The FIDOS, or For Incredible Dogs On Screen Award, is a film awards ceremony in the UK founded by Toby Rose. It honors dogs' performances and acknowledges their skills in movies (live or animated). The Palm Dog Award, a related event created by Rose in 2001, takes place at the Cannes Film Festival in France and is considered the sister award to the FIDOS. These awards were created in honor of Rose's late Fox Terrier, Mutt.
History
Toby Rose, a cinema journalist, established the Fido Awards in 2007. The inaugural ceremony was held at the BFI on the South Bank in London during The Times London Film Festival on October 28, 2007.The event has since been moved to March.
The Guardian has described the FIDOS as "the canine Oscars". and as The Observer put it, "the Fidos may well be the 'best in show'." “These little chaps were a pleasure to work with and deserve all the plaudits for their fine performances,” said Dame Helen Mirren, speaking of the FIDOS’ inaugural winners.
Jury
The 2025 FIDO Awards jury comprised film journalists and critics:
Wendy Mitchell — Editor-at-large, Screen International; author of Citizen Canine. Anna Smith — Metro journalist and film critic (Girls on Film podcast). Kaleem Aftab — Freelance film writer. Rita di Santo — Film writer and reviewer.
The jury was chaired by Toby Rose, founder of the Palm Dog and FIDO Awards.
Fido Awards collars Like the Palm Dog Award, the Fidos Award also consists of a leather dog collar. However, unlike the Palm Dog Award, the collars shows the name of each category instead of the term "PALM DOG". In 2021, the documentaries, Stray and The Truffle Hunters were the joint winners for the Dog Dox and the Best in World categories.
Motion Picture categories
Best in World: Since 2007 Blockbuster Bowser: Since 2007 Comedy Canine: Since 2007 Cupcake Cinema for dogs in a short film: 2007 Only Dog Dox: 2021 Only Dogs Trust Star Of Tomorrow: 2009 Only Festival Fido for film at LFF: 2007 Only Fi-Dogumentary: 2018 Only FiDogManitarian: Since 2020 Historical Hound: Since 2007 Mutt Moment: Since 2008 Palm Dog USA: 2018 to 2019 Rom Com Rover: Since 2008 Special Jury Prize: 2011 Only Futuristic Fido: 2022 Only
Ceremonies
Winners and nominees Winners are in bold. +2007 AwardsHistorical Hound The Queen Control MolièreComedy Canine Year of the Dog The Holiday Feast of LoveCupcake Cinema for dogs in a short film Dog Flap Dog AltogetherFestival Fido for film at LFF Far NorthBlock Buster Bowser Shooter The Savages Shoot ‘em UpBest in World The Queen +2008 AwardsHistorical Hound East Virtue Charlie Wilson's War The DuchessComedy Canine St Trinian's How to Lose Friends and Alienate People Fred ClausMutt Moment What Just Happened Flashbacks of a Fool BlindnessRom Com Rover Sex and the City High School Musical 3: Senior Year Made of HonorBlock Buster Bowser I am Legend Incredible Hulk American GangsterBest in World St Trinian's +2009 AwardsHistorical Hound The Young Victoria Dean Spanley Taking Woodstock W.Comedy Canine Beverly Hills Chihuahua Whatever Works Hotel for Dogs BoltMutt Moment Fish Tank Wendy and Lucy Let the Right One In Sleep FuriouslyRom Com Rover Marley and Me The Proposal My Best Friend's Girlfriend I Love You, ManBlock Buster Bowser Up Gran Torino Inglourious Basterds CoralineDogs Trust Star Of Tomorrow Paddy (a six-year-old crossbreed rescue dog from Dogs Trust Darlington)Best in World The Young Victoria +2010 AwardsHistorical Hound Hachiko A Dog's Story A Single Man The ImmortalComedy Canine Toy Story 3 Marmaduke Due DateMutt Moment Precious Winter's Bone GreenbergRom Com Rover Tamara DreweBlock Buster Bowser Robin Hood Wall Street 2 Sherlock HolmesBest in World Tamara Drewe +2011 AwardsHistorical Hound The King's Speech Midnight in Paris Tinker Tailor Soldier SpyComedy Canine The Guard Bridesmaids 3Mutt Moment Rise of the Planet of the Apes Tyrannosaur Le Quattro VolteRom Com Rover Beginners Submarine I Don't Know How She Does ItBlock Buster Bowser The Adventures of TinTin Paul Rabbit HoleSpecial Jury Prize Rupture - Hugh HudsonBest in World The Adventures of TinTin +2012 AwardsHistorical Hound The Artist Hugo Cabret The Woman in BlackComedy Canine Sightseers Le Grand Soir Young AdultMutt Moment Frankenweenie Moonrise Kingdom Le HavreRom Com Rover Red Dog The Lucky One Ruby SparksBlock Buster Bowser Seven Psychopaths J. Edgar The CampaignBest in World Sightseers +2013 AwardsHistorical Hound The Great Gatsby Rush The ButlerComedy Canine We’re the Millers The Heat Small ApartmentsMutt Moment How I Live Now The Place Beyond the Pines Pain & GainRom Com Rover The Bling Ring Behind the Candelabra The Big WeddingBlock Buster Bowser Gravity Man of Steel Broken CityBest in World Gravity +2014 AwardsHistorical Hound A Million Ways to Die in the West Grand Budapest Hotel The Wolf of Wall StreetComedy Canine Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues Pudsey the Movie PaddingtonMutt Moment Calvary Tracks JoeRom Com Rover The Secret Life of Walter Mitty Sex Tape The Other WomanBlock Buster Bowser The Drop Lucy Guardians of the GalaxyBest in World The Drop +2015\16 AwardsHistorical Hound The Danish Girl Far From the Madding Crowd Saint LaurentComedy Canine Absolutely Anything The InterviewMutt Moment The Voices Love and Mercy Joy The Peanuts MovieRom Com Rover The Lobster She's Funny That Way Gemma BoveryBlock Buster Bowser White God Kingsmen John WickBest in World The Voices +2017 AwardsHistorical Hound Hail Caesar Florence Foster Jenkins Snowden Fantastic BeastsComedy Canine Weiner Dog Toni Erdmann War DogsMutt Moment BFG Hunt for the Wilderpeople A Street Cat Named BobRom Com Rover Bad Moms Paterson The Secret Life of PetsBlock Buster Bowser Eye in the Sky The Nice Guys Triple 9Best in World Weiner Dog +2018 AwardsHistorical Hound Their Finest The Death of Stalin Viceroy's HouseComedy Canine Coco Whisky Galore Going in StyleMutt Moment The Square Certain Women The Other Side of HopeRom Com Rover Red Dog True Blue Wilson A Dog's PurposeFi-Dogumentary Isle of Dogs (Wes Anderson)Block Buster Bowser Bladerunner 2049 Spiderman: Homecoming ValerianPalm Dog USA Bladerunner 2049Best in World Red Dog True Blue +2019 AwardsHistorical Hound Colette Roma The FavouriteComedy Canine Paddington 2 Nativity Rocks PatrickMutt Moment Dogman A Star is Born Dog DaysRom Com Rover Isle of Dogs Love, Simon Dusty and MeFi-Dogmanitarian The Wild at Heart FoundationBlock Buster Bowser The Meg Crazy Rich Asians WidowsPalm Dog USA A Star is BornBest in World Isle of Dogs +2020 AwardsHistorical Hound The Personal History of David Copperfield Downton Abbey Judy & PunchComedy Canine Farmageddon: A Shaun the Sheep Movie The Queen's Corgi Playing with FireMutt Moment Greener Grass A Dog's Journey The Art of Racing in The RainRom Com Rover Little Joe The Farewell Hope GapBlock Buster Bowser Call of the Wild Once Upon a Time in Hollywood John Wick 3FIDOgManitarian Medical Detection DogsBest in World Little Joe +2021 AwardsHistorical Hound United States Vs Billie Holiday Rebecca Space DogsComedy Canine One Way to Denmark Soul Think Like a DogDog Dox Stray & The Truffle Hunters I Am GretaMutt Moment Nomadland Sound of Metal The Human VoiceRom Com Rover 23 Walks Freshman Year (aka Shithouse) Lady and the TrampBlock Buster Bowser Spenser Confidential Love and Monsters Honest ThiefPalm Dog USA Two Distant StrangersFiDogManitarian Save RalphBest in World Stray & The Truffle Hunters +2022 AwardsHistorical HoundLaika House of Gucci SpencerComedy CanineThe Phantom of the Open Clifford the Big Red Dog Dogtanian and the Three MuskehoundsMutt Moment The Power of the Dog Don't Look Up LambRom Com RoverA Castle for Christmas Souvenir Part 2 Red RocketBlock Buster Bowser Dog Ghostbusters Afterlife Spider-Man No Way HomeFiDogManitarian Gavin Guest and Eli the West Siberian LaikaFuturistic Fido FinchBest in World Dog +2023 AwardsHistorical Hound Lady Chatterley's Lover Miss Harris Goes to PARIS Downton Abbey: A New Era ElvisComedy Canine Banshees of Inisherin Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank DC League of Super-Pets Mutt Moment Everything Everywhere All at Once Bones and All SpencerRom Com Rover Rescued by Ruby Heart Parade The Noel DiaryFiDogManitarian Kean Cao, founder of the upcoming International Animal Future Film FestivalBlock Buster Bowser Cocaine Bear
John Wick: Chapter 4 Top Gun: MaverickBest in World Banshees of Inisherin +2024 AwardsHistorical Hound Napoleon Priscilla The Zone of InterestComedy Canine Poor Things Meg 2 StraysMutt Moment Anatomy of a Fall The Eternal Daughter The Old OakRom Com Rover Barbie Park Dogs The Old OakBlock Buster Bowser Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 The Little Mermaid WonkaFiDogManitarian Bruce Oldfield for Camilla's Coronation Dress embroidered with her rescue bowsers Bluebell and Beth - both Jack RussellsBest in World Anatomy of a Fall +2025 Awards Historical Hound I’m Still Here Maria The ApprenticeComedy Canine Deadpool & Wolverine Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl DogManMutt Moment Babygirl Wicked Black DogRom Com Rover Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy Our Little Secret Prom DatesBlock Buster Bowser The Fall Guy Inside Out 2 Red OneFiDogManitarian Therapy Dogs Nationwide, a charity where volunteers take their own dogs into schools, nursing homes and hospitals to provide comfort and stimulation.Best in World Peggy from Deadpool & Wolverine
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