Looks like Joaquin Phoenix has some company in the Oscars-snubbing club, as Bradley Cooper recently said that he has no desire to win an Academy Award.

Cooper was nominated for Best Actor for his role in “Silver Linings Playbook.” But in an interview with British GQ, as reported by UK newspaper Metro, he revealed that his priorities shifted significantly after his father’s death in 2011 from lung cancer.

“I watched him dying and I was there by his bed watching him, breathing with him, and then I saw his last breath and he was gone,” Cooper said. “I experienced the whole thing. And that was a watershed moment that I was privileged to experience. And it changed everything. Nothing has ever been the same since.”

His father’s death gave him perspective, Cooper said, teaching him to live in the moment and let go of things he can’t control -- including whether or not he wins an Academy Award.

“The beauty is that I just don’t sweat sh*t any more,” he said. “ … I don’t want to win an Oscar. It would change nothing. Nothing. The things in my life that aren’t fulfilled would not be fulfilled. Career-wise, right now, it’s better that I don’t win one. I don’t want to win. I don’t.”

Cooper’s fellow 2012 Best Actor nominee, Joaquin Phoenix, who picked up a nomination for his work in “The Master,” made headlines last year when he told Interview magazine that the Academy Awards were “total, utter bullsh*t,” and something that he “[didn’t] want to be a part of.” Unlike Cooper, however, Phoenix’s remarks seemed to have more to do with his general distaste for awards shows than a specific, life-changing epiphany.

Phoenix and Cooper lost the Best Actor award at last month’s Academy Awards ceremony to Daniel Day-Lewis, who played the title role in “Lincoln.”

Cooper’s full interview with British GQ appears in the April issue, which is due out later this week.

[via British GQ b/w Metro]

Loading Slideshow...

  • Jennifer Lawrence

    Actress Jennifer Lawrence arrives at the 2013 Vanity Fair Oscars Viewing and After Party, Sunday, Feb. 24 2013 at the Sunset Plaza Hotel in West Hollywood, Calif. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

  • 2013 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Hosted By Graydon Carter - Arrivals

    WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 24: Actress Juliette Lewis arrives at the 2013 Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Graydon Carter at Sunset Tower on February 24, 2013 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)

  • 2013 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Hosted By Graydon Carter - Arrivals

    WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 24: Actress Kerry Washington arrives at the 2013 Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Graydon Carter at Sunset Tower on February 24, 2013 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)

  • 2013 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Hosted By Graydon Carter - Arrivals

    WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 24: Actress Zoe Saldana arrives at the 2013 Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Graydon Carter at Sunset Tower on February 24, 2013 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)

  • Naomi Watts, Liev Schreiber

    Actress Naomi Watts arrives at the 2013 Vanity Fair Oscar party on Sunday, Feb. 24 2013 at the Sunset Plaza Hotel in West Hollywood, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

  • 2013 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Hosted By Graydon Carter - Arrivals

    WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 24: Comedian Andy Samberg (R) and Joanna Newsom arrive at the 2013 Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Graydon Carter at Sunset Tower on February 24, 2013 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)

  • Marisa Tomei

    Actress Marisa Tomei arrives at the 2013 Vanity Fair Oscar party on Sunday, Feb. 24 2013 at the Sunset Plaza Hotel in West Hollywood, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

  • 2013 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Hosted By Graydon Carter - Arrivals

    WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 24: Actor Adrien Brody arrives at the 2013 Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Graydon Carter at Sunset Tower on February 24, 2013 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)

  • Rosie Huntington-Whiteley

    Actress Rosie Huntington-Whiteley arrives at the 2013 Vanity Fair Oscar party on Sunday, Feb. 24 2013 at the Sunset Plaza Hotel in West Hollywood, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

  • 2013 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Hosted By Graydon Carter - Arrivals

    WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 24: Russell Brand arrives at the 2013 Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Graydon Carter at Sunset Tower on February 24, 2013 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)

  • Emmy Rossum

    Actress Emmy Rossum arrives at the 2013 Vanity Fair Oscar party on Sunday, Feb. 24 2013 at the Sunset Plaza Hotel in West Hollywood, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

  • 2013 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Hosted By Graydon Carter - Arrivals

    WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 24: Actress Amber Heard arrives at the 2013 Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Graydon Carter at Sunset Tower on February 24, 2013 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)

  • 2013 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Hosted By Graydon Carter - Arrivals

    WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 24: Actor Armie Hammer (R) and Elizabeth Chambers arrive at the 2013 Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Graydon Carter at Sunset Tower on February 24, 2013 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)

  • Richard Gere,Elizabeth Banks

    Actor Richard Gere, left, and Elizabeth Banks arrive at the 2013 Vanity Fair Oscar party, Sunday, Feb. 24 2013 at the Sunset Plaza Hotel in West Hollywood, Calif. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

  • 2013 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Hosted By Graydon Carter - Arrivals

    WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 24: Actor Taylor Lautner arrives at the 2013 Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Graydon Carter at Sunset Tower on February 24, 2013 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)

  • 2013 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Hosted By Graydon Carter - Arrivals

    WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 24: Actor Mark Ruffalo (R) and Sunrise Coigney arrive at the 2013 Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Graydon Carter at Sunset Tower on February 24, 2013 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)

  • 2013 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Hosted By Graydon Carter - Arrivals

    WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 24: Actress Amy Adams (R) and Darren Le Gallo arrive at the 2013 Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Graydon Carter at Sunset Tower on February 24, 2013 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)

  • 2013 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Hosted By Graydon Carter - Arrivals

    WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 24: Actor Philip Seymour Hoffman arrives at the 2013 Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Graydon Carter at Sunset Tower on February 24, 2013 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)

  • 2013 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Hosted By Graydon Carter - Arrivals

    WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 24: Actor Chris Pine arrives at the 2013 Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Graydon Carter at Sunset Tower on February 24, 2013 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)

  • Judd Apatow

    Director Judd Apatow arrives at the 2013 Vanity Fair Oscars Viewing and After Party, Sunday, Feb. 24 2013 at the Sunset Plaza Hotel in West Hollywood, Calif. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

  • Amy Poehler, Rashida Jones

    From left, actress Amy Poehler and Rashida Jones arrive at the 2013 Vanity Fair Oscars Viewing and After Party on Sunday, Feb. 24 2013 at the Sunset Plaza Hotel in West Hollywood, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

  • Kirk Douglas

    Actor Kirk Douglas arrives at the 2013 Vanity Fair Oscars Viewing and After Party, Sunday, Feb. 24 2013 at the Sunset Plaza Hotel in West Hollywood, Calif. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

  • Seth Rogen, Lauren Miller

    Actor Seth Rogen, right, and wife Lauren Miller arrive at the 2013 Vanity Fair Oscars Viewing and After Party, Sunday, Feb. 24 2013 at the Sunset Plaza Hotel in West Hollywood, Calif. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

  • Miranda Kerr, Orlando Bloom

    Model Miranda Kerr, left, and actor Orlando Bloom arrive at the 2013 Vanity Fair Oscars Viewing and After Party on Sunday, Feb. 24 2013 at the Sunset Plaza Hotel in West Hollywood, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

  • 2013 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Hosted By Graydon Carter - Arrivals

    WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 24: Actor Jeremy Renner arrives at the 2013 Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Graydon Carter at Sunset Tower on February 24, 2013 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)

  • Jane Fonda

    Actress Jane Fonda arrives at the 2013 Vanity Fair Oscar party, Sunday, Feb. 24 2013 at the Sunset Plaza Hotel in West Hollywood, Calif. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

  • Salma Hayek

    Actress Salma Hayek arrives at the 2013 Vanity Fair Oscar party on Sunday, Feb. 24 2013 at the Sunset Plaza Hotel in West Hollywood, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

  • Eddie Redmayne

    Actor Eddie Redmayne arrives at the 2013 Vanity Fair Oscar party on Sunday, Feb. 24 2013 at the Sunset Plaza Hotel in West Hollywood, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

  • Octavia Spencer

    Actress Octavia Spencer arrives at the 2013 Vanity Fair Oscar Party on Sunday, Feb. 24 2013 at the Sunset Plaza Hotel in West Hollywood, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

  • Kate Bosworth

    Actress Kate Bosworth arrives at the 2013 Vanity Fair Oscar Party on Sunday, Feb. 24 2013 at the Sunset Plaza Hotel in West Hollywood, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

  • Bradley Cooper

    Actor Bradley Cooper arrives at the 2013 Vanity Fair Oscar Party on Sunday, Feb. 24 2013 at the Sunset Plaza Hotel in West Hollywood, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

  • Jennifer Garner, Ben Affleck

    Actress Jennifer Garner, left, and director Ben Affleck arrive at the 2013 Vanity Fair Oscar party on Sunday, Feb. 24 2013 at the Sunset Plaza Hotel in West Hollywood, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

  • Adam Shulman, Anne Hathaway

    From left, actor Adam Shulman and actress Anne Hathaway arrive at the 2013 Vanity Fair Oscars Viewing and After Party on Sunday, Feb. 24 2013 at the Sunset Plaza Hotel in West Hollywood, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

  • Anna Paquin, Stephen Moyer

    Actress Anna Paquin, left, and husband Stephen Moyer arrive at the 2013 Vanity Fair Oscars Viewing and After Party, Sunday, Feb. 24 2013 at the Sunset Plaza Hotel in West Hollywood, Calif. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

  • 2013 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Hosted By Graydon Carter - Arrivals

    WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 24: Actor Jamie Foxx (R) and Corinne Bishop arrive at the 2013 Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Graydon Carter at Sunset Tower on February 24, 2013 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)

  • 2013 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Hosted By Graydon Carter - Arrivals

    WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 24: Actress Judy Greer arrives at the 2013 Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Graydon Carter at Sunset Tower on February 24, 2013 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)

  • 2013 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Hosted By Graydon Carter - Arrivals

    WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 24: Actress Jacki Weaver arrives at the 2013 Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Graydon Carter at Sunset Tower on February 24, 2013 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)

  • 2013 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Hosted By Graydon Carter - Arrivals

    WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 24: Director Stephen Spielberg (L) and Kate Capshaw arrive at the 2013 Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Graydon Carter at Sunset Tower on February 24, 2013 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)

  • 2013 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Hosted By Graydon Carter - Arrivals

    WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 24: Actors John Travolta (L) and Kelly Preston arrive at the 2013 Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Graydon Carter at Sunset Tower on February 24, 2013 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)

  • 2013 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Hosted By Graydon Carter - Arrivals

    WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 24: Sarah Silverman arrives at the 2013 Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Graydon Carter at Sunset Tower on February 24, 2013 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)

  • Leslie Mann

    Actress Leslie Mann arrives at the 2013 Vanity Fair Oscars Viewing and After Party on Sunday, Feb. 24 2013 at the Sunset Plaza Hotel in West Hollywood, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

  • Judd Apatow

    Director Judd Apatow arrives at the 2013 Vanity Fair Oscars Viewing and After Party, Sunday, Feb. 24 2013 at the Sunset Plaza Hotel in West Hollywood, Calif. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

  • Rashida Jones

    Actress Rashida Jones arrives at the 2013 Vanity Fair Oscars Viewing and After Party on Sunday, Feb. 24 2013 at the Sunset Plaza Hotel in West Hollywood, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

  • Zooey Deschanel

    Actress Zooey Deschanel arrives at the 2013 Vanity Fair Oscars Viewing and After Party, Sunday, Feb. 24 2013 at the Sunset Plaza Hotel in West Hollywood, Calif. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

  • US-ENTERTAINMENT-FILM-OSCARS

    Jennifer Lawrence carrying her Oscar for best actress arrives for the 2013 Vanity Fair Oscar Party on February 24, 2013 in Hollywood, California. AFP PHOTO / ADRIAN SANCHEZ-GONZALEZ (Photo credit should read ADRIAN SANCHEZ-GONZALEZ/AFP/Getty Images)

  • Lily Collins

    Actress Lily Collins arrives at the 2013 Vanity Fair Oscars Viewing and After Party on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013, at the Sunset Plaza Hotel in West Hollywood, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

  • Reese Witherspoon

    Actress Reese Witherspoon arrives at the 2013 Vanity Fair Oscars Viewing and After Party, Sunday, Feb. 24 2013 at the Sunset Plaza Hotel in West Hollywood, Calif. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

  • Amy Poehler

    Actress Amy Poehler arrives at the 2013 Vanity Fair Oscars Viewing and After Party, Sunday, Feb. 24 2013 at the Sunset Plaza Hotel in West Hollywood, Calif. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

  • Isla Fisher

    Actress Isla Fisher arrives at the 2013 Vanity Fair Oscars Viewing and After Party on Sunday, Feb. 24 2013 at the Sunset Plaza Hotel in West Hollywood, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

  • Bono, Ali Hewson

    Musician, Bono, right, and his wife Ali Hewson arrive at the 2013 Vanity Fair Oscars Viewing and After Party, Sunday, Feb. 24 2013 at the Sunset Plaza Hotel in West Hollywood, Calif. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

  • Ginnifer Goodwin

    Actress Ginnifer Goodwin arrives at the 2013 Vanity Fair Oscars Viewing and After Party on Sunday, Feb. 24 2013 at the Sunset Plaza Hotel in West Hollywood, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)