t “Gone With The Wind” or “The Color Purple”. It was ok. Lady Gaga was ok but basically just herself with no makeup and BC (as portrayed in this film) would never make it as a pop star. Let’s be clear.

  2. Female says

    This is Bradley Cooper.

    It sounds a lot like what happened a couple of years ago when “Selma” was nominated and Ava Duvernay didn’t get a director’s nom. She said the same stuff, “The movie didn’t direct itself,” etc.

    Of course, back then there was a whole narrative that she wasn’t nominated because she was a Black woman. That won’t work for BCoop.

  7. rayodeplata says

    Bradley Cooper for A Star Is Born

    Haven’t watched any of those movies, but I’ve read that Toni Collette was totally robbed of her nomination.

  13. suzyQ888 says

    Miss Cooper obviously. Can’t wait til he’s over. Sick to death of him. What boring noms, the Academmy Awards have become so irrelevant.

  20. lettherebefocus says

    Director/Movie: Bradley Cooper / A Star is Born

    Wasnt there a recent blind about an actor that nobody wants to work with? And people automatically thinks it is Christian Bale? I guess that blind is also about Cooper now then?

    [Optional] Surprised that Timothy Chamalet is not nominated for Supporting. And also First Man for film/director.

  22. Snufkin_the_Mumrik says

    Either Bradley Cooper or Ryan Coogler.

    Shame abt Michael B Jordan too. He was really good.

  28. TeacherKat says

    Probably Bradley Cooper and A Star Is Born. Though it says the film was nominated, and he was also nominated for actor. So if not Cooper, then Farrelly for Greenbook.

    Surprises: No Wont You Be My Neighbor, Cooper for Director, and the fact that Black Panther got a nom. I’m not sure any super hero movie is “Best Picture” quality, but thats just my opinion. Kind of surprised no Timothy Chalmet for supporting actor.

  29. gunther85 says

    Bradley Cooper/ASIB
    I know he’s been nominated before but I feel like he pissed someone off…like Leo did years ago. Not sure who but you would think he would have been nominated for director over actor where he has no chance of winning.

  37. jenvies says

    Bradley Cooper
    Weren’t there blinds about how terrible the movie was until they re-edited?

  41. Jelly Drop says

    Bradley Cooper
    A Star is born

    Biggest FFS was Bradley missing out on the director nod. Cannot say i am surprised that Bradley got missed though. There is a long history of the Academy poo pooing actors turned directors. Think Barbra Streisand (Yentl), Ben Affleck (Argo) and Angelina Jolie (Unbroken) all missed out when they should have won.

  43. gossipzillaisback says

    Director/Movie: I’ll go with Bradley Cooper, who directed the Star is Born. That’s because the blind repeatedly mentions “directing nomination”, as opposed to just “nomination”. Besides, the other reasonable candidates Bryan Singer and Ryan Coogler aren’t convincing to me.

    [Optional] You can find the complete list of Oscar nominations here. The major nominees are listed below. Any surprises in there? No actors or actresses from Black Panther? MBJ should get an Oscar, he’s so handsome.

  47. kweenkurdles says

    Ryan Cooler — and if so, I don’t blame him. Imo he’s responsible to it’s nomination for Best Picture and a huge reason for it’s success.

  52. aaaDML says

    Definitely Bradley Cooper for A Star Is Born. I remember when this movie was the front runner in everything, now not so much. Lady Gaga was favored to win but my money is on Glenn Close and Bradley Cooper will lose to Remi Malek.

  53. Renee2 says

    Obviously Bradley Cooper.
    Mr. Cooper, here’s a news flash for you: There are 8 films nominated for Best Picture and only 5 nods for Best Director. That means three directors will not be nominated even though their film was.

  54. gc02ef says

    Def Bradley Cooper for A Star Is Born
    I feel bad for him, but not all directors get nominated
    Also, directing a singer to be a singer, not a huge deal in my book.
    I’m surprised Black Panther was nominated so much.
    Cold War for Director was a surprise

  57. jrizzo says

    No joke, as soon as I saw the title of this blind I knew it was about Bradley Cooper not getting an Oscar nod for directing 🙄

    Probably an unpopular opinion, but I really think Toni Collette should’ve gotten a nod for Hereditary. Her performance in that movie is chilling. Also, A Quiet Place definitely should’ve been nominated for more than sound editing, and Sorry to Bother You should’ve gotten some sort of nod. Super stoked about Black Panther though!

  63. CocoGaga says

    Bradley Cooper

    I think he really deserved a Best Director nomination, I wouldn’t blame him for being pretty disappointed.

  64. gailpow says

    Director is Bradley Cooper for A Star is Born.
    The Academy snubbed Angelina Jolie when she was directed movies too..
    Seems like the Academy doesn’t like it when pretty-faced actors dabble in directing.
    Clint Eastwood excluded.

  69. aaaaKZ says

    Bradley Cooper, of course

    Surprised but happy Bohemian Rhapsody wasn’t overlooked for being too much of a crowd pleaser

  72. MissELace says

    Bradley Cooper
    A Star is Born

    Optional: I was disappointed that Crazy Rich Asians was not nominated for anything. I also thought Green Book might be out since the pianist’s family has spoken out against the film.

  77. justguessingwww says

    B Coop, a star is born. Maybe the academy thought this movie has been made too many times or maybe they hate him

  78. cherry37 says

    Bradley Cooper.
    Jesus, he’s so pretentious. You’re not that talanted. Actor nomination is enough.

  79. oyevey says

    Bradley Cooper should have been nominated for directing A Star is Born. It was an achievement and beyond his tradional acting role. Just like Ben Affleck and Argo. It isn’t fair that directors of two little seen foreign films made the cut and Cooper did not.

  85. sudokusalad says

    Bradley Cooper/A Star Is Born?

    He did get the nom for Acting, so he should still be happy. I truthfully think A Star Is Born is going to be one of those films people look back on in 5 years and think “Was it -really- that good that it was Oscar Nominated?”

  93. bbatty says

    There are 4 movies nominated for Best Picture whose director was not nominated: Black Panther, Green Book, Bohemian Rhapsody and A Star is Born. With 8 nominees for Best Picture, there will be directors whose movies are nominated for best picture who don’t get a director nomination, as the category is limited to five. (The fifth, Pawel Pawlikowski, was nominated for “Cold War”, which did not get a best picture nomination). I hope it isn’t Bradley Cooper. I really like A Star is Born.

  94. Pebbles and BamBam says

    This has to be Bradley Cooper for A Star is Born. I’ve seen only 3 of the movies in the Best Pic category, and I meant to see Vice and Bohemian Rhapsody. The Favourite was probably my fave. And I think the director def deserves the Oscar.
    ASIB had moments of strange editing, so I’m not surprised.

  97. yo1774 says

    This is easy, Bradley Cooper, Star is born was nominated and he was nominated too but as actor not as director.

  98. Maybelater says

    Director/Movie: Aaaahaha well hello Mr. Bradley Cooper/A Star is Born! How about you be grateful for the Oscar nod you actually did get instead…

  99. Khaleesi says

    Bradley Cooper-A Star Is Born……other than best original song, I highly doubt that this movie is going to win any Oscars

  107. tehdarwinator says

    Bradley Cooper, for sure. That was a shot to the jaw for all of the predictions; its gotta sting. He should have gotten the Adam McKay spot (kudos for the rest of the nominees).

  111. vickyf89 says

    Is Bradley Cooper really not happy about ASIB getting 7 nominations?
    I mean, I really liked the movie but I just cannot understand how it got SEVEN nominations, including Bradley as best actor in a leading role.
    Clearly some people are overambitious af.

  131. gingersnaps says

    I’m sure that most people are thinking that it’s Bradley Cooper, but it’s more like that it’s Bryan Singer. Bryan was pretty much thanking himself on Twitter or Instagram for Bohemian Rhapsody winning a Golden Globe.

  132. bec215d says

    The Academy is FINALLY getting out of its self-worshiping fishbowl of irrelevance taking Netflix, foreign films, and superhero films seriously. And while Cooper won 2 Directing awards from the Director’s guild, that actually surprised me b/c all the reviews of ASIB said the story/movie was ok but that acting made the movie shine – the acting is what drove the movie’s success. And that is what the Academy seems to have recognized with the Best Picture & Best Actor/Actress noms.

  134. ivy3499 says

    Easy- Bradley Cooper. He should be feeling very lucky. I honestly do not understand the hype around this film. I saw it and thought it was okay at best. I don’t get the praise, nominations etc especially when compared to something like The Favourite.

  137. sparkles55 says

    Not gonna lie, I thought Bradley would get the Best Director nomination. Also, I was a bit surprised that Timothee Chalamet was snubbed for Best Supporting Actor considering he got pretty much all the other important nominations.

    I’m really hoping for Roma and The Favourite to win! Nice to see Yalitza earn a nomination.

  138. buddypal says

    Director/Movie: Bradley Cooper for A Star is Born.

    I was surprised that he didn’t get a nod since he was favored. But it was his first time directing so I’m not sure why he thought he deserved a nod so badly. The other directors in the category have been directing for years.

  143. ashleyb234 says

    Bradley Cooper

    I was shocked too! That’s HIS movie. It got best picture nominated but not best director?

  149. aaaSarri says

    Bradley Cooper/A Star Is Born

    No offense but he should get over himself. He made a remake of a remake of a remake. Nothing special.

  162. showmancer says

    Bradley Cooper
    A Star Is Born

    surprised Timmy Chalamet was snubbed, I thought If Beale Street Could Talk would be more appreciated, the mr rodgers doc not nominated was kinda shocking,

    Bohemian Rhapsody & Fox deserve NOTHING for enabling Bryan Singer for YEARS. That film’s success = Bryan Singer’s career’s success. Disgusting, ppl who stan BR can go choke.

  163. GrannyGoose says

    This has got to be Bradley Cooper from “A Star is Born”. I was trying to explain the plot to my husband this morning. His comment was, ” and THIS is the story that’s been remade 3 times?”.