'This is very important for all the trainers in the movie industry, because we have never been recognized before, and people just don't understand that it takes hundreds and even thousands of hours to train a dog,' he said. Uggie's trainer Omar von Muller accepted the award late Monday - a collar decked with Swarovski crystals with a bone-shaped pendant - and thanked the Dog News Daily website, which sponsored the awards. The award for Best Dog in a Theatrical Film adds to the long list of accolades garnered by 'The Artist', which has been nominated for 10 Oscars, including Best Picture.

Uggie was also nominated for his role in 'Water for Elephants'. The veteran performer beat out Cosmo from 'Beginners', Denver from '50/50', Hummer from 'Young Adult', and the doberman Blackie from Martin Scorsese's 'Hugo'. Uggie, the dog from 'The Artist' which won an Academy Award for Best Picture, is immortalized with a hand and paw print ceremony at Grauman's Chinese Theatre on Jin Hollywood, California.(Los Angeles, USA) - Uggie, the trick-performing Jack Russell Terrier starring in silent film 'The Artist', was top dog at the first-ever Golden Collar awards recognizing canine excellence in Hollywood films. Uggie appeared on The Ellen Show in 2012 to show some of his tricks, including his skateboarding routine. His “autobiography” called “Uggie - My Story” was published in 2012. In addition to his role in “The Artist,” Uggie appeared in “Wassup Rockers” in 2005 about a group of skater boys, and “Water for Elephants” in 2011 about a veterinarian who joins a traveling circus.Īlthough unable to contend for human awards, Uggie received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and was popular on the talk show circuit.

Sarah Clifford, his trainer in “The Artist,” which won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 2012, reminisced about the four-legged star: “I will forever hold him dearly in my heart and never forget his infinite love for chicken and hotdogs.” His owner, Omar Von Mueller, told TMZ it was a difficult decision but that Uggie had been going downhill for the past few weeks.

Uggie, the Jack Russell terrier who starred as the lovable sidekick to a fading silent movie star in “The Artist,” was euthanized in Los Angeles on Friday after a battle with prostate cancer, TMZ first reported this week.

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