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Craig Barritt, Getty Images Sandra Bullock might have taken home the coveted gold statue at last night's Academy Awards, but we've considered her a "best actress" for quite some time for her devotion to the paws cause. Earlier this year, when she and husband Jesse James' beloved pit bull, CinnaBun, went missing, friends of the then Oscar-nominee noted that she'd rather have their pet back than win an Oscar. Happily for Sandra, she got both! But there's another reason pet lovers show Bullock such devotion; she's the mother of two special needs rescue pups, which she discussed today on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show." Poppy, a Chihuahua/Pomeranian mix, has three legs, and Ruby the Chihuahua has ...

The Oscars were last night, but Jeff Bridges and Sandra Bullock weren't the only actors to win awards for their film performances. The American Humane Association -- which monitors all on-set use of animals in movie making and is the organization that certifies that "No Animals Were Harmed" during filming -- has named eight of 2009's top films as winners of their coveted "Pawscar!" This award is given to the best animal actors in several categories. Three of this year's Pawscar winners are Oscar-nominated as well. "Avatar," nominee for Best Picture, is the Pawscar pick for "Best Alien Animals;" the six-legged "direhorses" that play a major role in the flick were created by outfitting real ...