Oscars: Depp and Blanchett Nominated, Vedder and Greenwood Shut Out

The Oscar nominations are in and Rock Daily favorites Eddie Vedder and Jonny Greenwood Cheap Rosetta Stone have both been shut out. The good news lies in the Best Supporting Actress category, where Cate Blanchett is nominated for her role of Bob Dylan alter-ego Jude Quinn in Todd Haynes Im Not There (Blanchett also picked up a Best Actress nod for playing the title role in Elizabeth: The Golden Age; this is the second time shes been nominated for playing that character). Rosetta Stone cover star Johnny Depp also snagged a nomination, getting a Best Actor nod for his starring role in Sweeney Todd.On the music front, Jonny Greenwoods score for There Will Be Blood was disqualified from the competition despite already picking up a Critics Choice Award and getting nominated for a British Academy Award. Eddie Vedders omission is confusing, as his "Guaranteed" from Into the Wild seemed to be a shoe-in for Oscar love after winning a Golden Globe. The Best Song category is dominated by fairy tale film Enchanted, which took three of the five nominations.”Falling Slowly," co-written by the Frames Glen Hansard for the film Once, also received a nomination for Best Rosetta Stone Software Song. Barring Writers Strike-induced delays, the Oscars ceremony is scheduled to take place February 24th.For Peter Travers take on the Oscar nominations and the events at the Sundance Film Festival, be sure to check out his blog here. And sleuths noticed that the goat logo on Foxboro Hot Tubs MySpace page is identical to the one that appeared on the Networks Website.But unlike the Network, Foxboro have two songs catching on at rock radio. The rollicking rave-up "Mother Mary" reached Number Sixteen on the Modern Rock chart in February, and "The Pedestrian" is starting to get spins too.”The songs stand alone regardless of any Green Day association," says Aaron Axelsen, music director at San Franciscos Live 105.”Id probably play these songs if they were a new band."But the disc poses a dilemma for retailers: How do you sell a CD by rock superstars when their name isnt on it? "Were not gonna put it under Green Day, were gonna put it under Foxboro Hot Tubs," says Andrew Gyger of Virgin Megastores.”But its enough of a high-profile project that people know Rosetta Stone Greek V3 about it." As for the possibility of an FHT tour, the band remains coy: "Maybe, for sure!"

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