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

Content and Media

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

Creator & Influencer Partnerships

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

Design

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

Industry

Auto Business to Business Consumer Brand Education Entertainment Fashion & Beauty 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

Overall Presence

Meta Presence Multi-Platform Presence Other Platform Presence TikTok Presence YouTube Presence

Platforms & Technology

Artificial Intelligence Extended Reality Immersive Instagram Interactive Content Other Platform TikTok 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) 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 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 11th Annual Shorty Impact Awards Influencer, Creator & Celebrity

This category honors an outstanding partnership between an influencer, creator, or celebrity and a brand to achieve a pro-social goal with measurable results.

See previous winners and honorees here.

Finalists

Influencer, Creator & Celebrity
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Microplastics MAXING with Itay Shechter
Plastic isn't just an environmental crisis — it's in our brains, our blood, and our unborn children…
Influencer, Creator & Celebrity
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Open to Play
The big challenge we face today is that play is being squeezed out of childhood in mordern world. …
Influencer, Creator & Celebrity
finalist
Fair Play?
“Fair Play?” was created to challenge what football sponsorship usually rewards — fame, visibility …
Influencer, Creator & Celebrity
finalist
India Vs Tech Hinsa
India VS Tech Hinsa (tech-based violence) was built for Chhaa Jaa (Hindi for “Shine On”), Girl Effe…
Influencer, Creator & Celebrity
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The Real Economy
1. Description of the Real Economy Campaign  The Real Economy is a pan-African cultural campaign…

Nominees

Influencer, Creator & Celebrity
Agency Guacamole x Redken: Official Partner of the 2026 GRAMMY Awards
Agency Guacamole partnered with our long-term client Redken to activate at the 2026 GRAMMY Awards t…
Influencer, Creator & Celebrity
Amanda McCants x PETA on Adoption
PETA partnered with hilarious comedy creator Amanda McCants to create two engaging videos that spot…
Influencer, Creator & Celebrity
Climate Cultura: Latino Creators Powering Clean Energy Storytelling
Climate Cultura was created to address a growing challenge in climate communications: many Latino c…
Influencer, Creator & Celebrity
Dream Ride
“Dream Ride” was created to turn an ordinary ride into a moment of joy, recognition and practical s…
Influencer, Creator & Celebrity
Driving Viral Reach & Meaningful Conversion
Sun protection can be a hard sell when the audience’s immediate goal is a tan. Our idea was to clos…
Influencer, Creator & Celebrity
Foligno Face-Off x Hockey Fights Cancer
This digital campaign was a season long initiative from November 2025 to May 2026 that highlighted …
Influencer, Creator & Celebrity
McDonald's & A.J. Barner: A Playbook for Community Giving
The local McDonald’s Owner Operators of Western Washington set out to harness the passion of Seahaw…
Influencer, Creator & Celebrity
OLLY x Naomi Osaka: “Do What Serves You”
OLLY, the leading wellness brand known for innovative, benefit-forward supplements, partnered wi…
Influencer, Creator & Celebrity
Peak Health Campaign - Noom & Rebel Wilson
Health culture has a messaging problem. For decades, wellness has been sold as an all-or-nothing pr…
Influencer, Creator & Celebrity
Pepco QHEC Influencer Campaign
  Every year, millions of homeowners overpay on energy bills because they don't know free help e…
Influencer, Creator & Celebrity
Purpose-Built: BISSELL x Isabel Klee Book Launch Partnership
With Later, BISSELL partnered with creator and rescue advocate Isabel Klee as a sponsor for her liv…