THE 14TH ANNUAL SHORTY AWARDS

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

Campaign

Awareness Campaign Corporate Social Responsibility Campaign Diverse-Owned Businesses Campaign Fundraising Campaign Global Campaign Integrated Campaign Local Campaign Multi-Platform Campaign Multicultural Campaign On a Shoestring Campaign Pro Bono Campaign Social Movement Campaign

Content & Design

Audio & Music Brand Voice NEW! Branded Content Branded Series Documentary Short Email & Newsletter NEW! Feature Film Gamification NEW! Images Interactive Content Long Form Video Medium Length Video NEW! Micro-site or Blog Podcast Research Reports Short Form Video Video Series

Cause

Animal Rights & Welfare Arts & Culture Conservation & Preservation Disability Awareness Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Emergency Relief Environment & Sustainability Fight Poverty Gender Equality Human Rights Immigration & Refugees Learning & Development LGBTQ+ Mental Health Multi-Cause Initiative Other Causes NEW! Public Health Public Safety Racial Equality Responsible Consumption & Production Responsible Technology NEW! Social Justice Youth & Family

Industry

Automotive Business to Business Consumer Brands Education Entertainment Fashion & Beauty Financial Services Food & Beverage Government & Politics Healthcare & Pharma Hospitality & Travel Lifestyle & Wellness News & Media Non-Profit Other Industry NEW! Retail & E-Commerce Sports Technology

Partnerships

Brand Partnership NEW! Corporate-Community Influencer, Creator & Celebrity Nonprofit Partnership Other Partnerships NEW!

Platforms & Technology

Extended Reality Gaming Generative AI Instagram LinkedIn Other Platforms TikTok YouTube

Special Project

Special Project

Strategy & Engagement

Call to Action Community Engagement Contest or Challenges Data & Insights Earned Media Event & Experiential Guerrilla Marketing Integration with Traditional Media NEW! Paid Media PSA Single Post Storytelling Use of Viral Content NEW! User Generated Content

Environment & Sustainability

This category honors a campaign, original content or initiative that promotes the responsibility to conserve natural resources and protect global ecosystems to support the overall health and well-being of current and future generations.

See previous winners and honorees here.
Environment & Sustainability
CAP PLASTIC NOW
As the world gathered in Busan, South Korea, to debate the Global Plastics Treaty at INC-5, our bri…
Environment & Sustainability
Clean Earth Challenge (CEC)
Worldwide, people feel the weight of environmental decline. For many, eco-anxiety—the fear that ind…
Environment & Sustainability
Hope Starts at Water’s Edge
As climate change brings more frequent floods to Turner Station, Maryland, residents like community…
Environment & Sustainability
Teek and Tom Explore Planet Earth
Educators routinely ask the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for content on t…
Environment & Sustainability
The Great Unwaste
Food waste is silently impacting Australia on a monumental scale. Across the supply chain, every ye…
Environment & Sustainability
The Last Generation on Ice
ZEISS, a global leader in optics and precision technology, has a longstanding reputation for scient…
Environment & Sustainability
The Re:Generation Destination
What if travel could leave a destination better than it was found? That was the foundational idea b…
Environment & Sustainability
Time For CH4nge
Launched in April 2025, Time for CH₄nge is a European campaign tackling one of the most urgent yet …