Happy Gilmore 2 and Bradley Cooper Shine in PETA’s Oscats, Marty Supreme Panned
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March 10, 2026
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No lions, tigers, or bears, oh my! Ahead of the 98th Academy Awards, PETA is announcing the winners of its 9th annual Oscat Awards, which celebrate the most animal-friendly stars and films of 2025. Each one spotlights kindness to animals and leaves cruelty on the cutting room floor.
How many snakes are in Anaconda? None, hun! This year’s Snakes’ Selection award recipient used CGI and props instead of real snakes, who are distressed by the loud noises, bright lights, and commotion typical of film sets. And for a scene starring Travis Kelce and Bad Bunny, Adam Sandler’s Happy Gilmore 2 earned The Bear Who Wasn’t There award for sparing real bears from suffering in the spotlight and opting for a bear suit and visual effects instead. Superman—directed by PETA’s 2023 Person of the Year James Gunn—has earned the Up, Up, and Adopt Oscat for inspiring a reported 500% surge in adoption interest after Gunn let fans know that his adopted dog Ozu inspired Krypto, the film’s CGI super dog.
Another Stand-Up Guy, Bradley Cooper, takes the Stand-Up Guy for Animals award for keeping compassion front and center by casting his companions, Charlie and Lucy, and reminding audiences not to cry over spilled oat milk in Is This Thing On? For her enchanting performance as Glinda in Wicked: For Good, Ariana Grande—a real-life vegan superstar for animals on and off screen—has won the coveted Best Actress award, while the writers earned the Best Adapted Screenplay award for the film’s animal liberation messaging.
And in an Oscats first, PETA has named Marty Supreme—starring Timothée Chala-mean—2025’s worst film for animals. From forcing numerous real animals to appear on set, exposing dogs to breaking windows and screaming voices, and dressing a sea lion for a scene evocative of marine animal abusement parks, Josh Safdie showed how out of step he is with the rest of the industry. PETA will send him a certificate with a snub from the gilded big cat and a more accurate title for the film:Marty Supremely Cruel.
“From indie darlings to big-budget blockbusters and highly anticipated reboots and sequels, 2025 was another winning year for animals thanks to compassionate characters and compelling CGI,” says PETA Director of Animals in Film and Television Lauren Thomasson. “PETA applauds Ariana Grande, Bradley Cooper, Adam Sandler, and all of the artists and filmmakers who continue to make the world a better place for animals on and off the screen.”
The winners will each receive a framed certificate. The full list of awards is available here.
PETA—whose motto reads, in part, that “animals are not ours to use for entertainment”—points out thatEvery Animal Is Someone and offers free Empathy Kits for people who need a lesson in kindness. For more information, please visit PETA.org or follow PETA on X, Facebook, or Instagram.
