Golden Collar Awards
The Golden Collar Awards reward the best canine actors. The trophies are delivered during a ceremony, similar to other ceremonies of the cinema industry.
History
The Golden Collar Awards were created in 2012 by the website Dog News Daily, a commercial web site dedicated to the products for dogs that has been created in 2009.
The first Golden Collar Awards rolled out the red carpet for the dogs on the 13 February 2012 in a luxury hotel, the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Los Angeles,[1] in front of an audience composed of the press.[2] The trophy has been created by designer Simon Tavassoli: it consists in a statue that represents an Italian Leather Collar with embedded shiny Swarovski crystals.[1]
Some criticism has been expressed that the awards were only launched a couple of months prior, due to the attention the dog Uggie was getting for his performance in The Artist.[3]
Categories
The dogs and their owners or trainers concur in five catégories:
- Best Dog in a Theatrical Film
- Best Dog in a Foreign Film
- Best Dog in a Television Series
- Best Dog in a Reality Television Series
- Best Dog in a Direct-To-DVD Film
An honorary prize rewards the "humanitarian" (animal protection) or the "legends" of the dogs on the screen:
- Honorary Golden Collar Award
Prizes
Prizes 2012
The 2012 edition has been presented by actresses Pauley Perrette and Wendie Malick.
- Best Dog in a Theatrical Film : Uggie, Jack Russell terrier, as « the dog » in the The Artist, trainer Omar Von Muller[4]
- Best Dog in a Foreign Film : Koko, Australian Kelpie, as « Red Dog » in the Australian film Red Dog
- Best Dog in a Television Series, Musical or Comedy : Brigitte, French Bulldog, as « Stella » in Modern Family
- Best Dog in a Reality Television Series : tie Giggy, Pomeranian, in The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, and Hercules, Pit bull, in Pit Boss
- Best Dog in a Direct-To-DVD Film : Rody, Labrador Retriever, as « Marley » in Marley & Me: The Puppy Years
Notes and references
- 1 2 Hollywood Hot Spots on celebritydognews.com
- ↑ (French) Phalène de La Valette, The Artist : Uggie remporte le Collier d'Or à Hollywood, Le Figaro.fr, 14 février 2012
- ↑ Pond, Steve (14 February 2012). "Uggie is top dog at the Golden Collar Awards - of course". Reuters. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
- ↑ (French) Le chien de The Artist récompensé aux Colliers d'Or, L'Express.fr, 14 février 2012
External links
- Dog News Daily web site