Keiko was the 15-year-old orca that played Willy in the movie. He became the first captive orca ever to return to the wild.

But it seems that Keiko, the most famous whale in the world, cannot live without human contact, as the main picture shows. The 33ft-long star of the film Free Willy is frolicking in a Norwegian ...

However, despite their enormous contribution to cinema, animals wild or tame are not eligible for Oscars. Keiko, the orca, ...