These 12 Cats are on Their Way to Steal Your Best Halloween Costume Award

Whatever your Halloween costume is, it’s pretty hard to beat a cat in a costume. Their innate cuteness wrapped in something adorable or scary can easily trump even the most thoughtful costume. So give it up. These cats are the winners of Halloween.

We scoured Instagram to see the cutest cats in Halloween costumes, and here’s what we found:

A video posted by furfancy (@_victoria10717_) on Oct 7, 2015 at 4:15pm PDT

A photo posted by Sevana McNeish (@sevana_lee11) on Oct 30, 2016 at 2:18pm PDT

A photo posted by Heike Obergantschnig (@pinkevil78) on Oct 30, 2016 at 4:57pm PDT

A photo posted by Heike Obergantschnig (@pinkevil78) on Oct 29, 2016 at 3:32pm PDT

A photo posted by Heike Obergantschnig (@pinkevil78) on Oct 29, 2016 at 2:08pm PDT

A photo posted by Heike Obergantschnig (@pinkevil78) on Oct 29, 2016 at 12:41pm PDT

A photo posted by Ophelia Leung (@ccnbrownie) on Oct 30, 2016 at 3:49am PDT

A photo posted by Michele Wright (@mwfurryfriendsphotography) on Oct 29, 2016 at 11:12pm PDT

A photo posted by Elena Lady Prowl (@lilpreezy) on Oct 28, 2016 at 10:50am PDT

A photo posted by Molly Street (@molly_street) on Oct 28, 2016 at 10:49am PDT

A photo posted by Stonewall, Pepper, & Pixie (@stonewallthechocolatelab) on Oct 22, 2016 at 7:33am PDT

A photo posted by Lexie Stuart (@lstuart17) on Oct 19, 2016 at 4:29pm PDT