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 Podcast

This category honors the most creative and impactful use of podcasting to drive social good. Entries should demonstrate compelling storytelling, audience engagement, and a clear mission to inform, inspire, or drive action on important social issues.

See previous winners and honorees here.

Finalists

Podcast
finalist
No Magic Pill with Blake Mycoskie - Best New Mental Health Podcast 2026
No Magic Pill was created to turn Blake Mycoskie's own mental health journey into a catalyst for ho…
Podcast
finalist
The Perfect Scam
Fraud is a multibillion-dollar criminal industry that affects people of every age, background and i…
Podcast
finalist
Better Future with Michael Mezz
The economy we have isn't the only one possible. So what do we build instead? Michael Mezz ha…
Podcast
finalist
Becoming Self Made
Becoming Self Made is Relay's original video podcast, hosted by Wall Street Journal best-selling au…
Podcast
finalist
Direct Democracy Diaries
Across America, communities are realizing they don’t have to wait for elected officials; they can s…
Podcast
finalist
My Body. My Pod., A Reproductive Freedom Podcast
For 250 years, Americans have carried an imperfect but enduring belief: that each generation should…
Podcast
finalist
On Purpose with Jay Shetty
Jay Shetty started On Purpose in 2019 to create a safe space for meaningful conversations and works…
Podcast
finalist
The Anime Effect: A Crunchyroll Podcast
The Anime Effect: A Crunchyroll Podcast is the premier hangout show highlighting anime’s influence …

Nominees

Podcast
Beyond Consensus: Thoughts from the Dismal Roundtable
In a market saturated with highly polished commentary and scripted financial content, AllianceBerns…
Podcast
Endless Urgency with Mike Nellis
Endless Urgency was created to prove that political media could be urgent without being cynical, su…
Podcast
Endless Urgency with Mike Nellis
Mike Nellis set out to prove that political media could be urgent without being cynical, substantiv…
Podcast
Money Mentor Podcast - "Changing Lives"
Financial stress is one of the most isolating pressures Australians are facing today. People carry …
Podcast
The "How I F*cked Up" Podcast
In many professional environments, failure remains one of the last workplace taboos. Leaders are ex…
Podcast
The Back from the Brink Podcast
We were driven by two goals: Explain why a world free of nuclear weapons is necessary and pos…