Odd News Roundup: 'War Pony' poodle fetches Palm Dog prize at Cannes

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'War Pony' poodle fetches Palm Dog prize at Cannes

Film buffs have to wait until Saturday for the Cannes Film Festival's top prize, the Palme d'Or, but the real scene-stealers get their awards a day earlier – at the annual Palm Dog ceremony. Britney, a standard poodle who stars in Riley Keough's directorial debut "War Pony", was crowned top dog this year, snagging the coveted gilded collar prize.

(With inputs from agencies.)