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Rings,' Depp, Theron Win Top Actors Guild Awards:

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A cast of Hollywood hobbits and a "Monster" killer played by Charlize Theron (news) won top honors at the Screen Actors Guild (news - web sites) awards on Sunday, but a fishy pirate portrayed by Johnny Depp (news) stole the show in an upset best actor victory.

But Depp's victory added an element of suspense to next week's Oscars (news - web sites) by giving him an award no one expected over favorites Bill Murray (news) and Sean Penn (news).

Depp, who played the wild-eyed and fanciful Captain Jack Sparrow in "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl," was not on hand, but backstage Al Pacino (news), who won the actor award for his role in cable TV mini-series "Angels in America," amplified the shock of everybody in the crowd.

He lifted an eyebrow and declared himself "really surprised" and "really thrilled."

"He's done so many interesting parts over the years that he got a reputation for being quirky, but he really wasn't. He's a fine actor," Pacino said.

Personally I'm not suprised in the least that the greatest actor on earth won an award. Seriously nobody is more deserved of winning best actor at the oscars that Johnny. I do have a soft spot of Sean Penn, but Johnny is far more superior than any actors of his generation. |band