Animals who deserve Oscars - Telegraph Uggie, The Artist (2011) His scene-stealing antics in Oscar favourite, The Artist, have made this nine-year-old Jack Russell terrier the silver screen's premier pooch. He even has his own Twitter account: @Uggie_TheArtist. The less said about his previous film, Water for Elephants, the better. If dog's could win Oscars, this year we'd have a clear contender in Uggie, as our Oscars columnist Marc Lee argues in his column today. Mark Monahan, Sarah Crompton and Benjamin Secher pick the best four-legged actors in movie history.