February 15, 2012 
Continuing The Artist‘s domination of the 2012 awards’ circuit, star Uggie was named Best Dog in a Theatrical Film for his stirring performance in the black-and-white silent film at the 1st Annual Golden Collar Awards.
The Jack Russell Terrier beat out Beginners‘ Cosmo, 50/50‘s Denver and Young Adult‘s Hummer. Uggie was also nominated in the same category for his gender-bending turn as Queenie in Water for Elephants.
Sadly, what with the Academy’s ongoing refusal to acknowledge animal performances, the much-deserved Oscar will be forever out of the retiring Uggie’s grasp.
Australia’s own Red Dog, Koko, nabbed the Best Dog in a Foreign Film category. You can see his acceptance speech below.
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