Brad Pitt shades Eagles while praising Bradley Cooper

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Brad Pitt shades Eagles while praising Philly superfan Bradley Cooper

By Bruce Ewing | Last updated 2/9/24

Brad Pitt had (almost) nothing but kind words for fellow actor Bradley Cooper at a recent awards ceremony. If only Cooper weren’t such an avid Eagles fan.

While presenting Cooper with the Outstanding Performer of the Year award at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival, Pitt took a moment to wish Cooper the best of luck at next month’s Oscars. His 2023 film "Maestro" is up for seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture with Cooper nominated for Best Actor and Best Original Screenplay.

The Philadelphia native has been nominated for Best Actor three other times and Best Supporting Actor once. He’s also been nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay with three of his films nominated for Best Picture. But he’s never won an Oscar.

And Pitt believes his buddy will be just fine if he comes up empty again. “He’s used to it,” Pitt said. “He’s a Philadelphia Eagles fan.”

He certainly is.

Three Oscars for his new movie or an @Eagles Super Bowl?

Bradley Cooper didn't hesitate with an answer. (via @sternshow) pic.twitter.com/GeI32KNhgM
— NFL (@NFL) November 28, 2023

While appearing on Sirius XM’s "Howard Stern Show" in late November, Cooper was asked whether he’d prefer winning Oscars for Best Actor and Director (with a nod to Carey Mulligan for Best Actress) or Philadelphia winning the Super Bowl. “Eagles Super Bowl victory,” Cooper said. “Eagles. Eagles. I’m sick. I’m not lying.”

However, Pitt may be lying about the Eagles' propensity for losing. Only five teams have more wins (269) than Philadelphia since team owner Jeffrey Lurie bought the team in 1994. One of them just happens to be the Kansas City Chiefs, the team that beat the Eagles in Super Bowl LVII and the team that Pitt grew up watching while living in Springfield, Missouri.

Kansas City fans should hope that Pitt’s flippant remarks don’t come back to bite him. The Chiefs are just days away from playing the 49ers in Super Bowl LVII but are not favored to win the game.

For what it’s worth, the Eagles did beat the Chiefs 21-17 in Week 11, but after losing six of their last seven games, Philly fans don’t have much to say.

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