For his work on the A Star Is Born soundtrack, he won a Grammy Award for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for "Shallow" and a BAFTA Award for Best Film Music, both shared with Lady Gaga.

Cooper's started his career with the cult film Wet Hot American Summer (2001) followed by appearing in supporting roles in comedic films such as Wedding Crashers (2005), Failure to Launch (2006), and Yes Man (2008).

Cooper has gone on to receive Academy Award nominations for his performances as a man with bipolar disorder in the romantic comedy-drama Silver Linings Playbook (2012), an FBI agent in the historical comedy-drama American Hustle (2013), Chris Kyle in the war drama American Sniper (2014), an alcoholic country singer in the musical romance drama A Star is Born (2018), and Leonard Bernstein in the biographical drama Maestro (2023).

[3][4][5][b] During this time he received five nominations for Best Picture as a producer on Clint Eastwood's American Sniper (2013), A Star is Born (2018), Todd Phillips' Joker (2019), Guillermo del Toro's Nightmare Alley (2021), and Maestro (2023).

Cooper made his Broadway debut in Three Days of Rain with Julia Roberts and Paul Rudd in 2006.

He portrayed the deformed Joseph Merrick in the revival of The Elephant Man (2015) which garnered more recognition and a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play nomination.

The awards, organized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, were first held in 1929 at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel.

The awards were founded in 1947 as The British Film Academy, by David Lean, Alexander Korda, Carol Reed, Charles Laughton, Roger Manvell and others.

The Golden Globe Award is an accolade bestowed by the 93 members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) recognizing excellence in film and television, both domestic and foreign.

The awards, presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League, were first held in 1947 at the Waldorf Astoria New York.

Established in 1995, the competition section is open to international films, animation, documentaries and fiction.

The Santa Barbara International Film Festival is a film festival held annually in Santa Barbara, California since 1986. Cooper has received one award.

The American Cinematheque Award annually honors "an extraordinary artist in the entertainment industry who is fully engaged in his or her work and is committed to making a significant contribution to the art of the motion pictures".

The Dorian Awards are presented by the Gay and Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association (GALECA).

Presented by the Drama League of New York, the Drama League Awards is the oldest annual event in the United States held to award theatrical productions and performers in several categories.

The Fryderyk is a music award ceremony presented by Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry since 1995.

The Golden Eagle Awards is an accolade by the National Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences of Russia to recognize excellence of professionals in the film industry, directors, actors, and writers.

GQ (U.S.) first named their Men of the Year in 1996, featuring the award recipients in a special issue of the magazine.

The Hollywood Music in Media Awards (HMMA) recognizes and honors the music of visual mediums (films, TV, movie trailers, video games, commercials, etc.).

The Hungarian Music Awards, commonly known as the Fonogram, are presented annually by the Mahasz since 1992.

The Outer Critics Circle Awards is an annual event honoring the best in both Broadway and Off-Broadway.

The award was established by LiveJournal bloggers Alexander Folin, Maxim Alexandrov and Olga Belik in 2005.

CinemaCon is now a standalone movie theater industry trade show or exposition originally established by NATO in 1975, usually held in Las Vegas in March.

The TEC Awards are an annual program recognizing the achievements of audio professionals.

The winners are announced and the awards presented at a ceremony held at the NAMM Show.

Cooper has received one award in the Outstanding Creative Achievement area.

The awards honor the year's biggest achievements in music, movies, sports, television, fashion and other categories, voted by teen viewers.