jan 22, 2008 - OSCARS Johnny Depp NOMINATED

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Johnny Depp was nominated for an Oscar in the category of Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role for his portrayal of tormented barber Sweeney Todd in Tim Burton's
SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET.

The nod for Sweeney was Johnny's third Oscar nomination: he was previously nominated as Best Actor for his performance as Captain Jack Sparrow in PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: THE CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL, and as J. M. Barrie in FINDING NEVERLAND.

Other actors receiving nominations in the category were George Clooney in MICHAEL CLAYTON, Daniel Day-Lewis in THERE WILL BE
BLOOD, Tommy Lee Jones in IN THE VALLEY OF ELAH, and Vigo Mortenson in EASTERN
PROMISES.

SWEENEY TODD also received Oscar nominations for Best Art Direction (Art Direction: Dante Ferretti: Set Decoration: Francesca Lo Schiavo) and Best Costume Design (Colleen Atwood).

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