Bradley Cooper Was Insufferable At The 2024 Golden Globes & Everyone Noticed

This year's awards season is shaping up to be Bradley Cooper versus the world — and the wrath of film X, formerly Twitter. In case you haven't heard, a lot is hanging over the actor's shoulders as he's expected to finally break his 10-year Oscar curse. Think of Cooper as the next Leonardo DiCaprio, but with less cheering from the sidelines. Plenty of fans have decided to root against the star, especially since many thought that he had shaded fellow contender Cillian Murphy — the very person to whom he lost the Best Actor in a Motion Picture Drama award at the 2024 Golden Globes.

If you can recall, Cooper proudly revealed that he spent six years trying to learn the art of conducting to accurately portray the late Leonard Bernstein in the biopic, "Maestro." In his Variety "Actors on Actors" interview opposite Emma Stone, he underscored the importance of lengthy preparation. "This wasn't like you got a call, and in six months, you're going to do it. This had to have taken years," he said to Stone of her work in "Poor Things." Some fans took that as a sneaky jab at Murphy, who previously admitted that he was only given half a year to prep for the titular role on "Oppenheimer."

Since then, many had prayed for Cooper's downfall, and his apparent sore loser behavior at the awards show didn't win him any sympathy points either. After missing out on awards for a film he starred in, produced, and directed, the actor found himself on the receiving end of fan fury.

A Bradley Cooper loss is a film fan's victory — just check X (formerly Twitter). Many fans took to social media to celebrate the fact that Cooper had come up empty-handed at the 2024 Golden Globes, and they made sure to back it up with all the jokes and memes they could conjure.

"Bradley Cooper's tryhard f****ss got humbled, god is truly great," one joked, with another quipping, "They say Bradley Cooper rehearsed 6 years to perfect the ability to lose every golden globe." Meanwhile, there were also eagle-eyed fans who noticed that Cooper wasn't being gracious in his defeat, with some claiming that his disappointment was written all across his face. "Bradley Cooper's face oh he is p*ssed," one tweeted. "Bradley Cooper has HATRED in his eyes. he's going to go home and punch a hole in the wall. that was CRAZY," said another.

Cooper has yet to address all the ruckus, but the ridicule directed at him isn't all that surprising considering how many critics also thought that "Maestro" was a complete Oscar bait. But hey, it ain't over, 'til it's over. We still have a long awards season ahead of us, and maybe, Cooper is bound to take home at least one of the awards he's vying for. Hang in there, Cooper.

Losing a major award is a big deal, but some take their losses with grace. Occasionally, though, a runner-up just can't hide their disappointment — even if they try. After "Oppenheimer" star Cillian Murphy was announced as the winner of Best Actor in a Motion Picture Drama, Bradley Cooper was seen sporting an awkward smirk — a look that did not go unnoticed by viewers. 

Though not completely out of place for someone who had just lost a major category, social media users dubbed Cooper's smirk as a sign of irritation. "He was literally exploding Cillian with his mind i'm crying," one X user quipped, while another joked about feeling Cooper's rage through his expression. "Oh, there's something evil in there Cillian lock ur doors," a third user posted, while another simply described the smirk as a disappointed look.

While Cooper has clearly ached for a Golden Globes win, he apparently is not the only one to be disappointed by the losses. In a bid to establish itself as a film and television force in the industry, Netflix — the major distributor of Cooper's "Maestro," had allegedly hoped that the 2023 biopic would clinch at least one Golden Globe. "They are spending a ton of money to position 'Maestro' as a best picture contender at the Oscars," one source previously told Page Six. Of course, Hollywood is unpredictable, and as we now know, neither Cooper nor Netflix got their wish. Better luck next time!