The 38-year-old actor, who has won the award for Best Actor in a Comedy at the Critics Choice Movie Awards for "Silver Linings Playbook", has been nominated for the same film at the Academy Awards to be held next month, reported E! online.
"Oh yeah, that was done. One night, when I started the profession, my mom said, 'If you ever get nominated, I am the date.' She was freaking out," Cooper said.
The newly single star recently said that his parents are his inspiration and he hopes to have a traditional family home like theirs.
"I would say I am a romantic, for sure. I think most guys are deep down. I look at my parents, who have been married happily since 1963, and my grandparents are the same. What guy wouldn't want that?
"I think the thought of a traditional family home is awesome. Traditional roles are becoming a thing of the past, but I think there is something still really charming about them," he added.
