The Chiswick Cinema Hosted As The Winners Were Announced For The Annual FIDOS Awards In Association With All Dogs Matter

“Forget the Oscars, the Fidos are best in show.” 

The Fidos – For Incredible Dogs On Screen – awards prizes for on screen dog performances over the year. The event takes place around the time of the Oscars and BAFTAs and are the sister ceremony of the Palm Dog Awards held annually at the Cannes Film Festival. As the Guardian wrote “Forget the Oscars, the Fidos are best in show.”

This year has been especially blessed with stand out dog performances in films as varied as The Banshees of Inisherin, Elvis and Lady Chatterley’s Lover.

The Fidos are awarded in five categories; Blockbuster Bowser, Comedy Canine, Rom Com Rover, Historical Hound and Mutt Moment. From the winners in these sections an outstanding performance will be chosen and named Best in World. Also awarded is FiDogManitarian in honour those who celebrate the bond between canines and the human race.

A portion of the ticket price will be donated to All Dogs Matter. All Dogs Matter is a dog rescue and rehoming charity working in and around London to transform the lives of unwanted and abandoned dogs. Any support will go towards helping with the current dog rescue crisis in the UK. 

Blockbuster Bowser

Winner: Cocaine Bear - Veteran police detective Bob’s adorable dog, Rosette, a Maltese. 

Presenter: Anna Smith 

Collected by: Poppy the Maltese accompanied by Jo, with thanks to yapyap.dog

Comedy Canine

Winner: The Banshees of Inisherin - Sammy the border collie dog, played by Morse.   

Presenter: Toby Rose

Collected by: Kerry Fox and Snowpe

Rom Com Rover

Winner: Rescued by Ruby - a titular role win for Australian shepherd/border collie mix.

Presenter: Rita Di Santo 

Collected by: Rakhee Chauhan from Soulful Pet Sitters and dog

Mutt Moment 

Winner: Everything Everywhere All at Once - unnamed swinging Pomeranian belonging to Debbie the Dog Mom, played by Jenny Slate

Honourable mention: Arthur the terrier mix in Marcel the Shell with Shoes On - Marcel is voiced by Jenny Slate

Presenter: Anna Smith

Collected by: Zeus the Pomeranian and Fleur 

Historical Hound

Winner: Lady Chatterley’s Lover - Flossie, Mellor’s sheep dog

Announced by: Martin Townsend

Collected by: Natasha and Spooky 

FiDoManitarian 2023 winner: Kean Cao, founder of the upcoming International Animal Future Film Festival

FiDogManitarian is in honour of those who celebrate the bond between canines and the human race. 

The Chinese film event is called: Animal - Future - Eco Film Week

It is currently one of the few film events in the world that explores film from the perspective of animals. The aim of the festival is to encourage more filmmakers to make animal films in a harmonious and professional way, and in doing so to raise awareness of how humans should live in harmony with animals in the future.

Best In World

Winner: Banshees of Inisherin - Sammy the border collie dog, played by Morse.   

Presenter: Toby Rose

Collected by: Kerry Fox and Snowpe/ Martin Townsend/ Spooky, Poppy/ Zeus and their humans and members of the jury.

ABOUT THE FIDOS
The Fidos (For Incredible Dogs On Screen) awards prizes for on screen dog performances over the year. The event takes place around the time of the Oscars and BAFTAs and is the sister ceremony of the Palm Dog Awards held annually at the Cannes Film Festival. As the Guardian wrote “Forget the Oscars, the Fidos are best in show.” 

The top dogs are chosen by a jury of top film journalists including Anna Smith from Girls On Film podcast; Wendy Mitchell, Screen International; Tim Robey, Daily Telegraph, Rita Di Santo, FIPRESCI; Damon Wise, Deadline and film writer Kaleem Aftab.

Further info on Fido Awards and Palm Dog Awards can be found online. Charity reg. 1132883

Find The FIDOS Awards on Facebook: FidoAwards and Instagram: @thepalmdog.

Photos courtesy of Nick Wall