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When votes were counted for the first Oscars, in 1929, canine star Rin Tin Tin was top in the Best Actor category, but the Academy wouldn’t throw the dog a bone. Other big-screen beasts have shown Oscar-winner-like qualities
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The Christian Bale of sea creatures: potential to snap at any moment.
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The Brad Pitt of dogs: magnificent hair, but no Oscar.
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The Jack Nicholson of monsters: penetrating gaze, icy grin, fire beneath. Back on the big screen – for the 29th time – in May.