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

Video Series

This category honors the most creative and effective use of a video series (such as a digital web series or docu-series) to bring awareness to a social good campaign, initiative, or project.

See previous winners and honorees here.
Video Series
Ask a Therapist
Conversations around mental health are often clouded by confusion, stigma, and the misconception th…
Video Series
Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra
The Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra (BJNY), launched in early 2024 by Rahul Gandhi and the Indian National C…
Video Series
Channeling Good
Channeling Good is a program from the Channel Seed Brand designed to showcase the service-driven sp…
Video Series
Endless Urgency with Mike Nellis
Endless Urgency was launched in 2025 by Mike Nellis—a political strategist, social impact entrepren…
Video Series
Light The Way
Rady Children’s partnered with a local economic development nonprofit to introduce our mission to a…
Video Series
Link Rewards: Every day, made a little more rewarding
BACKGROUND For years, Singaporeans have associated rewards with the transactional—points earned, p…
Video Series
Made of More: Personal Experiences at Mealtime
Throughout treatment, recovery, and beyond, people living with head and neck cancer (HNC) and thyro…
Video Series
Nature at Extremes: The Great Salt Lake
Nature at Extremes: Great Salt Lake is part of The Nature Conservancy’s Nature Lab video series—an …
Video Series
Nevertheless: The Women Changing the World
At a time when those in power are working to silence, sideline, and strip women of their influence,…
Video Series
Spot Her at the Nail Salon: Breaking the silence around endometrial cancer in social settings
Endometrial cancer (EC) accounts for 90% of uterine cancer diagnoses, and it is the fourth most fre…
Video Series
The Ripple Effect
Our exploration of the fentanyl crisis took a different approach – one rooted in storytelling, comp…