(four corgi stars of the film and their trainer and owner, Liz.)

Friends and family of nominated film stars are often nervous on the eve of a big cinema awards ceremony. For dog owner Liz Smith, the run-up to the first ever Fido Awards at the London Film Festival on 28 October will be tense indeed.

Smith's five corgis - Anna, Poppy, Megan, Alice and Oliver - are all featured prominently in the Oscar-winning film The Queen, and are now joint contenders in the Historical Hound category at the inaugural awards event for dog performances on screen...DETAILS