The Latest Scoop on Grumpy Cat, The Friskies Cat Video Awards & Winners in NYC
The stars aligned to entertain cat lovers and benefit shelter cats on Tuesday, Oct.15 in New York City at “The Friskies” It’s like the OSCARS® for cat videos and awarded $25,000 in cash prizes for the best internet cat videos of the year. Twenty cat charity organizations nationwide will receive a total of 330,000 total cans of Friskies making it a win win for cats in need.
I was thrilled to attend the event and like all the guests eager to meet Grumpy Cat, the Friskies spokescat and recipient of a Lifetime Achievement Award. A casual cocktail hour preceded the event (image above) and offered me the op for multiple interviews including Shawn Brain, Friskies Brand Manager who said, “Friskies is always looking for new ways to celebrate playtime for cats and their owners. Cats live life differently, and have vivid imaginations. We think cat videos are a great way to showcase those sensory experiences.
As you can see, Grumpy Cat is not impressed with material things.
A lucky few guests, myself included got to hold the feline superstar. As everyone oohed and aahed, collective hearts melting, Grumpy Cat stayed true to form, blasé and Hollywood cool.
Comedian, writer and cat owner Michael Ian Black hosted the show to funny purrfection. Special guest Angela Kinsey, co-star of “The Office” and big cat lover, rounded out the entertainment with her hilarious cat “tips”.
The three judges included from left: Mick Szydlowski, Oscar’s Blind Cat who won last year’s grand prize, Abbie Moore, executive directorof Adoptapet, and Will Braden the creator of Henri Le Chat Noir
CATEGORY WINNERS (with video links) The four category winners were determined through public voting, while the “Fan Favorite” was chosen by fans participating in real-time by tweeting throughout the show, and texting their votes.
And the Catuette goes to…
Cat Comedy: “Cat vs. Printing Paper” starring Remy; Green Bay-Appleton, WI
Catventure: “The Tiniest Tiger’s Snow Adventure” starring Gracey; Columbus, OH
Rescue Cat: “Pancake the Kitten and His Doberman” starring Pancake; Tucson, AZ
Pursuit of Food or Treat: “We Love Squirrel” starring Eleanor, Gibbous and Miley; Toledo, OH
Fan Favorite: “Pancake the Kitten and His Doberman” starring Pancake; Tucson, AZ
If you missed the show, you can watch it on demand at www.TheFriskies.com
Image of Layla Morgan Wilde with Grumpy Cat courtesy of Steve Barkaszi. Image of Catuette by Layla Morgan Wilde. All other images courtesy of John Minchillo AP for Friskies.
19 Comments
Texas, a cat in... Austin
330,000 total cans of Friskies is a lot of noms! That is cool!
You know, we love your picture with Grumpy!!
Kjelle Bus aka Charlie Rascal
What a fabulous thing to be able to attend!!
Grumpy Cat is sooooo cute <3
Lucky you that got to hold her !!
Katnip Lounge
What a fabulous thing to be able to attend!! I gotta go watch the whole thing, now…you lucky duck!
Devoted to Willow
Grumy Cat looks so cute and attending the awards for best cat film all of the films were so cute that must have been hard to choose. It must have been beyond awesome to be there in person.
Kitties Blue
Layla, We were really sorry that for some reason two of the photos wouldn’t come up, but we loved watching the videos. Our favorite was the kitties and the squirrel. Thank you for sharing. We bet having the opportunity to go to the award show and hold Grumpy Cat was loads of fun. Purrs and hugs, Lily Olivia, Mauricio, Misty May, Giulietta, Fiona, Astrid, Lisbeth and Calista Jo
Matt - Macro photographer
I want to see the balance of this cat’s bank account…
Julia Williams
That sounds like so much fun! I would love to meet grumpy cat!
Fur Everywhere
Sounds like you had lots of fun, and lucky you – you got to hold Grumpy Cat! 🙂
I don’t have cable, but I bet it was a great show!
Sparkle
Wow, how much fun was that?! My human is envious, even though she DID get to go to last year’s, ’cause it was in our town. But Grumpy Cat wasn’t there!
Marg
Those videos are terrific and what fun to meet Grumpy Cat, That poor cat must be exhausted from all the attention it is getting.He is so cute though. Take care.
Brian
That is such a fun event and we are thrilled you got to attend!
Tamago
Looks like you had great time! What a gorgeous event. Grumpy cat is so cute 🙂
I gotta check out the videos!
easy rider
Congratulations to all winners! I’m so happy for Pancake!!! (ok, there is a dog included LOL)
The Island Cats
What a fun event! And congrats to the winners…’specially the Tiniest Tiger!
Layla Morgan Wilde
Yes, Gracey. I wish they’d given a list of the names of the humans 🙂
Sometimes, Cats Herd You
It looks like you had a really exciting evening! The Friskies sure looked like fun.
We just wanted to let you know that we sent you a big thank-you in a post on our blog today for the giveaway we won a few weeks ago. http://catsherdyou.com/2013/10/18/thank-you/ Thanks again for all you do to keep us informed about cats and cat-related issues!
Layla Morgan Wilde
That’s so sweet of you! I’m going to share with the PR.