Bradley Cooper and Elizabeth Kemp

The best actor nominee for American Sniper and his acting coach were photographed by Bill Phelps on Feb. 5 at Booth Theatre in New York City.
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The best actor nominee for American Sniper and his acting coach were photographed by Bill Phelps on Feb. 5 at Booth Theatre in New York City.
Read more How Bradley Cooper's Acting Coach Taught Him to "Relax"
"I have a memory of being in her class and getting to a point where I felt like I was in a state of pure expression," Cooper has said of Kemp.
The director of best picture nominee Selma and her producer were photographed by Eric Ryan Anderson on Feb. 6 at The Lot in West Hollywood.
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"She was in my life already. She’s always in people’s lives before they are in hers," says DuVernay (left) of meeting Winfrey. "My mom watched her show growing up. Then I’m on the phone, and she is saying, 'I think we’re going to be friends.' Now I know she doesn’t say that to everyone."
The best supporting actress nominee for Wild and her acting coach were photographed by Christopher Patey on Jan. 29 on the beach in Santa Monica.
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Says Seacat (right) of Dern: "Everything she expresses comes from inside, and she allows that to flow. She’s quite a storyteller."
The director of best foreign-language film nominee Wild Tales and his producer were photographed by Ana Nance on Feb. 8 at the AC Palacio del Retiro hotel in Madrid.
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"There’s not one interview I’ve done anywhere in the world where they don’t ask about him," says Szifron (right) of Almodovar.