“Uggie has not been asked to participate or appear at the Oscars,” said The Weinstein Company, distributors of “The Artist”.
Without an official invitation or credential, the playful Jack Russell terrier, 10, will not be able to romp with other stars on the Oscar red carpet as the silent film front-runner vies for the movie industrys highest honours, said Reuters today. Contrary to some press reports, Uggie has not been rehearsing an Oscar skit with host Billy Crystal.
Uggie has at least one trophy in his own right to add to his own Facebook page and Twitter account. On Monday night he fought off a stiff challenge from Blackie the Doberman — the star of director Martin Scorsese’s “Hugo” — to win the inaugural Golden Collar Award for best dog in a theatrical film. It was not immediately known if Blackie had also been snubbed with a non-invite to the Oscars.
via Reuters
This is unfair to snub the biggest star of the year. Whoever made this rule should rescind it at once. I can’t imagine anyone who could get bigger cheers from the audience than Uggie. This is very disappointing & disturbing news.
Woof, woof!
Oh my God !!!!! Never mind the horrors of wars in the Middle East and Afghanistan ‚crisis in Greece , etc.….some dumb story about something as idiotic as the Oscars .….
http://evilbloggerlady.blogspot.com/2012/02/okay-you-can-change-channel-from-oscars.html Even Sacha Baron Cohen got invited and spilt Kim Jong Il’s ashes on Ryan Seacrest. The speciesism is just heart breaking.