Fidos Award

Toby Rose, a cinema journalist, established the Fido Awards in 2007. The inaugural ceremony was held at the BFI on the South Bank in London during The Times London Film Festival on October 28, 2007.^[3]The event has since been moved to March.

The Guardian has described the FIDOS as "the canine Oscars".^[4] and as The Observer put it, "the Fidos may well be the 'best in show'."^[5] “These little chaps were a pleasure to work with and deserve all the plaudits for their fine performances,” said Dame Helen Mirren, speaking of the FIDOS’ inaugural winners.^[6]

The 2025 FIDO Awards jury comprised film journalists and critics:

• Wendy Mitchell — Editor-at-large, Screen International; author of Citizen Canine.^[7]
• Anna Smith — Metro journalist and film critic (Girls on Film podcast).^[8]
• Kaleem Aftab — Freelance film writer.^[9]
• Rita di Santo — Film writer and reviewer.^[10]

The jury was chaired by Toby Rose, founder of the Palm Dog and FIDO Awards.^[11]

Like the Palm Dog Award, the Fidos Award also consists of a leather dog collar. However, unlike the Palm Dog Award, the collars shows the name of each category instead of the term "PALM DOG". In 2021, the documentaries, Stray and The Truffle Hunters were the joint winners for the Dog Dox and the Best in World categories.