Bradley Cooper and Carey Mulligan had a glamorous start to the week by attending the 2023 Gotham Awards.
The 48-year-old director, writer and star Cooper beamed with his 38-year-old co-star on the red carpet at Cipriani Wall Street on Monday.
Cooper – who recently announced he would be making another Hangover movie “shortly” – will accept the Cultural Icon and Creator Tribute Award at the ceremony.
Cooper opted for a light blue shirt with the top button unbuttoned and no tie under a black suit coat.
The actor and filmmaker sported the early stuff of a full beard as he hit the red carpet with his co-star.
Glamorous: Bradley Cooper and Carey Mulligan had a glamorous start to the week by attending the 2023 Gotham Awards
Smiles everywhere: 48-year-old director, writer and star Cooper was all smiles on the red carpet at Cipriani Wall Street on Monday with his 38-year-old co-star
The multi-hyphenate completed his look with black dress pants and matching black dress shoes.
Mulligan opted for a glamorous black off-the-shoulder dress for the evening’s festivities in Manhattan.
Her short blonde hair was swept back behind her ears, revealing her large diamond earrings for the trip.
She also wore a diamond bracelet on her left wrist and a diamond ring.
The actress’ long black dress covered her footwear for Monday night’s trip to the awards show.
Cooper and Mulligan’s new film Maestro follows the long-standing relationship between conductor and composer Leonard Bernstein (Cooper) and actress Felicia Montealegre Cohn Bernstein (Mulligan).
The Icon & Creator Tribute, which Cooper will receive, was created for this year’s Gotham Awards “to honor cultural icons and the filmmakers responsible for bringing that icon’s story to life,” according to a press release .
“With the Cultural Icon & Creator Tribute, The Gotham will honor New York legend Leonard Bernstein, acclaimed musician, conductor, composer, teacher and author, while honoring Cooper and his masterful achievement in capturing his story on film,” said Jeffrey Sharp, Executive Director of the Gotham Film & Media Institute.
“Cooper has written a powerful story that highlights the ecstatic highs and agonizing lows that come with a life filled with love, family and art.” “It is an honor to honor Bernstein, Cooper and this spectacular film,” added Sharp added.
Bradley’s Look: The multi-hyphenate completed his look with black dress pants and matching black dress shoes
Carey’s look: Mulligan opted for a glamorous black off-the-shoulder dress for the evening’s festivities in Manhattan
The red carpet is ready: Her short blonde hair was swept behind her ears, revealing large diamond earrings for the outing
Bradley’s Award: The Icon & Creator Tribute, which Cooper will receive, was created for this year’s Gotham Awards “to honor cultural icons and the filmmakers responsible for bringing that icon’s story to life,” it says in a press release
Bradley recently revealed during a Maestro demonstration with host Lin-Manuel Miranda during a New York Tastemaker screening that he spent six years learning how to compose… for a six-minute scene.
The scene in question was the recording of Bernstein’s iconic performance as conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra at Ely Cathedral in 1976, which “terrified” Cooper.
“That scene worried me a lot because we did it live.” That was the London Symphony Orchestra. “I was recorded live, I had to conduct them,” Cooper said.
“And I spent six years learning how to conduct six minutes and 21 seconds of music,” he admitted, thanking his “wonderful teachers” for all their help along the way.
“I was able to get the rough version where I just saw Leonard Bernstein [conduct] at Ely Cathedral with the London Symphony Orchestra in 1976,” Cooper said.