Oscar Nominees Luncheon 2024: Dog from 'Anatomy of a Fall' grabs eyeballs

Messi the canine star of Anatomy of a Fall who played Snoop in the Oscarnominated film travelled from France to Los Angeles on Monday to attend the Academy Award Nominees Luncheon his trainer Laura Martin Contini was cited by the People magazineMessi was popular with other celebrities including Ryan Gosling who was captured on film waving to the dog during the luncheon NEON who distributed the film in the United States also released a photo of Bradley Cooper with MessiThe talented canine has been hailed as the star of the French courtroom drama Justine Triets film which she directed and cowrote revolves around Sandra Voyter Sandra Huller a wellknown German novelist who is on trial in France for allegedly pushing her husband Samuel Samuel Theis to deathTheir blind 11yearold son Daniel Milo Machado Graner is caught in the centre of the tumultuous court process and media circus while simultaneously grieving over his father Daniel and his guide dog share a strong bond and are the only two witnesses to Samuels deathAt the Oscars luncheon Huller told Variety that she is still unsure whether her role was innocent claiming that the only innocent creature in the film is the dogHuller 45 received a Best Actress nomination while Treit 45 received nominations for Best Director and Best Original Writing The film received nominations for Best Picture and Best EditingWhile Messi may not win an Oscar he did receive an award at the 2023 Cannes Film FestivalHe got the Palm Dog Award which recognizes canine performances in the festivals selected films as per PeopleAfter Messi accepted the award Triet told The Hollywood Reporter that Messis character was not just another character or some animal running around but as much a part of the films ensemble as any of the other actorsIn another interview with The Hollywood Reporter Huller expressed the same opinion saying Snoop was as much a character as any other and that the cast and crew were fortunate to work with MessiWe had good luck this time to work with someone in the business who trains animals for the industry said HullerThe lady Laura Martin Contini who owns Snoop was a really key person for us to allow him to be a character really as much a part of the films ensemble as any of the other actorsContini told The Wildest that Messi joined the set for 22 shoot days There was such a great team and he was everyones favorite on set and we really took the time on each of his scenes Conti saidShe highlighted how Messi and Milo Machado Graner had to form a bond that communicated on filmEven during the shoot every time there was a break they would be playing together said Contini Machado Graner was specifically very invested in becoming close to the dog and taking care and playing with him which is what Messi needs as a dog He needs to be taken care of and to be given attention and playtimeThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever