Is there an Oscar from Johnny Depp?

Award of the American Film Academy "Oscar" is the annual greatest event of the whole world of cinema. Many actors want to get the coveted golden statuette, because it is a sign of recognition of talent and the highest degree of acting. Johnny Depp was nominated for an Oscar three times.

Is there an Oscar from actor Johnny Depp?

Despite his unlimited talent and many roles, actor Johnny Depp has never been awarded this highest award. Therefore, the question: "How many Oscars from Johnny Depp?", The answer is - not one. Although the nomination for this award from the actor for his career as many as three. For the first time he was nominated for an Oscar for his role in the movie "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl" in 2004. This role has become a truly iconic actor. He just got used to the image of the brave and cheerful Captain Jack Sparrow. And this character he embodies on the screen for many years. More recently, the actor began work in the fifth part of the famous saga. However, he received the most prestigious nomination only for the first part of "Pirates of the Caribbean", but even then the award went around his side, having got to Sean Penn.

The second time Johnny Depp claimed to receive an Oscar award the following year, starring in the film "The Magic Country", but here luck turned away from our hero. The third actor nomination occurred in 2008 for the role played in the picture "Sweeney Todd, Demon Barber of Fleet Street", but even then Johnny Depp Oscar did not receive.

Johnny Depp refused to Oscar?

Although Johnny did not become the owner of the treasured statuette, it seems that he is not too upset. Quite recently the newspapers were full of sensational headlines that Johnny Depp "refused Oscar", and those who understand the cinematic world at least a little were puzzled: how could an actor give up the award if the Oscars are not yet scheduled and will not be held until February next year? However, it turned out that the journalists somewhat distorted the meaning of the words of the actor. In his interview with BBC News, Johnny Depp merely said that he does not want to receive Oscar because it would mean competition with colleagues in the shop and a thank-you speech. The actor does not compete with anyone and just tries to do his job at the highest level. There is no question that if he receives a statuette, he refuses it, there was not.

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By the way, this season Johnny Depp may well get the fourth nomination for the Academy Award Oscar for his role in the film "The Black Mass".