Cats and dogs are helping Ricky Gervais campaign for an Emmy

They're sup-paw-ting a very special campaign for Special Correspondents

This competition is now closed

Published: Monday, 23rd May 2016 at 9:54 am

Canvassing industry insiders is common practice among TV stars who want to nab themselves an award nomination but Ricky Gervais has really raised the bar when it comes to campaigning for an Emmy nomination – by getting cats and dogs to do it for him.

The comedian and well-known animal lover has enlisted the help of his online legion of four legged friends to nab a nomination for his Netflix film, Special Correspondents.

The flick, about a pair of radio broadcasters (Gervias and Eric Bana) who transmit fake war zone reports from their apartment only to end up in the middle of an actual war zone when they fake their own kidnapping, was released in April.

Gervais sent out a call via his Twitter account and he’s not been short of replies.

If your pets want to try & garner votes for me to get an Emmy Nomination that would help a lot. In fact it would be my entire campaign.

— Ricky Gervais (@rickygervais) May 22, 2016

Bruce votes Ricky!! pic.twitter.com/0lGewU0Oay

— Joe ???????? (@JOEBFLA) May 22, 2016

@rickygervais Baxter hopes this helps pic.twitter.com/LSKSUG7oQJ

— Lisa Kirkpatrick (@LKirkpatrick) May 22, 2016

Pets posed with their own campaign posters

@rickygervais pic.twitter.com/mxYDNllx6p

— Chris (@cjp1970) May 22, 2016

@rickygervais pic.twitter.com/xJ1hLW6n2j

— Chris (@cjp1970) May 22, 2016

@myleftfang Scout is happy to help. pic.twitter.com/FUniaX7KpH

— Jodi (@candyappl_red) May 22, 2016

How's this? Boots is a big fan. pic.twitter.com/ILxnVNXsE1

— Alan ???? (@AlanSimpson) May 22, 2016

Some made their very own political promises

VOTE @rickygervais an EMMY nom & I'll stop wee-ing on this shirt as a dirty protest against enforced clothes-wearing pic.twitter.com/Y1GR4SRXqR

— Bang Design & Brand (@BangDesignUK) May 22, 2016

A few got REALLY into it…