Palm Dog Award
Encyclopedia
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, Awards Show Goes to the Dogs, Ammu Kannampilly, October 22, 2007, retrieved on May 27, 2009 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”. Official Page 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, the Palm Dog has been reported by major news outlets around the world, including Financial Times Deutschland
, Sydney Morning Herald, The New York Times
, the BBC
, Pixar pooch picks Up Cannes prize, May 22, 2009; retrieved on May 27, 2009 the Los Angeles Times
, and ABC News
. Awards Show Goes to the Dogs, Ammu Kannampilly, October 22, 2007, retrieved on May 27, 2009 In 2009 the judges for the Palm Dog were The Times
chief film critic James Christopher, Evening Standard
's Derek Malcolm, The Guardian
's Peter Bradshaw, Heat Magazine's Charles Gant, and Kaleem Aftab from The Independent
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Cannes Film Festival
The Cannes International Film Festival , is an annual film festival held in Cannes, France, which previews new films of all genres including documentaries from around the world. Founded in 1946, it is among the world's most prestigious and publicized film festivals...
. Begun in 2001 by Toby Rose, Awards Show Goes to the Dogs, Ammu Kannampilly, October 22, 2007, retrieved on May 27, 2009 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”. Official Page The name of the award is a play on words of the Palme d'Or
Palme d'Or
The Palme d'Or is the highest prize awarded at the Cannes Film Festival and is presented to the director of the best feature film of the official competition. It was introduced in 1955 by the organising committee. From 1939 to 1954, the highest prize was the Grand Prix du Festival International du...
, the festival's highest honor.
First reported in June 2002, the Palm Dog has been reported by major news outlets around the world, including Financial Times Deutschland
Financial Times Deutschland
The Financial Times Deutschland is a German language financial newspaper based in Hamburg, Germany, and is published by Gruner + Jahr. The newspaper contains four sections: Business, Politics & Economy, Finance, and Agenda .Founded in February 2000, the circulation grew to 103,000 readers in the...
, Sydney Morning Herald, The New York Times
The New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
, the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
, Pixar pooch picks Up Cannes prize, May 22, 2009; retrieved on May 27, 2009 the Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
The Los Angeles Times is a daily newspaper published in Los Angeles, California, since 1881. It was the second-largest metropolitan newspaper in circulation in the United States in 2008 and the fourth most widely distributed newspaper in the country....
, and ABC News
ABC News
ABC News is the news gathering and broadcasting division of American broadcast television network ABC, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company...
. Awards Show Goes to the Dogs, Ammu Kannampilly, October 22, 2007, retrieved on May 27, 2009 In 2009 the judges for the Palm Dog were The Times
The Times
The Times is a British daily national newspaper, first published in London in 1785 under the title The Daily Universal Register . The Times and its sister paper The Sunday Times are published by Times Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary since 1981 of News International...
chief film critic James Christopher, Evening Standard
Evening Standard
The Evening Standard, now styled the London Evening Standard, is a free local daily newspaper, published Monday–Friday in tabloid format in London. It is the dominant regional evening paper for London and the surrounding area, with coverage of national and international news and City of London...
's Derek Malcolm, The Guardian
The Guardian
The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
's Peter Bradshaw, Heat Magazine's Charles Gant, and Kaleem Aftab from The Independent
The Independent
The Independent is a British national morning newspaper published in London by Independent Print Limited, owned by Alexander Lebedev since 2010. It is nicknamed the Indy, while the Sunday edition, The Independent on Sunday, is the Sindy. Launched in 1986, it is one of the youngest UK national daily...
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Recipients of award
The following are list of recipients and nominees of the Palm Dog. Winners are in bold.- 2001
- Otis from The Anniversary PartyThe Anniversary PartyThe Anniversary Party is a 2001 American comedy-drama film written, directed, produced by, and starring Jennifer Jason Leigh and Alan Cumming.-Plot:...
. Jennifer Jason LeighJennifer Jason LeighJennifer Jason Leigh is an American film and stage actress, best known for her roles in Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Single White Female, Last Exit to Brooklyn, Georgia and Short Cuts...
, director of the film, accepted the award in person. - Leo as “Delgado” in Large
- Otis from The Anniversary Party
- 2002
- Tâhti as "Hannibal" in The Man Without a PastThe Man Without a PastThe Man Without a Past is a 2002 Finnish comedy-drama film directed by Aki Kaurismäki and starring Markku Peltola, Kati Outinen and Juhani Niemelä. It is the second installment in Kaurismäki's Finland trilogy, the other two films being Drifting Clouds and Lights in the Dusk...
- Jack Russell Sonny (aka George) in Mystics
- Tâhti as "Hannibal" in The Man Without a Past
- 2003
- "Moses" in DogvilleDogvilleDogville is a 2003 drama written and directed by Lars von Trier, and starring Nicole Kidman, Lauren Bacall, Chloë Sevigny, Paul Bettany, Stellan Skarsgård, Udo Kier, and James Caan...
- "Bruno" in The Triplets of Belleville
- "Moses" in Dogville
- 2004
- All dogs in the film MondovinoMondovinoMondovino is a 2004 documentary film on the impact of globalization on the world's different wine regions written and directed by American film maker Jonathan Nossiter...
- Acrobatic dog in Life Is a MiracleLife Is a MiracleLife is a Miracle is a Serbian drama film directed by Emir Kusturica in 2004. It was entered into the 2004 Cannes Film Festival.-Plot:...
- All dogs in the film Mondovino
- 2005
- Bruno in The Cave of the Yellow DogThe Cave of the Yellow DogThe Cave of the Yellow Dog is a Mongolian/German film written and directed by Byambasuren Davaa. The film was submitted as Mongolia's contender for the 2005 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film...
- The “faithful little West Highland terrier" in The Adventures of Greyfriars BobbyThe Adventures of Greyfriars BobbyThe Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby is a family-based Scottish film released in the USA in 2005 and the UK in 2006, and directed by John Henderson. It is set in Edinburgh, Scotland, and tells the story of a West Highland White Terrier called Bobby, who will not leave his master's grave after his...
- Bruno in The Cave of the Yellow Dog
- 2006
- Mops in Marie AntoinetteMarie Antoinette (2006 film)Marie Antoinette is a 2006 biographical film, written and directed by Sofia Coppola. It is very loosely based on the life of the Queen consort in the years leading up to the French Revolution. It won an Academy Award for Best Costume Design...
- Schumann, a Riesenschnauzer, in Pingpong
- Mops in Marie Antoinette
- 2007
- For the first time, the Palm Dog was awarded in a tie:
- All strays dogs in Mid Road Gang
- Yuki in PersepolisPersepolis (film)Persepolis is a 2007 French animated film based on Marjane Satrapi's autobiographical graphic novel of the same name. The film was written and directed by Satrapi with Vincent Paronnaud. The story follows a young girl as she comes of age against the backdrop of the Iranian Revolution. The story...
- For the first time, the Palm Dog was awarded in a tie:
- 2008
- For the first time, the Palm Dog award was awarded unanimously:
- Lucy in Wendy and LucyWendy and LucyWendy and Lucy is a 2008 American drama film directed by Kelly Reichardt. Reichardt and Jon Raymond adapted the screenplay from his short story "Train Choir". The film stars Michelle Williams and Will Patton...
- In addition, a special Jury Prize was given to Molly in O' HortenO' HortenO' Horten is a 2007 Norwegian film directed by Bent Hamer. The film's title character Odd Horten is a habit-bound train driver, who is about to retire. On the day of his retirement he ends up in an unexpected situation, and is forced to reconsider his life. As in other films by Hamer, the themes...
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- Lucy in Wendy and Lucy
- For the first time, the Palm Dog award was awarded unanimously:
- 2009
- Dug in UpUp (2009 film)Up is a 2009 American computer-animated comedy-adventure film produced by Pixar, distributed by Walt Disney Pictures and presented in Disney Digital 3-D. The film premiered on May 29, 2009 in North America and opened the 2009 Cannes Film Festival, becoming the first animated and 3D film...
- Talking fox in AntichristAntichrist (film)Antichrist is a 2009 arthouse-horror film written and directed by Lars von Trier, starring Willem Dafoe and Charlotte Gainsbourg. It follows horror film conventions and tells the story of a couple who, after the death of their child, retreat to a cabin in the woods where the man experiences strange...
- Black poodle in Inglourious Basterds
- Dug in Up
- 2010
- Boss in Tamara DreweTamara Drewe (film)Tamara Drewe is a 2010 comedy film directed by Stephen Frears.The screenplay was written by Moira Buffini, based on the newspaper comic strip of the same name written by Posy Simmonds...
- A special Jury Prize was given to Vuk in Le Quattro VolteLe Quattro VolteLe Quattro Volte is an Italian film, made in 2010, about life in the remote mountain town of Caulonia, in southern Italy.-Plot:The film is split into three parts:...
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- Boss in Tamara Drewe
- 2011
- Uggy in The ArtistThe Artist (film)The Artist is a 2011 French romance film directed by Michel Hazanavicius, starring Jean Dujardin and Bérénice Bejo. The story takes place in Hollywood between 1927 and 1932 and focuses on a declining male film star and a rising actress, as silent cinema grows out of fashion and is replaced by the...
- A special Jury Prize was given to Laika in Le HavreLe Havre (film)Le Havre is a 2011 comedy-drama film written and directed by Aki Kaurismäki, starring André Wilms, Kati Outinen, Jean-Pierre Darroussin and Blondin Miguel. It tells the story of a shoeshiner who tries to save an immigrant child in the French port city Le Havre. The film was produced by Kaurismäki's...
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- Uggy in The Artist