The Artist, the romantic French silent film about the decline of silent film that is expected to tickle the nostalgia and ego of Hollywood for most of the awards season, took home six Golden Globes last night. Some argued that the Awards show gave The Artist an unfair advantage… by inviting its canine costar.
The idea is that the sheer aww factor of Uggie, the highly trained Jack Russel terrier who plays a dog named Jack in the film, will likely stick in the minds of the many Academy members present at the Globes much better than other films boring old human creators.
Not everyone can wear a tiny bowtie like Uggie, though:
Uggie’s paw is presumably propped up on one of the casts’ awards or the Best Picture award the movie received, since he didn’t specifically get a Golden Globe himself. He did, however, receive a Palm Dog Award at Cannes, an honor the festival has been bestowing on film working dogs (animated and real) since 2001.
(top pic via TDW, second via the LA Times.)
