Nina Metz: And the Oscar for best boi goes to …
Among the actors making publicity rounds in the run up to the Oscars on March 10 is a 7-year-old border collie named Messi, who co-stars in best picture nominee “Anatomy of a Fall.” Called Snoop in the film, he traveled from France last week to attend the luncheon for Oscar nominees. Never one to let a good marketing opportunity go to waste, the Academy shared a post on social media with ...
by Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune
Feb 23, 2024
4 minutes
Among the actors making publicity rounds in the run up to the Oscars on March 10 is a 7-year-old border collie named Messi, who co-stars in best picture nominee “Anatomy of a Fall.”
Called Snoop in the film, he traveled from France last week to attend the luncheon for Oscar nominees. Never one to let a good marketing opportunity go to waste, the Academy shared a post on social media with photos and a jokey caption: “And the Oscar for bestest boi goes to Messi from ‘Anatomy of a Fall.'”
He seems to have the right kind of disposition to tolerate the noisy, sweaty, chaotic environments where Oscar campaigning is unfolding.
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