At the Paris premiere of SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET, a reporter from AP Television asked Johnny Depp how he got the news that he had won the Golden Globe for Best Actor, Musical or Comedy for his performance as Sweeney Todd. “I was at my house,” Johnny replied. “Yeah, I was at home, just hanging out.” And Johnny’s reaction to his victory? “I was very surprised, certainly. Moved, you know. Flattered. Honoured.” Johnny recalled that the Hollywood Foreign Press Association were the first to recognize his film work with an award nomination, for EDWARD SCISSORHANDS. “They nominated me about 17 years ago,” Johnny said. “It was the first time.”

Tim Burton did not learn that SWEENEY TODD had won the Golden Globe as Best Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy until the morning after the awards. “Well, I was in London and I was asleep,” the director told AP Television. “So, I read about it in the newspaper the next day because nobody has my phone number so I was not really aware of it until the next morning.”

The Zone thanks Theresa for sharing the story; you can read the article here: http://tinyurl.com/33hcgw Thanks also to AnaMaria and Bonnie for the photo of Johnny in Paris. –Part-Time Poet