‘The Artist’ dog Uggie is banned from Oscar’s red carpet

“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

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Graham Spicer, aka ‘Gramilano’, is a writer, director and photographer based in Milan. He was a regular columnist for Opera Now magazine and wrote for the BBC until transferring to Italy. His articles have appeared in various publications from Woman’s Weekly to Gay Times, and he wrote the Danza in Italia column for Dancing Times magazine. Graham was the historical advisor on Codice Carla, the 2023 documentary on Italian ballerina Carla Fracci.

Graham also works as a dance photographer, and his photos have appeared in many books, theatre programmes, and magazines, including Dancing Times, Dance Spirit and Ballet2000, as well as all the major Italian newspapers.

He is a member of the Dance Section of The Critics’ Circle.