Penelope Ann Miller & Uggie from the Artist to Announce Nominations for Dog News Daily's 1st Annual Golden Collar Awards

Los Angeles, CA, January 13, 2012 --(PR.com)-- The Artist’s Penelope Ann Miller who plays Doris, the wife of George Valentin and Uggie who plays George’s steadfast best friend in this year’s most nominated film will announce the canine nominees of Dog News Daily’s 1st Annual Golden Collar Awards™ at a press conference on Wednesday morning January 18th at 8am (PT) from Hollywood’s dog hotel to the stars, The D Pet Hotels (1041 N. Highland, Los Angeles, CA, 90038).

Canine nominees will be announced in five categories:

Best Dog in a Theatrical Film
Best Dog in a Foreign Film
Best Dog in a Direct-to-DVD Film
Best Dog in a Reality Television Series
Best Dog in a Television Series

The name of the human recipients for the two honorary Golden Collar’s – The Humanitarian Award and The Legends Award, will, also, be announced during the press conference.

The prestigious Golden Collar™ will be given out to the dog who receives the greatest number of 1st place votes from a panel of dog-loving judges consisting of well-known film critics, entertainment journalists, and entertainment media industry executives.

The judges include:

Linda Bell Blue, Executive Producer of Entertainment Tonight
Pete Hammond, Awards Columnist, Deadline Hollywood
Neil Stiles, President, Variety
George Pennacchio, Entertainment Reporter, for ABC7 Eyewitness News
Elizabeth Snead, Contributing Editor, The Hollywood Reporter
Steve Pond, Awards Columnist, The Wrap
Wendy Burch, Weekend Anchor, KTLA Morning News
Ramin Setoodeh, Senior Writer, Newsweek/The Daily Beast
Leo Quinones, Host of KFWB’s Movie Talk Show
Lilly Liu, journalist, Apple Daily (Hong Kong), Hollywood Foreign Press Association
Vera Anderson, journalist, Cine Premiere Magazine (Mexico) Hollywood Foreign Press Association

According to Alan Siskind, CEO of Dog News Daily, the pet industry’s leading digital media & marketing company, “We’re thrilled to have Penelope and Uggie announcing the Golden Collar nominees. It’s an honor to have both of them on stage to let the world know which canine thespians are being formally recognized and acknowledged for their tremendous performances in film & television in 2011.”

Dog News Daily’s 1st Annual Golden Collar Awards™ ceremony will take on Monday, February 13 at 6:00pm (PT) at The Hotel Palomar in Westwood/Los Angeles, a dog-friendly Kimpton Hotel. The evening will kick-off with red carpet arrivals and private cocktail reception benefiting Los Angeles area dog rescue organizations and shelters.

The world famous artist Simon Tavassoli and his design studio BB Simon in Newport Beach CA have been commissioned to create the Golden Collar Award.

About Dog News Daily

Dog News Daily is the leading digital media & marketing company within the $34 billion "dog space", and the producer of the Golden Collar Awards™. The Los Angeles-based company, founded in 2009 by Alan Siskind, publishes DogNewsDaily.com, the most popular online dog magazine; and is the entertainment industry’s #1 niche marketing agency specializing in the promotion of dog-themed movies & television shows to dog owners through the creation of national sponsorship and brand integration programs in partnership with leading dog product companies.

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