Jonny Greenwood's Blood Score Denied Oscar Nod?

Jonny Greenwood's Blood Score Denied Oscar Nod? Just when we thought Jonny Greenwood pretty much had it made after this whole Radiohead thing blows over, along comes this little setback. According to a report from Los Angeles Times' The Envelope, Greenwood's much-feted, 8.1-earning score for Paul Thomas Anderson oilman flick There Will Be Blood will not be eligible for an Academy Award nomination this year.

Those noms will be announced tomorrow morning, and until this development many expected Greenwood's score would easily make the cut. According to sources quoted by The Envelope, however, it's been disqualified because "the majority of the music was not composed specifically for the film."

The parts of the score in question come from Greenwood's British Composer Award-earning piece Popcorn Superhet Receiver (which, incidentally, made its U.S. premiere just last week). The There Will Be Blood score did, however, already earn a BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Television Arts) nomination. Nonesuch, which released the score, has not yet responded to a request to confirm the Oscar disqualification.

Despite this apparent slight, Greenwood does have a few other things going for him. He helped Radiohead put together a pretty decent record called In Rainbows, and he'll join the band as they play some live concerts later this year.

Disclaimer: Music not composed specifically for these concert events.

06-06 Dublin, Ireland - Malahide
06-07 Dublin, Ireland - Malahide
06-09 Paris, France - Bercy
06-10 Paris, France - Bercy
06-12 Barcelona, Spain - Parc del Fòrum
06-14 Nimes, France - Arenes
06-15 Nimes, France - Arenes
06-17 Milan, Italy - Civica Arena
06-18 Milan, Italy - Civica Arena
06-20 Neuhausen ob Eck, Germany - Southside Festival
06-22 Scheeßel, Germany - Hurricane Festival
06-24 London, England - Victoria Park
06-25 London, England - Victoria Park
06-27 Glasgow, Scotland - Glasgow Green
06-29 Manchester, England - Lancashire County Cricket Club
07-01 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Westerpark
07-03 Roskilde, Denmark - Roskilde Festival
07-04-05 Werchter, Belgium - Rock Werchter Festival
07-06 Arras, France - Main Square Festival
07-08 Berlin, Germany - Wuhlheide
Posted by Matthew Solarski on Mon, Jan 21, 2008 at 4:55pm