THE 14TH ANNUAL SHORTY AWARDS

The Shorty Awards honor the best of social media and digital. View this season's finalists!

Campaign

Brand Awareness Campaign Campaign by Diverse-Owned Businesses Global Campaign Integrated Campaign Launch Campaign Local Campaign Multi-Platform Campaign Rebrand Campaign Regional Campaign Social Good Campaign

Content and Media

Blog & Micro-blog Brand Voice Branded Content Branded Series Contest or Promotion Copywriting NEW! Data Visualization Email & Newsletter Filter/Lens Hashtag Meme, GIF, & Emojis Micro-Site Single Post or Activation User-Generated Content

Design

Animation Art Direction Brand Identity Brand Redesign Generative AI NEW! Graphic Art Images Sound & Music UX/UI Visual Effects Website/App NEW!

Industry

Auto Beauty Business to Business Consumer Brand Education Entertainment Family and Parenting Financial Services Fitness, Health, & Wellness Food & Beverage Gaming Government & Politics Hospitality Insurance NEW! Live Events News & Media Non-Profit Pets & Animals Pharma & Healthcare Real Estate Restaurants Retail & E-Commerce Social Activism Sports Technology Television Travel & Tourism Wine, Beer & Spirits

Influencer & Celebrity Partnership

Instagram Partnership Multi-Platform Partnership Other Platform Partnership TikTok Partnership X Partnership YouTube Partnership

Metaverse

Artificial Intelligence Extended Reality Immersive Interactive Content NFTs

Overall Presence

Facebook Presence Instagram Presence LinkedIn Presence Multi-Platform Presence Other Platform Presence TikTok Presence X Presence YouTube Presence

Podcast

Art & Culture Podcast Branded Podcast Comedy Podcast Health & Wellness Podcast NEW! Lifestyle & Entertainment Podcast NEW! News & Politics Podcast Other Podcast Genres Podcast Mini Series Science & Technology Podcast Sports Podcast True Crime & Documentary Podcast

Single Platform

Facebook Instagram LinkedIn Other Platform TikTok X (formerly Twitter) YouTube

Strategy & Engagement

Brand Partnership Call to Action Community Management Creative Use of Technology CTV/OTT NEW! Customer Experience Earned Media Employee Engagement Event & Experiential Gamification Humor Innovative Media Buying Strategy Insights & Trends Integration with Live Television LGBTQ Community Engagement Micro-Influencer Strategy Multicultural Community Engagement Music & Dance On a Shoestring Organic Promotion Paid & Amplification Physical and Digital Convergence Public Service Announcement Real Time Response SEO & SEM Social Commerce Storytelling

Video

Comedy Video Dance Video Documentary NEW! Featurette or Behind The Scenes Video Instructional Video Live Event Coverage Live Video Long Form Video Medium-Length Video Music Video NEW! Product Feature Video Short Form Video Stories Unboxing Video Vertical Video Video Ad Video Series
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Arts & Entertainment

Actor

Dwayne Johnson

Celebrity

Jimmy Fallon

Dance

Misty Copeland

Singer

Troye Sivan

Actress

Taraji P. Henson

Comedian

Kevin Hart

Musician

Adele

TV Show

The Late Late Show with James Corden

Team Internet

Vine Artist

Zach King

Vine Musician

Us The Duo

YouTube Comedian

Roman Atwood

YouTube Guru

Sprinkle of Glitter

Snapchatter of the Year

DJ Khaled

YouTuber of the Year

Casey Neistat

Vine Comedian

MeechOnMars Mikaela Long

Web Series

Good Mythical Morning

YouTube Ensemble

Prank vs Prank

YouTube Musician

Lindsey Stirling

Viner of the Year

King Bach

Creative & Design

Art

Matija Erceg

DIY

ThreadBanger

Instagrammer of the Year

Baddie Winkle

Blogger

Momma's Gone City

Fashion

Christian Siriano

News & Media

Animal

JiffPom

Food

Hannah Hart

Journalist

Katie Couric

Parody Account

Emo Kylo Ren

Author

J.K. Rowling Sarah Dessen

Healthy Living

Jessamyn Stanley

Parenting

SACCONEJOLYs

Sports

Stephen Curry

Tech & Innovation

Activism

Janet Mock

Gaming

Rooster Teeth's Let's Play

Science

I Fucking Love Science

Periscoper of the Year

Season & Snare

Education

Khan Academy

Podcast

Ear Biscuits

Weird

Bill Wurtz

YouNower of the Year

Merrell Twins

Content

GIF of the Year

Pizza Rat

Tumblr Blog of the Year

Photoshop Your Dreams

Instagram Photo of the Year

Peace for Paris

Vine of the Year

Why the fuck you lyin'