Wednesday, May 27, 2026

“The Artist” Winners Joke: “Uggie” Doesn’t Even Know Us Now

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Fame–it’s a bitch. And that seems to be the case for Uggie, the Jack Russell terrier who nearly steals “The Artist” directed by Michel Hazanavicius. The delightful film won the Golden Globe award for Best Comedy/Musical on Sunday night. Uggie made his first national appearance, dancing with the cast and director on stage. But the next morning, I ran into Hazanavicius, Berenice Bejo, and Jean DuJardin at the Four Seasons while they prepared to tape a French entertainment show. It was just hours before they would receive 11 BAFTA nominations, securing their Oscar bid–nominations for our awards come on January 24th. So, one question: after all this time, did Uggie recognize you? “I’m not sure,” said Michel. “But I think so.” Berenice, shaking her head: “It’s a long time now, he’s had so much else to do. Plus, he lives here in L.A. Awards shows aren’t a big deal for him.” And Jean DuJardin joked: “You can’t even get near him now. Agents, publicists. He’s not the same dog!”

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Roger Friedman
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Roger Friedman is the founder and editor-in-chief of Showbiz411. He wrote the FOX411 column on FoxNews.com from 1999 to 2009 and previously edited Fame magazine and wrote the "Intelligencer" column at New York magazine. His bylines have appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, the New York Daily News, the New York Post, Vogue, Details, and the Miami Herald. He is a voting member of the Critics Choice Awards (Film and Television branches), and his movie reviews are tracked by Rotten Tomatoes. is articles have appeared in dozens of publications over the years including New York Magazine, where he wrote the Intelligencer column in the mid 90s and covered the OJ Simpson trial, and Fox News (when it wasn't so crazy) where he covered Michael Jackson. With D.A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus, he co-produced the 2002 documentary "Only the Strong Survive," which screened at Directors' Fortnight at the Cannes Film Festival.

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