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| Getty Image of Uggie at Golden Globes Sunday |
Uggie accepts a Golden Globe along with his human counterparts for The Artist, a French-directed movie that won best musical/comedy, best musical/comedy actor and best musical score Sunday at the ceremony. Uggie won the unofficial dog Palm Prize at the Cannes Film Festival for the same movie.
Uggie, a nine-year-old Jack Russell terrier, lived in an animal shelter before his trainer Omar Von Mulle rescued him as a puppy. He also appeared in Water for Elephants and Mr. Fix It.
Rabid fans have begun a facebook campaign, Consider Uggie, in an effort to promote consideration for an Oscar in the upcoming Academy Awards.
War Horse cast 10 different horses in the role of Joey, a thoroughbred trained as a plow horse to earn his keep on an Irish farm.in 1914. Horse trainer for the film Bobby Lovgren's own horse Finder; a horse called Civilon that did most of the riding scenes; and Andy, a two-year-old who played the younger Joey were among those featured in the film.
Director Stephen Spielbeg supports adding animals in awards categories created for them. Animal trainers draw a distinction between human acting skills and animal skills learned in training.
Ham on Wry has been a fan of animal films since childhood and can attest that the horses in War Horse captured emotions that illustrated the utter futility of battle, a theme the young adult book's author intended.
Joey and Topthorn, a black horse, go to war at the same time, have grueling scenes throughout the movie, which reveal why so many horse died during World War I.
Tai, the elephant that played Rosie in Water for Elephants deserves recognition for her performance in the movie. She is a 42 year old female Asian elephant, 8’ 8” feet tall and weighs close to 9,000 pounds. Gary Johnson and his wife, Kari founded and own Have Trunk Will Travel, Inc. He is Tai’s head trainer, and they have been together for 34 years. According to Kari Johnson, Tai has a sweet disposition and works well with actors.
Readers can see why these animals deserve their own award category by viewing the films in which they've starred. So, in answer to the question posed in the post title, yes, animals should win Oscars.
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