This bulldog just won the most prestigious award in the canine acting world
The Cannes Film Festival brings the brightest stars from around the world to the Croisette, but you would err to assume all of them walk on two legs. Alongside the prestigious Palme D'or award for the best movie of the festival is the lesser-known but no less exciting Palm Dog, which naturally goes to the best performance by a pooch in a film.
Sadly, this year's award was a posthumous one, with the honor going to the late, great Nellie the bulldog:
With her humble beginnings as a rescue dog, Nellie broke out in her role as Marvin, a male dog in the movie Paterson. Other notable pups from the festival include a dalmatian in In Bed With Victoria and a three-legged mutt in I, Daniel Blake. Watch Nellie's performance alongside Adam Driver in director Jim Jarmusch's crowd-favorite Paterson, which will be released by Amazon later this year.
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