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Johnny Depp took top honors at the UK National Movie Awards, winning “Best Male Performance” for his role as the demented and lovelorn singing barber in Tim Burton’s SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET. Other nominees in the category included Pierce Brosnan in MAMMA MIA!, PUBLIC ENEMIES co-star Christian Bale in THE DARK KNIGHT, and Will Smith in I AM LEGEND. Although JD could not attend the awards in person, he sent a videotaped message of thanks. The photo at left shows Johnny in mid-speech: to see a larger version,CLICK HERE, and to see another photo, CLICK HERE. Many thanks to In-too-Depp for sharing her screencaps.

“I’d like to [. . .] send my apologies for not being able to be there in person to accept this very prestigious award,” Johnny Depp told the screaming crowd. “I would also like to say, first and foremost, thank you very much for voting for me. It’s unbelievably touching, and a real honor and a privilege, and I’m very proud.” After a brief pause, JD added, “As a matter of fact, if I was there, I’d like to thank every single solitary one of you, shake you by the hand, and take you out for breakfast. But I’m not there, so . . . next time. We’ll do that next time.”

We have that promise on videotape: thanks to Carasun and Inspired for sharing it, and to Jillian for breaking the news. To see the video, CLICK HERE. JD ends with a characteristically humble moment, thanking his director and longtime friend Tim Burton for “giving me the job, and not firing me, and for believing in me.” The Zone congratulates Johnny Depp on his victory; well done! –Part-Time Poet