Henri the Existential Cat, ‘Ermahgerd’ In the Lead for the 2012 FW Awards

Time is running out to vote in the 2012 TheFW Awards, the only awards that celebrate the best in cat videos, memes, viral videos and more. (Well, the best awards that celebrate that stuff anyway…)

Here’s how the competition is going so far: ‘Drunk Guy Singing Bohemian Rhapsody in the Back of a Cop Car‘ has so far been a surprise frontrunner for Best Viral Video of 2012. Henri the Existential Cat took a huge surge in the race for Best Cat Video, thanks to an endorsement from Henri (or his handler) himself. And, ermahgerd! The popular ‘Ermahgerd‘ meme is giving other memes in the Best Meme category goosebumps. Although a week is a long time, and anything can change.

Polls close at 11:59 pm on January 15th, so be sure to vote early and often. Click the “vote now” buttons to see all the nominees in each category and vote, or you can find all the categories in one convenient place right here. Good luck to all the nominees!

Best Photo

Stingray Photobomb (34%)

Olympic Diver Face (13%)

Surprised Baby Gorilla and Mars (10%)

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Best Cat Video

Henri the Existential Cat (82%)

Grumpy Cat (3%)

Dubstep Cat (2%)

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Best Animal Video

2 Hamsters 1 Wheel (22%)

Baby Tiger Jumping on a Couch, Baby Elephant Rescue (19%)

Pandas on a Slide (13%)

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Best Viral Video

Drunk Guy Singing ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ in a Cop Car (37%)

‘Gangnam Style’ (25%)

Overly Attached Girlfriend (10%)

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Best Meme

Ermagherd (24%)

Grumpy Cat (22%)

Overly Attached Girlfriend (14%)

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Best Dog Video

Banthapug (41%)

TreT — Super Dog (23%)

Ultimate Dog Shaming (20%)

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Best GIF

Deal With It (25%)

‘Star Wars’ ‘Gangnam Style’ (16%)

McKayla Maroney’s Awesome Vault (11%)

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Best Tumblr

Facemath (34%)

Dogshaming (13%)

Text from Dog (12%)

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Cutest Baby

Twins Dancing to Guitar (27%)

Dragon Baby (23%)

Baby Laughing at Vacuum (15%)

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Cutest Kid

Boy Who Loves Nicki Minaj (49%)

Little Street Performer (36%)

Big Sister Lecturer (4%)

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Source: Henri the Existential Cat, ‘Ermahgerd’ In the Lead for the 2012 FW Awards