‘Maestro’ To Receive Gotham Awards Cultural Icon & Creator Tribute Honoring Director Bradley Cooper And Leonard Bernstein
deadline.comThe Gotham Awards will honor Maestro, the upcoming Netflix film by Bradley Cooper, with its new Cultural Icon & Creator Tribute that recognizes cultural icons and filmmakers responsible for bringing their story to life.
The tribute, created for this year’s ceremony, “will honor New York legend Leonard Bernstein, the acclaimed musician, conductor, composer, teacher, and author, while celebrating Cooper and his masterful effort cinematically capturing his story,” the Gotham Film & Media Institute said today. “With Maestro, Bradley Cooper and the film’s entire creative team have vividly brought to life the story of an almost mythical figure in popular culture,” said Jeffrey Sharp, executive director of the Institute, which hosts the awards. “Cooper has crafted a powerful story that highlights the ecstatic highs and anguished lows that come with a life pursuing love, family, and art.
It is our privilege to honor Bernstein, Cooper, and this spectacular film.” Maestro premiered at the Venice Film Festival, Deadline review here.
It chronicles the lifelong relationship between Bernstein and Felicia Montealegre Cohn Bernstein, played by Cooper and Carey Mulligan.
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