While many veteran actors and celebrated performers walked the Oscars red carpet this year, we never expected that a 7-year-old dog would be the star of the show. Messi, a border collie from the movie Anatomy of a Fall, made his Oscars debut this season and charmed the audience with his adorable bow tie. Fans love to see who attended the awards ceremony and who wore what on the red carpet. Messi’s arrival was a welcome surprise as the audience cheered for the pup whenever he appeared on screen.

Messi is seen clapping at the Oscars 2024

Anatomy of a Fall
Anatomy of a Fall

The most interesting part of the ceremony was not a dog walking the red carpet, as people have seen before with The Artist star Uggie gracing the ceremony where Jean Dujardin accepted the award for Best Actor in 2012. The aspect that left everyone stunned was Messi’s clapping outtakes as the show went on. Clips and videos of Messi clapping at jokes and celebrating winners of the award show went viral and have understandably been meme-ified.

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Fans were shocked to see a dog clapping his paws together, but the reality of those viral takes is now coming to light. Many people have shared behind-the-scenes photos and videos on social media, shattering their perceptions of what it looked like. X (formerly Twitter) is filled with posts by people who are informing viewers that the dog was not clapping in reality (duh!).

On the other hand, a crew person can be seen sitting under Messi’s chair holding two artificial paws that look like Messi’s to clap them together. A few people are seen sitting in the audience around him to make it look like an original take. However, it seems to have been taken after the ceremony is over.

Messi in Anatomy of a Fall
Messi in Anatomy of a Fall

Fans are sad to know the shot was not real with another faction making fun of the people who actually thought the dog was clapping. X is flooded with posts where users are sad to know how the iconic dop clapping take came to be, claiming their whole life is a lie. At the same time, the collective feeling remains that Messi deserved an Oscar for his role in the movie since he outshone every human actor.

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Messi in Anatomy of a Fall

Anatomy of a Fall
Anatomy of a Fall

The dog’s unparalleled fame arose from his appearance in the French movie Anatomy of a Fall. Messi plays the role of Snoop in the movie, a guide dog who is Daniel’s constant companion. As a blind kid, Daniel depends on Snoop’s guidance to move around as the dog keeps his friend protected at all costs. Anatomy of a Fall is directed by Justine Triet and was nominated in 5 categories at the Oscars 2024. The movie took home the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay.

The poignant tale unfolds with Samuel’s untimely and suspicious death. His wife Sandra comes under the suspicion that she had something to do with it while their son Daniel appears to be the sole witness to the events. The movie dives into the subtleties of a conflicted relationship and moves the viewers with its gut-wrenching scenes.

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