BREAKING NEWS–Johnny Depp wins People’s Choice Award! New photos!

Johnny Depp delighted the crowd at the People’s Choice Awards tonight by arriving in person to accept his award as Favorite Movie Actor. The photo at left shows him onstage at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles; to see a larger version, CLICK HERE. Singer-songwriter Taylor Swift, herself a winner for Favorite Country Artist, presented the award to Johnny, who received a thunderous standing ovation punctuated by screams when he walked on stage. To see a photo of Johnny accepting his award, CLICK HERE. “Bless you, thank you, thank you so much,” Johnny said, as he accepted the crystal award. Then he turned to acknowledge Ms. Swift, who was modestly standing off to the side. Calling her name, Johnny said, “My daughter said if I didn’t say Hi to you, I’d be in big trouble, so Hi from my daughter!”

Addressing the audience, Johnny said, “Thank you so much for this. This is yet again a stupefying honor because it comes from the people . . . the people who keep us all here. And if it wasn’t for you, none of us would be here. I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again. Bless you, thank you, and be well.”

To see photos of Johnny onstage during the ceremony, CLICK HERE and HERE, and HERE. To see a photo of Johnny with Queen Latifah, the host of the People’s Choice Awards, CLICK HERE.

The Zone thanks Theresa and Belis for sharing pictures and Minamartindegro for sharing a video of Johnny’s speech. If you missed the show, you can find a video clip of Johnny’s acceptance speech at E!Online HERE.

Congratulations, Johnny!