 Messi in 2018 | |
| Species | Dog |
|---|---|
| Breed | Border Collie |
| Sex | Male |
| Born | 4 April 2016 [1] [2] |
| Occupation | Animal actor |
| Known for | Anatomy of a Fall |
| Owner | Laura Martin Contini |
| Named after | Lionel Messi |
Messi (born 4 April 2016) is a French Border Collie dog actor, known for his role as Snoop in the 2023 film Anatomy of a Fall , for which he won multiple awards, including the Palm Dog Award at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival.
Messi is owned by dog trainer Laura Martin Contini, [3] [4] who adopted him from a neighbor when he was a puppy. [5] Named after Argentine football player Lionel Messi, [5] [6] he was the first dog that Contini trained for cinema. [6] Messi lives with Contini in a suburb outside of Paris, France. [7] [5]
In 2023, Messi made his film debut playing the role of Snoop in Justine Triet's legal drama Anatomy of a Fall , for which he won the Palm Dog Award at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival, with the jury stating that Messi's performance "covers the gambit... one of the best we've ever seen." [8] Triet told The Hollywood Reporter that Messi's character "was not just another character or some animal running around [but] as much a part of the film's ensemble as any of the other actors." [8]
Following his performance in Anatomy of a Fall, Messi became an internet sensation and the subject of several Internet memes. [9] [10] [11] [12]
On 12 February 2024, Messi attended the Oscars nominees luncheon alongside his co-stars from Anatomy of a Fall. [13]
On 10 March 2024, Messi attended the ceremony of the 96th Academy Awards and had his own seat in the audience. [14] [12] Before the ceremony, the show's host, Jimmy Kimmel, shared a video in which he could be seen rehearsing his Oscars jokes with the dog. [15] A clip of Messi "clapping" with the aid of his crew was shown during Kimmel's monologue. [16] At the end of the show, Messi was shown appearing to urinate on Matt Damon's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame as part of the ongoing Damon–Kimmel feud. [17] [18]
| Year | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Anatomy of a Fall | Snoop |
| Year | Award / Festival | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Cannes Film Festival | Palm Dog Award | Anatomy of a Fall | Won | [8] |
| 2024 | Q d'or | Best Dog | Won | [19] | |
| Fido Awards | Mutt Moment | Won | [20] | ||
| Best in World | Won |
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