Sandra Hülser was praised by countless film fans for ‘Anatomy of a Case’ and was even nominated for an Oscar in the Best Actress category. In addition to the exceptional German talent, the film also made a name for itself thanks to another extraordinary achievement: French border collie Messi also plays a key role in the extremely exciting drama and delivered an undeniably Oscar-worthy performance in a key scene.
After Messi attended the official Oscars lunch in mid-February and stole the show from the nominated stars, some hoped that the seven-year-old pooch would also attend the Academy Awards to cheer along with Sandra Hülser, director Justine Triet and the other film team also had a chance in the categories Best Film, Best Original Screenplay, Best Director and Best Editing.
In fact, Messi was in the audience twice during the live broadcast of the Oscars and could theoretically witness the moment when ‘Anatomy of a Case’ won Best Original Screenplay. However, the recordings are now causing confusion online…
Was Messi at the Oscars or not?
Messi’s performance was noted during the awards ceremony by presenter Jimmy Kimmel: “Not since Gérard Depardieu have I seen a French actor eat vomit so well.” The camera then showed Messi’s reaction in the crowd, which was accompanied by sympathetic “Aaws”. If Robert Downey Jr. When he finally won the Best Supporting Actor award for “Oppenheimer”, Messi was once again shown in the audience – this time he clapped along with mechanical legs for his “competitor”.
Shortly after the Oscars, Chris Gardner, among others, got in touch spoke out and shared a video showing Messi with only a few guests in the room before the Oscars The recordings that were shown during the live broadcast were said to have been made earlier with the four-legged friend and edited later. Gardner also claims that the dog shown is not actually Messi, but rather a stand-in for the famous pooch, who looks very similar to him.
After the awards ceremony, Messi’s dog trainer Laura Martin Cortini posted a photo showing the four-legged friend’s mechanical legs with the comment “Pawscar” instead of “Oscar”. . At the very end of the Oscar ceremony, Messi was also seen walking towards the actor’s star on the Walk Of Fame in Hollywood Matt Damon urinates. This was a repeat of a running joke that had been going on for years about a mock feud between host Jimmy Kimmel and Matt Damon.
However, it has not yet been officially confirmed whether the circulating footage of the Oscars and their extensions are actually about Messi or not.