Pup Culture

The wait is over. The winners have been announced. Taking its cue from the popular Palm Dog Awards in Cannes, the British Film Institute's London Film Festival inaugurated its Fido Film Awards this year. And the competition was fierce. Brit director Sam Mendes said, "Dogs take up considerable minutes of film time, but they never get a nod. Nodding to dogs is the way to go." Among the dogs that were welcome for the very first time in the National Film Theatre yesterday were the five corgies – Poppy, Anna, Alice, Oliver, and Megan – typecast as the queen's corgies in The Queen. They were the main winners in the Best Historical Hounds category, competing against the brown hunting dog in Moliére and the collie-cross owned by Samantha Morton's character in Anton Corbijn's Control. "I know one should avoid acting with animals and children," said Helen Mirren, who won both the Oscar and the Golden Globe for best actress for her role in The Queen, "but these little chaps were a pleasure to work with and deserve all the plaudits for their fine performances." We hear Poppy, Anna, Alice, etc thanked the person who continually refills their water bowls, a god to them. The new canine honors brings the total number of major awards bestowed on The Queen to 59. (Source; photo: Wire Image)

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