If Nicolas Cage can win an Oscar, why can’t a dog win one, too?
Fans of Uggie, the adorable dog in The Artist, are campaigning for the dog to win using a Twitter account, @Uggie_TheArtist. Supporters hope the nine-year-old Jack Russell terrier wins an award for “Best Pup-porting Actor.”
Uggie earned praise for his performance in the critically acclaimed silent movie The Artist for serving as the close confidant of an aging silent-movie star failing to adapt to the new world of “talkies” during the 1920s.
The dog has been featured in a glossy photo shoot in The Hollywood Reporter, is making talk show rounds, and is the inspiration of think pieces about animals’ impact on the Oscars.
Although @Uggie_TheArtist has only 1,200 followers, fans on the “Consider Uggie” Facebook page are more active; 3,500 people like it.
Followers on both accounts are leaving notes of adoration for the dog.
“Give Uggie an Oscar for his role in “The Artist”!, a fan tweeted and seems to be the theme of dog-obsessed tweeters.
Although Uggie probably won’t win any type of Oscar, we wonder what Wishbone has to say all of this? Probably one, loud “woof.”
Editor’s note: Any assertion, even the merest implication, that there is a dog better than Ramona the Love Terrier is viciously false and violates the Daily Dot’s rigorous editorial standards.