Palm Dog Award


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, it is awarded to the best performance by a canine or group of canines during the festival. The award consists of a leather dog collar with the term "PALM DOG". 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, the Los Angeles Times, and ABC News. 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.

Recipients

The following are list of recipients and nominees of the Palm Dog. Winners are in bold:
2001
  • Otis from The Anniversary Party. Jennifer Jason Leigh, director of the film, accepted the award in person.
  • Leo as Delgado in Large
2002
2003
2004
  • All dogs in the film Mondovino
  • Acrobatic dog in Life Is a Miracle
2005
2006
2007
  • All the stray dogs in Mid Road Gang
  • Yuki in Persepolis
2008
  • Lucy in Wendy and Lucy
  • In addition, a special Jury Prize was given to Molly in O' Horten.
2009
  • Dug in Up
  • Black poodle in Inglourious Basterds
  • The fox from Antichrist
2010
  • Boss in Tamara Drewe
  • A special Jury Prize was given to Vuk in Le Quattro Volte.
2011
  • Uggie in The Artist
  • A special Jury Prize was given to Laika in Le Havre.
2012
  • Banjo and Poppy in Sightseers
  • A special Jury Prize was given to Billy Bob in Le Grand Soir
2013
  • Baby Boy in Behind the Candelabra
2014
  • The canine cast of White God
2015
  • Lucky the Maltipoo in Arabian Nights
  • Grand Jury Prize – Bob from The Lobster
  • Palm DogManitarian award – I Am a Soldier
2016
  • Nellie in Paterson
  • Jacques in In Bed with Victoria
  • Palm DogManitarian award – Ken Loach
2017
  • Einstein for his performance as Bruno in The Meyerowitz Stories
  • Grand Jury Prize – Lupo for Ava
  • Palm DogManitarian Award – Leslie Caron and her 17-year-old pet rescue dog Tchi Tchi
2018
2019
  • Sayuri for her performance as Brandy in Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
  • Grand Jury Prize: the canine performers in Little Joe and Aasha and the Street Dogs
  • Palm DogManitarian Award – Google for supporting dogs in the workplace
  • Underdog Award: The Unadoptable
2020
  • Uggie' in The Artist - 2011 winner
  • Otis from The Anniversary Party - 2001 winner
  • Tähti as Hannibal in The Man Without a Past - 2002 winner
  • Moses in Dogville - 2003 winner
  • Canine cast in the film Mondovino - 2004 winner
  • Bruno in The Cave of the Yellow Dog - 2005 winner
  • Mops in Marie Antoinette - 2006 winner
  • All the stray dogs in Mid Road Gang - 2007 winner
  • Lucy in Wendy and Lucy - 2008 winner
  • Dug in Up - 2009 winner
  • Boss in Tamara Drewe - 2010 winner
  • Banjo and Poppy in Sightseers - 2012 winner
  • Baby Boy in Behind the Candelabra - 2013 winner
  • Canine cast of White God - 2014 winner
  • Lucky the Maltipoo in Arabian Nights - 2015 winner
  • Nellie in Paterson - 2016 winner
  • Einstein for his performance as Bruno in The Meyerowitz Stories - 2017 winner
  • Canine cast of Dogman - 2018 winner
  • Sayuri for her performance as Brandy in Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood'' - 2019 winner