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Messi the canine, a breakout star of the 2024 awards season, wrapped the season in type on the 96th Academy Awards.
The 7-year-old border collie from Anatomy of the Fall in his formal greatest, sporting a classy bowtie, made it to the Dolby Theater the place he acquired prime seating within the entrance alongside the highest human stars of the night.
The digicam of the Oscar telecast turned to Messi when he acquired a shoutout from host Jimmy Kimmel in his opening monologue.
“I haven’t seen a French actor eat vomit like that since Gérard Depardieu,” Kimmel mentioned amid awwws from the viewers as Messi hit his mark with an impeccable close-up.
Kimmel earlier within the day used Messi as a sounding board as he examined jokes on him.
Anatomy of a Fall earned 5 Oscar nominations, together with Best Picture. It was an early winner with Justine Triet and Arthur Harari taking the trophy for Best Original Screenplay.