Congratulations to the winners of the 6th Annual Shorty Awards!

Retta takes a selfie at the shorty awards

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Will Ferrel accepts his Lifetime Acheivement Shorty Award

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Natasha Leggero

hosted the sixth annual shorty awards

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The ceremony was on
April 7th, in New York City

Honoring the best of social media

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It's like an Oscar, but better
— Ricky Gervais

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Welcome to the
6th Annual Shorty Awards

Honoring the best of social media

Amanda Palmer sings the year's best worst tweets

It's just as cool as having an asteroid named after me.
— George Takei

Honoring the best of social media

Watch this meme curator accept his Shorty

Welcome to the
6th Annual Shorty Awards

Honoring the best of social media

Watch Conan's "short" acceptance speech

Welcome to the
6th Annual Shorty Awards

Honoring the best of social media

The most rewarding aspect of being a mayor on Foursquare is winning a Shorty Award.
— Michael Bloomberg

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Watch the Mayor compare being Foursquare mayor to actual mayor

Welcome to the
6th Annual Shorty Awards

Honoring the best of social media

Welcome to the
6th Annual Shorty Awards

Honoring the best of social media

Welcome to the
6th Annual Shorty Awards

Honoring the best of social media

Welcome to the
6th Annual Shorty Awards

Honoring the best of social media

Watch these crazy foodies' post-win interview

Highlights from the 6^th Annual Shorty Awards Ceremony

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6^th Annual Shorty Awards Winners

Activism

Against Suicide

Actor

Aaron Paul

Actress

Retta

Apps

Digg

Art

Rachel Ryle

Athlete

Billie Jean King

Author

Neil Gaiman

Band

Fifth Harmony

Blogger

Terrance Gaines

BN College

BU COM

Brazil

Midia NINJA

Brazil

Porta dos Fundos

Business Influencer

Guy Kawasaki

Celebrity

Ian McKellen

Charity

Nature Conservancy

Comedian

Patton Oswalt

Director

Paul Feig

Education

Pirula

Fake Account

Modern Seinfeld

Fansite

News for TV Majors

Fashion

Man Repeller

Food

Jamie Oliver

Gaming

Polygon

GIF Maker

Trent Nelson

GIF

Matrix Cat

Government

NASA Goddard

Green

Sustainable Cities

Instagram Video

When your hair & outfit is ...

Instagrammer

Dukk |Duck|

Journalist

Sarah Jones Reports

Keep Good Going

Jennifer Arnold, MD

Kickstarter

The Veronica Mars Movie Pro...

Maker

DIY

Museum

Museum Nerd

Music

Questlove Jenkins

Newsworthy Photo

Pope Francis Introduction b...

Non-Human

Cancellation Bear

Photography

David Guttenfelder

Photography

liz

Podcaster

This American Life

Science

BlackGirlsCode.Com

Science

Neil deGrasse Tyson

Singer

Questlove Jenkins

Small Business

The Brooklyn Circus

Social Fitness

Tyler Graham

Sports Team

Los Angeles Dodgers

Teen Activism

Buddy Project

Tumblr

smartgirlsattheparty

TV Show

ABC's Scandal

UK

RYAN McHENRY

Video Blogger

Jullien Gordon

Vine

My reflection is cooler tha...

Vineographer

TheCupcakeDude

Vineographer

Pinot

Web Show

Jerry Seinfeld

Weird

Buck Wolf

YouTubeStar

Bitch Homie Quan

6^th Annual Shorty Awards Categories

For Everyone

These categories are free for everyone to enter, simply by tweeting a nomination. Choose one of the Official Categories below or make your own Community Category.

Entertainment

News & Media

Tech & Innovation

Arts & Design

Global Issues

Countries

Brazil
UK

Community Categories

Anyone can create a new Shorty Awards category by tweeting a nomination with a new hashtag. There are over 6,128 of them, check them out!

For Brands & Agencies

The Shorty Industry Awards recognize the best campaigns and social media leaders of 2013. Entries for the Shorty Industry Awards are now closed. Visit the Shorty Industry Awards Site.

Industry

Twitter

Facebook

Social Network

Mobile

Integrated Media

Social Content

Overall Agency

Overall Brand

About the Shorty Awards

The Shorty Awards honor the best of social media. Millions of people participate in The Shortys to recognize individuals and organizations producing great content on Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, YouTube, Foursquare and the rest of the social web. The 6th annual ceremony will be held in New York City and livestreamed on the web on April 7, 2014.

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