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 Foreign Language Campaign Global Campaign Integrated Campaign Launch Campaign Local Campaign Multi-Platform Campaign Multicultural Campaign NEW! Rebrand Campaign Social Good Campaign

Content and Media

Blog & Micro-blog Brand Voice Branded Content Branded Series Contest or Promotion Copywriting Email & Newsletter Episodic NEW! Meme, GIF, & Emojis Micro-Site Single Post or Activation Use of Viral Content User-Generated Content

Design

Animation Art Direction Audio & Music Brand Identity Brand Redesign Generative AI Graphic Art Images Website/App

Industry

Auto Beauty Business to Business Consumer Brand Education Entertainment Financial Services Fitness, Health, & Wellness Food & Beverage Gaming Government & Politics Hospitality Insurance 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

Creator & Influencer Partnerships

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

Overall Presence

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

Platforms & Technology

Artificial Intelligence Extended Reality Facebook Immersive Instagram Interactive Content LinkedIn Other Platform TikTok X (formerly Twitter) YouTube

Podcast

Art & Culture Podcast Branded Podcast Business Podcast Health & Wellness Podcast Lifestyle & Entertainment Podcast News & Politics Podcast Other Podcast Genres Podcast Mini Series Sports Podcast Technology and Education Podcast True Crime & Documentary Podcast

Strategy & Engagement

Brand Partnership Call to Action Community Engagement Creative Use of Technology CTV/OTT Data & Insights Earned Media Event & Experiential Gamification GEO (Generative Engine Optimization) NEW! Humor Innovative Media Buying Strategy Integration with Traditional Media Internal Communications Micro-Influencer Strategy 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 Documentary Feature Film Featurette or Behind The Scenes Video Instructional Video Live Video Long Form Video Medium-Length Video Music Video Product Feature Video Short Form Video Vertical Video Video Ad Video Series

From the 10th Annual Shorty Impact Awards Short Form Video

This category honors the most effective and creative use of short-form video by a brand, agency or organization to promote a pro-social cause. Videos must be 3 minutes or under to qualify.

See previous winners and honorees here.

Finalists

Short Form Video
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#GETANYWHERE
Increasingly, young people are told that the jobs that will be available when they graduate "haven'…
Short Form Video
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#ThisIsDance Envision
#ThisIsDance is Infinite Flow Dance’s 10-year anniversary campaign to challenge the status quo of d…
Short Form Video
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Breaking Barriers to Drug Treatment
The opioid crisis presents significant challenges in the U.S., but it also highlights the resilienc…
Short Form Video
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Empty Not Closed
The “Empty Not Closed” trailer was created as a preview for the forthcoming documentary Empty Not C…
Short Form Video
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Everything We Do We Do for Dogs
The American Kennel Club has been the trusted authority on all things dog-related for more than 140…
Short Form Video
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How Resy Energized Diners Through the Winter Months
The restaurant business is notoriously difficult. With razor-thin margins, it is hard for even some…
Short Form Video
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MGCB Mini Me Video
As gambling advertising skyrocketed across Michigan’s media landscape, young males—particularly tho…
Short Form Video
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Microsoft Teacher Appreciation Week: Small moments. Big impact.
Our goal was to build an emotional connection with educators by recognizing that the work they do e…
Short Form Video
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The Bottom Line
The objective of #TheBottomLine was to highlight the extreme devastation caused by bottom trawling …
Short Form Video
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The Heroes Battling Pediatric Cancer
At a time when consumers and business leaders increasingly seek authenticity, "Miles That Define Us…
Short Form Video
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Uncle Genovevo: Loses His Home and More Than $30,000 in Savings Due to Wildfires in Los Angeles
After the wildfires that affected the Eaton area in California, our goal as a local Spanish-languag…
Short Form Video
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With Humanity Campaign
The #WithHumanity campaign focuses on bolstering Human Rights Watch’s advocacy for the rights of mi…

Nominees

Short Form Video
Global Citizen – Defenders of the Forest
The Black Amazon, the first episode in the three-part miniseries “Defenders of the Forest”, is part…
Short Form Video
Harvard Medical School: Research at Risk Campaign
Harvard Medical School has a long history of transformative scientific advances that have improved,…
Short Form Video
Naomi Watts on Menopause - ‘It’s Not All Doom and Gloom’
In this piece, Naomi Watts shares an authentic conversation about the shame she felt going through …
Short Form Video
Since You Asked | The World Bank Group
The World Bank's "Since You Asked" is a video series that tackles the complexities of global develo…