10 best Johnny Depp films ever.

Role: Captain Jack Sparrow

These films are intensely popular. I have posters from all three movies in my room, and have had a calendar every year.

Johnny really performs wonderfully in these films, but it's low on the list because I know in my heart [though it pains me to say so] that there's not a huge range of acting required of him for Captain Jack. even so, Pirates ranks 10th on my list!

Awards:
ASCAP award for Top Box Office Film
Saturn award for Best Costumes
American Choreography Award for Outstanding Achievement in Choreography - Fight
Eddie Award for Best Edited Feature Film - Comedy or Musical
BAFTA Film Award for Best Make Up/Hair
Critics Choice Award for Best Family Film - Live Action
Empire Award for Best Actor [Johnny Depp]
Hollywood Movie of the Year
Hollywood Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist Guild Award for Best Period Make Up - Feature
Audience Award for Best International Actor [Johnny Depp]
Audience Award for Best International Actress [Keira Knightley]
MTV Movie Award for Best Male Performance [Johnny Depp]
MTV Movie Award [Mexico] for Best Look [Johnny Depp]
Golden Reel Award for Best Sound Editing in Domestic Features - Dialogue & ADR
People's Choice Award for Favorite Motion Picture
SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role [Johnny Depp]
Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Chemistry [Keira Knightley & Orlando Bloom]
Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Fight/Action Sequence
Teen Choice Award for Choice Liar [Johnny Depp]
Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Liplock [Keira Knightley & Orlando Bloom]
Teen Choice Award for Choice Summer Movie
VES Award for Outstanding Matte Painting in a Motion Picture
VES Award for Outstanding Special Effects in Service to Visual Effects in a Motion Picture
Taurus Award for Best Fight

Role: George Jung

Johnny portrays a man entrenched in the cocaine industry. He plays Mr. Jung sincerely and seems to have done quite a bit of research. The story is very touching considering the subject matter. This film is based on a true story.

Awards:
Prism award for Best Theatrical Feature Film.

Role: Joe Pistone AKA Donnie Brasco

Starring next to Al Pacino is no small task for any actor. But, Johnny was great in this movie. He plays Joe Pistone, an undercover FBI agent known as Donnie Brasco who successfully infiltrates the Bonnano crime family. He poses as a diamond expert from Florida. Johnny Depp met with the real life Joe Pistone seveal time to prepare for the role.

Awards:
Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor [Al Pacino]
National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actress [Anne Heche]

Role: Mort Rainey

Johnny plays Mort Rainey, a writer, who lives in a cabin a few miles away from a small town. He is going through a divorce with his wife, who he caught cheating. Soon he finds himself being stalked and tormented by a man who calls himself Shooter and claims Mort stole his story and messed up his ending. This movie is a great thriller, but is not very bloody, and is based on a novel by Stephen King.

I feel this movie is horribly underrated. I thought it was scary without being gory, which is getting rarer all the time! This is one of those films that flies under the radar, but is definitely worth checking out.

Awards:
none.

Role: Ichabod Crane

Johnny plays Ichabod Crane in this classic story about a Headless Horseman who rides around decapitating people in the small town of Sleepy Hollow. He is first skeptical, but eventually comes around and saves the town from Headless doom.

Awards:
Oscar for Best Art Direction-Set Decoration
Saturn Award for Best Actress [Christina Ricci]
Saturn Award Best Music [Danny Elfman]
Excellence in Production Design Award - Feature Film
BAFTA Film Award for Best Costume Design
BAFTA Film Award for Best Production Design
BMI Film Music Award [Danny Elfman]
Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Cinematography
Costume Designers Guild Award for Excellence in Costume Design for Film - Period/Fantasy
Hollywood Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist Guild Award for Best Character Makeup - Feature
Sierra Award for Best Production Design
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Production Design
Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Cinematography
Santa Fe Film Critics Circle Award for Best Cinematography
Golden Satellite Award for Best Art/Production Design
Golden Satellite Award for Best Cinematography
Golden Satellite Award for Best Costume Design
Golden Satellite Award for Best Original Score [Danny Elfman]
Golden Satellite Award for Best Sound

Role: Benjamin Barker/Sweeney Todd

Acting in a musical is completely different from acting in a regular movie. This alone displays Johnny Depp's immense versatility. He sings very well, and plays Sweeney Todd's particular brand of crazy very well.

Awards:
Oscar for Best Achievement in Art Direction
Saturn Award for Best Costume
Saturn Award for Best Horror Film
Eddie Award for Best Edited Feature Film - Comedy or Musical
Costume Designers Guild Award for Excellence in Costume Design for Film - Period
Evening Standard British Film Award for Best Actress [Helena Bonham Carter]
Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy [Johnny Depp]
Vincent Koehler Award for Outstanding Science Fiction, Fantasy or Horror Film
Sierra Award for Best Costume Design
Sierra Award for Best Youth in Film - Male
MTV Movie Award - Best Villain [Johnny Depp]
National Board of Review Award for Best Director [Tim Burton]
Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Achievement in Costume Design
San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Production Design
Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Villain [Johnny Depp]
Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Art Direction

Role: Sir James Matthew Barrie

Johnny Depp plays Sir James Matthew Barrie, the author of the classic book, Peter Pan. The film centers around his life, and his family, and him finding his own Neverland. The film is very touching, and I definitely cried.

Awards:
Oscar for Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score
Critics Choice Award for Best Family Film
Critics Choice Award for Best Young Actor [Freddie Highmore]
Empire Award for Best Newcomer [Freddie Highmore]
Truly Moving Sound Award
Humanitas Prize for the Feature Film Category
Sierra Award for Best Actress [Kate Winslet]
National Board of Review Award for Best Film
Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Performance by Youth in a Leading or Supporting Role - Male [Freddie Highmore]
Outstanding Performance Award [Kate Winslet]
Laterna Magica Prize
Young Artist Award for Best Family Feature Film - Drama
Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film - Young Actor Age Ten or Younger [Luke Spill]
Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film - Young Ensemble Cast [Freddie Highmore, Joe Prospero, Nick Roud, Luke Spill]

Role: Ed Wood

This is a biopic of the life of Ed Wood, who some people call "the worst director of all time". Sources say that Johnny played the role so well that Wood's wife came in during shooting and said "that's my Eddie!"

Awards:
Oscar for Best Actor in a Supporting Role [Robert Landau]
Oscar for Best Make Up
Saturn Award for Best Actor [Robert Landau]
Best Music [Howard Shore]
American Comedy Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture [Martin Landau]
Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Cinematography
Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor [Martin Landau]
Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor [Martin Landau]
Cinema Writers Circle Awards, Spain for Best Foreign Film
Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture [Martin Landau]
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards for Best Supporting Actor [Martin Landau]
London Critics Circle Film Awards for Actor of the Year [Johnny Depp]
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Cinematography
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Music [Howard Shore]
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor [Martin Landau]
National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Cinematography
National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor [Martin Landau]
SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role [Martin Landau]
Southeastern Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor [Martin Landau]

Role: John Wilmot AKA the Earl of Rochester

Johnny plays the Earl of Rochester, who is a poet that drank and shagged his way to infamy. His character dies at 33 of syphilis. His decline and debauchery and chronicled in the film and though the subject matter is heavy, Johnny Depp plays the role perfectly, although not famously.

This, too, is one of Johnny's lesser-known movies, but it is excellent. The movie is not made of loveable characters, the subject matter is heavy, and it's a period piece. This probably explains the film's lackluster sales and popularity, but it is definitely worth a watch.

Awards:
British Independent Film Award for Best Supporting Actor/Actress [Rosamund Pike]

Role: Edward Scissorhands

In this film, a Frankenstein-like scientist creates a young man, but dies before he can create his hands, leaving the young man with scissors for hands... this is Edward. Edward is extraordinarily gentle and falls in love with a local girl. This movie is a classic by now. It's touching, and Johnny Depp does an excellent job in this role.

Awards:
Saturn Award for Best Fantasy Film
BAFTA Film Award for Best Production Design
Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation
Sant Jordi Award for Best Foreign Actress [Winona Ryder]
Sant Jordi Award for Best Foreign Film