Even though “A Star Is Born” has received tons of nominations at the 2019 Oscars, Bradley Cooper struggled to cope with the fact that he was snubbed in the Best Director category.
“I was embarrassed. I was at a coffee shop in New York City and looked down at my phone and Nicole [Caruso, his publicist] has told me congratulations and said what we had been nominated for,” Cooper recalled while appearing on “Oprah’s SuperSoul Conversations” (via People).
“They didn’t even give me the bad news.”
“A Star Is Born” was the 44-year-old actor’s directorial debut.
“I was embarrassed because I felt I hadn’t done my job,” he added.
Despite the directing snub, Cooper nabbed three Oscar nominations for “A Star Is Born,” including Best Actor, Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay alongside Eric Roth and Will Fetters.