Oh hell no! Where's The Dog From Hugo?

Oh hell no! Where’s The Dog From Hugo?
By Chloe Dinnerrolly (Jan. 31, 2012)

Spotlighting the outstanding 4-legged actors of cinema, nominations for the Golden Collar Awards have been released and at Martin Scorsese’s dismay, Blackie, the tail wagging co-star in his film Hugo, was not one of the contenders. The legendary director wrote a letter to the LA Times voicing his disappointment at the award snub. Scorsese defended Blackie’s stellar performance as a train station officer’s guard dog, who barked in a French dialect, drooled on cue, did all her own stunts and never once pooped on the set.

It’s tough getting any recognition as a black actress in Hollywood and for a Doberman, the Golden Collar nominations prove Blackie faces the same racial discrimination. Was her talent overlooked because of the color of her fur? Blackie’s breed is stereotyped as being violent, aggressive, and feast on a diet of fried chicken and watermelon. Yet, the public’s assumption couldn’t be further from the truth. The single mother to a litter of 8, Blackie balances motherhood with her career, always arriving on time for tapings and never biting Sacha Baron Cohen’s head off in frustration after flubbing his lines in take after take of shared scenes.

However, hogging up two spots in the GCA category Blackie should’ve been nominated for, is a little white boy named Uggie. The Jack Russell Terrier is nominated twice for Best Dog in a Theatrical Film for his work in both The Artist and Water For Elephants. The Tom Hanks of canines, Uggie’s mass appeal has already won him the Palm Dog Award at the Cannes Film Festival, a Facebook fan page, and his paw prints cemented at Grauman's Chinese Theater. Scandal arose last year when the pup-arazzi snapped a picture of Uggie licking himself outside a dog park on Rodeo Drive . The photos were plastered on the covers of the tabloids and mentioned on the gossip site, Teddy Hilton. Yet the publicity only pushed his career in show bizz and he is now dating Angelina Collie.

Join the fight for dog star equality and get Blackie the nomination she deserves by posting, “NOMINATE HUGO’S BLACKIE” on Dog News Daily’s Facebook page HERE. If 500 votes are given by February 6, Blackie will be seen at the Golden Collar Awards’ furry red carpet, dressed in a Versace leash and hopefully going home with a golden bone statue on the 13th.


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