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 NEW! Campaign by Diverse-Owned Businesses NEW! Global Campaign Integrated Campaign Launch Campaign NEW! Local Campaign Mobile Campaign Multi-Platform Campaign Rebrand Campaign NEW! Regional Campaign NEW! Social Good Campaign

Content and Media

Blog & Micro-blog Branded Content Branded Series Clapback Contest or Promotion Data Visualization Email NEW! Emojis Filter/Lens Hashtag Meme & GIFs NEW! Micro-site NEW! Native Advertising Single Post or Activation User-Generated Content Voice

Design

Animation Art Direction Brand Identity Brand Redesign Graphic Art Images Sound NEW! UX/UI Visual Effects

Industry

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

Emerging Platform Partnership Facebook Partnership Instagram Partnership Multi-Platform Partnership TikTok Partnership Twitter Patnership YouTube Partnership

Metaverse

Artificial Intelligence Extended Reality NEW! Immersive Interactive Content NEW! NFTs NEW!

Overall Presence

Facebook Presence Instagram Presence Instant Message Presence NEW! LinkedIn Presence Multi-Platform Presence Other Platform Presence NEW! TikTok Presence Twitter Presence YouTube Presence

Single Platform

Facebook Instagram LinkedIn Other Platform NEW! TikTok Twitter YouTube

Strategy & Engagement

Brand Partnership NEW! Call to Action Chatbots Community Management Creative Use of Technology Customer Service Earned Media NEW! Employee Engagement Event & Experiential NEW! Fundraising Gamification Globalization Humor Innovative Media Buying Strategy NEW! Insights & Trends Integration with Live Television LGBTQ Community Engagement Localization Micro-Influencer Strategy Multicultural Community Engagement Music & Dance On a Shoestring NEW! Organic Promotion Paid & Amplification Physical and Digital Convergence Public Service Announcement Real Time Response Search NEW! Shopping Storytelling Takeovers

Podcast

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

Video

360 Video Animal Video NEW! Comedy Video Dance Video NEW! Featurette or Behind The Scenes Video NEW! Instructional Video Live Event Coverage Live Video Long Form Video Medium-Length Video Product Feature Video NEW! Short Form Video Stories Unboxing Video NEW! Vertical Video Video Ad Video Series NEW!

From the 10th Annual Shorty Awards Best in Entertainment

This award honors the social media efforts supporting musicians, films, comedians, plays and other forms of entertainment. All forms of entertainment are eligible for this award.

See previous winners and honorees here.

Winner

Entertainment
winner
Prison Break Season 5
Prison Break is one of the most storied franchises in television history. To reignite passion for …

Finalists

Entertainment
finalist
gold honor
Wonder #choosekind
Deliver a meaningful, integrated 360° digital campaign to promote the domestic theatrical release f…
Entertainment
finalist
AMC The Walking Dead Season 8 Premiere Campaign
We needed to create significant anticipation and excitement for the premiere for Season 8 of AMC's …
Entertainment
finalist
audience honor
CUCA’S COMEBACK
Sitio do Picapau Amarelo was a successful children's show in the past and it was relaunch on Globo …
Entertainment
finalist
Empire Season 4
Coocious, aka Cookie and Lucious Lyon, were back in full force for Season 4 and it was time to get …
Entertainment
finalist
MiGente.World
"'Mi Gente' is a song that embodies a special moment in music – a new sound of a Latino culture on …

Nominees

Entertainment
#BackedByAxe
To promote season 2 of Showtime's hit series, Billions, and reach a new audience, we ignited a rele…
Entertainment
2017 MTV Movie & TV Awards: Getting Ready With Me
The MTV Movie & TV Awards (MMTAs) are notorious for their laid back style and house party vibe –…
Entertainment
2017 MTV Video Music Awards: Pushing The Limits with Josh Peck
The VMAs are MTV's biggest Entertainment event of the year, encapsulating everything MTV was, is, a…
Entertainment
A Ghost Store
A Ghost Story is a film that follows one ghost's journey as he finds his place in infinity. A film …
Entertainment
finalist
AMC The Walking Dead Season 8 Premiere Campaign
We needed to create significant anticipation and excitement for the premiere for Season 8 of AMC's …
Entertainment
finalist
audience honor
CUCA’S COMEBACK
Sitio do Picapau Amarelo was a successful children's show in the past and it was relaunch on Globo …
Entertainment
Countdown to Christmas 2017
Reinvigorate our audience of W25-54 that Hallmark Channel is back with a packed schedule of movies …
Entertainment
Deathnote Social Media Campaign
VIEW CASE STUDYIn this global campaign, we worked side-by-side with Netflix to not only build the s…
Entertainment
finalist
Empire Season 4
Coocious, aka Cookie and Lucious Lyon, were back in full force for Season 4 and it was time to get …
Entertainment
Independent
Stage 13 is Warner Bros.’ fearless, original digital content brand showcasing a new generation of i…
Entertainment
finalist
MiGente.World
"'Mi Gente' is a song that embodies a special moment in music – a new sound of a Latino culture on …
Entertainment
Orphan Black: The Final Trip
Five years ago, #CloneClub emerged – small, and passionate, forging a fandom around an exceptional …
Entertainment
winner
Prison Break Season 5
Prison Break is one of the most storied franchises in television history. To reignite passion for …
Entertainment
Showcase Cinemas Custom Poster Series
As a film exhibitor, Showcase Cinemas is faced with the challenge of differentiating itself online …
Entertainment
Social Media Celebration - 18th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards®
VIDEO: http://latingram.my/2zcoezR
Entertainment
finalist
gold honor
Wonder #choosekind
Deliver a meaningful, integrated 360° digital campaign to promote the domestic theatrical release f…