The Palm Dog Award is a yearly 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 (live or animated) or group of canines. 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. In 2023, Woopets, a leading media company, announced that it had taken over the event from its founder, Toby Rose.
Background First reported in June 2002, Translated from Spanish to English here via Yahoo Babelfish 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.
Award winners
2000s Year Recipient Film Ref.2001 Otis The Anniversary PartyLeo as Delgado Large 2002 Tähti as Hannibal The Man Without a Past Jack Russell as Sonny Mystics2003 Moses Dogville Bruno The Triplets of Belleville 2004 All Dogs Mondovino Acrobatic Dog Life Is a Miracle 2005 Bruno The Cave of the Yellow Dog The faithful little West Highland Terrier The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby 2006 Mops Marie Antoinette Schumann the Riesenschnauzer Pingpong2007 All the stray dogs Mid Road Gang Yuki Persepolis2008 Lucy (unanimous) Wendy and Lucy Special Jury Prize: Molly O' Horten 2009 Dug Up Black Poodle Inglourious BasterdsThe Fox (rules were bent) Antichrist
2010s Year Recipient Film Ref.2010 Boss Tamara Drewe Special Jury Prize: Vuk Le Quattro Volte2011 Uggie The Artist Special Jury Prize: Laika Le Havre2012 Banjo and Poppy Sightseers Special Jury Prize: Billy Bob Le Grand Soir2013 Baby Boy Behind the Candelabra 2014 The entire canine cast White God2015 Lucky the Multipoo Arabian Nights Grand Jury Prize: Bob The LobsterPalm DogManitarian Award: I Am a Soldier2016 Nellie (posthumously) Paterson Jacques In Bed with VictoriaPalm DogManitarian Award: Ken Loach2017 Einstein The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)Grand Jury Prize: Lupo AvaPalm DogManitarian Award: Leslie Caron and her 17-year-old pet rescue dog Tchi Tchi2018 Canine cast DogmanGrand Jury Prize: Diamantino DiamantinoPalm DogManitarian Award: Vanessa Davies and her pug Patrick PatrickSpecial Jury Prize: Security dogs Lilou, Glock, and Even 2019 Sayuri as Brandy Once Upon a Time ... in HollywoodGrand Jury Prize: Canine Performers Little Joe Grand Jury Prize: Canine Performers Aasha and the Street DogsPalm DogManitarian Award: Google for supporting dogs in the workplace Underdog Award: The Unadoptable
2020s Year Recipient Film Ref.2020 No festival due to the COVID-19 pandemic2021 Rose, Dora, and Snowbear The Souvenir Part IIGrand Jury Prize: SophieRed RocketGrand Jury Prize: PandaLambPalm DogManitarian Award: Mastercard for emphasizing the role of dogs in their marketing during the COVID-19 pandemic2022Britney as BeastWar PonyGrand Jury Prize: MarcelMarcel!Grand Jury Prize: Canine castGodlandPalm DogManitarian Award: Patron (Ukrainian Jack Russell terrier mine sniffer)Palm Hound Dog: TitaneThe Beasts2023 Messi as SnoopAnatomy of a FallGrand Jury Prize: AlmaFallen LeavesMutt Moment La ChimeraHighly Commended Canine: SusieVincent Must DieLifetime Achievement Award: Ken LoachPalm DogManitarian Award: Isabella Rossellini2024Kodi as CosmosDog on TrialGrand Jury Prize: XinBlack DogMutt Moment Megalopolis, Bird, Kinds of KindnessPalm DogManitarian Award: Demi Moore2025PandaThe Love That RemainsGrand Jury Prize: Pipa and LupitaSirātMutt MomentPillion2026 Yuri (played by two dogs)La PerraGrand Jury Prize: LolaI See Buildings Fall Like Lightning
Footnotes Three fictional canines from animated movies have each won the coveted Palm Dog: Bruno from Sylvain Chomet's Academy Award-nominated The Triplets of Belleville (2003), Yuki from Marjane Satrapi's Academy Award-nominated film adaptation of Persepolis (2007) and Dug from Pixar's Academy Award-winning feature Up (2009).
References
External links Official website