Filmmakers have to wait until Saturday to find out who won the Cannes Film Festival's top prizes, but for some, the greatest honors were handed out on Friday at the annual Palm Dog awards.
Stan, a Border Collie, receives the Palm Dog award on-behalf of the dog named Snoop of the film"Anatomie d'une chute" . REUTERS/Eric Gaillard
Competition was tough this year. Founder Toby Rose said there was a "veritable tsunami of dog performances," but one dog stood out: Messi from Justine Triet's "Anatomy of a Fall". Finnish director Aki Kaurismaki's movie "Fallen Leaves" was awarded the Palm Dog's Grand Jury Prize, an accolade that the film's stars said easily beats winning a Palme d'Or.
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