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Daniel Day-Lewis’s performance in THERE WILL BE BLOOD was honored with the Oscar for Best Actor at the 80th Academy Awards; the Academy’s choice, while not unexpected, was not widely approved by the members of the Johnny Depp Zone. Regrettably, we’re not members of the Academy. Johnny Depp could be seen smiling and applauding enthusiastically as Mr. Day-Lewis ascended to the podium in the Kodak Theatre to accept his Oscar from Helen Mirren. The screencap at the left, where Johnny has his eyes closed, shows his reaction to having his performance of “Epiphany” aired on the giant screen at the Kodak Theatre as Ms. Mirren announced the Best Actor nominees: he couldn’t bear to look.

French actress Marion Cotillard won the Best Actress Oscar for her performance as Edith Piaf in LA VIE EN ROSE; Mlle. Cotillard’s next movie role will be opposite Johnny Depp in Michael Mann’s PUBLIC ENEMIES. She will play Billie Frechette, the girlfriend of bank robber John Dillinger. The Zone congratulates her on her Oscar win and her delightful acceptance speech, and sends best wishes for her new venture. –Part-Time Poet

The husband-and-wife design team of Dante Ferretti and Francesca Lo Schiavo won their second Oscar Sunday night for Best Art Direction for their haunting and beautiful creation of the settings for SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET. They had previously won for Art Direction in 2005 for Martin Scorsese’s THE AVIATOR. One highlight of the evening was hearing Mr. Ferretti offer a thank-you to Johnny Depp, and seeing Johnny respond by kissing his hand to Mr. Ferretti and Ms. Lo Schiavo. That’s the moment captured in our screencap; to see a larger version, click here: http://tinyurl.com/2sx47u The Zone thanks MA Depp for sharing her screencap.

In the press room, Francesca Lo Schiavo could not lavish praise enough on her director, Tim Burton: “Fantastic, fantastic, fantastic,” Lo Schiavo said, describing the experience of working with Burton on SWEENEY TODD. “He opened my mind, he’s (such) a great artist. Really, working with him, it was an award.” Congratulations to Dante Ferretti and Francesca Lo Schiavo! –Part-Time Poet

Wearing his familiar tortoiseshell glasses, a custom tuxedo by Giorgio Armani and custom shirt by Anto Beverly Hills, Johnny Depp has arrived at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles for the 80th Academy Awards ceremony, where he is nominated as Best Actor for his role in Tim Burton’s SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET. Johnny graced the red carpet with his partner, Vanessa Paradis, who wore an elegant black silk crepe gown by Chanel Haute Couture. Vanessa’s stunning necklace, composed of 18k white gold and diamonds, is by Chanel Fine Jewelry and is called “Camelia.” To see a larger version of the portrait of Johnny at left, click here: http://tinyurl.com/2k5hfc and to see a photo of Johnny and Vanessa together, click here: http://tinyurl.com/33k2xb Many thanks to Carasun, Bonnie and AnaMaria for the pictures!–Part-Time Poet