Palm Dog Award

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Palm Dog Award

Palm Dog Award Collar
Awarded for Best Canine Performance during the Cannes Film Festival.
Location Cannes
Country France
Presented by International film critics at Cannes.
First awarded 2001
Official website http://www.palmdog.com/

The Palm Dog Award is a yearly alternative award presented by the international film critics during the Cannes Film Festival. Begun in 2001 by Toby Rose,<ref =1> Awards Show Goes to the Dogs, Ammu Kannampilly, October 22, 2007, retrieved on May 27, 2009 </ref> it is awarded to the best performance by a canine (live or animated) or group of canines during the festival. The award consists of a leather dog collar with the term “PALM DOG”.[1] The name of the award is a play on words of the Palme d'Or, the festival's highest honor.

First reported in June 2002,[2] the Palm Dog has been reported by major news outlets around the world, including Financial Times Deutschland,[3] Sydney Morning Herald,[4] The New York Times,[5] the BBC,[6]<ref =2> Pixar pooch picks Up Cannes prize, May 22, 2009; retrieved on May 27, 2009 </ref> the Los Angeles Times,[7] and ABC News.<ref =1> Awards Show Goes to the Dogs, Ammu Kannampilly, October 22, 2007, retrieved on May 27, 2009 </ref> In 2012 the judges for the Palm Dog were The Times chief film critic Kate Muir, The Daily Telegraph's Robbie Collin, The Guardian's Peter Bradshaw and Heat Magazine's Charles Gant.[8]

Recipients of award

The following are list of recipients and nominees of the Palm Dog. Winners are in bold.[9]

2001 [10]
2002 [11]
2003 [12]
2004 [13]
2005 [14]
2006 [15]
2007 [16]
For the first time, the Palm Dog was awarded in a tie:
2008 [17]
For the first time, the Palm Dog award was awarded unanimously:
2009 [18]
2010 [19]
2011 [20]
2012[21]
  • Banjo and Poppy in Sightseers
  • A special Jury Prize was given to Billy Bob in Le Grand Soir
2013[22]

References

  1. ↑ Official Page
  2. ↑ Aki Kaurismäki - “I would like to reincarnate me in any personage of Disney” ‘‘The Cultural One’’, June 5, 2002, retrieved on May 28, 2009, translated from Spanish to English here via Yahoo Babelfish
  3. ↑ Die Filme der Anderen , Dieter Osswald , My 28, 2008
  4. ↑ Review of The Man Without a Past, Sydney Morning Herald, June 23, 2003, retrieved on May 28, 2009
  5. ↑ The Palm Dog Prize Goes to Animated Pet, May 22, 2009, retrieved on May 27, 2009.
  6. ↑ Palm Dog prize for mystery canine, May 20, 2005; retrieved on May 28, 2009
  7. ↑ Belgian filmmakers take top prize at Cannes, Kenneth Turan, May 22, 2005, reterieved on May 27, 2009
  8. ↑ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/cannes-film-festival/9290578/Cannes-2012-The-Palm-Dog-a-prize-for-four-legged-friends.html
  9. ↑ Winners
  10. ↑ Past Winner 2001
  11. ↑ Past Winner 2002
  12. ↑ Past Winner 2003
  13. ↑ Past Winner 2004
  14. ↑ Past Winner 2005
  15. ↑ Past Winner 2006
  16. ↑ Past Winner 2007
  17. ↑ Past Winner 2008
  18. ↑ Pixar pooch picks Up Cannes prize, May 22, 2009; retrieved on May 27, 2009
  19. ↑ "'Tamara Drewe' pup Boss wins 'Palm Dog'". digitalspy.co.uk. Retrieved 2010-05-24. 
  20. ↑ Nissim, Mayer (2011-05-21). "'The Artist' Uggy wins 2011 'Palm Dog'". Digital Spy. Retrieved 2011-05-21. 
  21. ↑ "Palm dog: vincono i terrier Banjo e Poppy". La Repubblica. Retrieved 2012-05-25. 
  22. ↑ "Cannes Palm Dog Award Goes to Liberace’s Blind Poodle". Variety. 26 May 2013. Retrieved 26 May 2013. 

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