THE 14TH ANNUAL SHORTY AWARDS

The Shorty Awards honor the best of social media and digital. View this season's finalists!

By Campaign

Campaign by a Black-Owned Business NEW! Campaign by a Latinx/Hispanic-Owned Business NEW! Campaign by a LGBTQ+ Owned Business NEW! Campaign by a Native/Indigenous-Owned Business NEW! Campaign by a Woman-Owned Business NEW! Campaign by an Asian-Owned Business NEW! Corporate Social Responsibility NEW! Fundraising Campaign NEW! Global Campaign Integrated Campaign Local Campaign NEW! Multi-Platform Campaign On a Shoestring Pro Bono Social Movement

By Cause

Activism Campaign NEW! Animal Rights & Welfare Arts & Culture Civic Engagement Clean Energy NEW! Clean Water & Sanitation NEW! Conservation & Preservation Disability Awareness Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Education Emergency Relief Environment Gender Equality Human Rights Humanitarian Aid Hunger & Food Insecurity Immigration & Refugees LGBTQ+ Mental Health Poverty Public Health Racial Equality Responsible Consumption & Production NEW! Social Justice Youth & Family

By Industry

Automotive NEW! Business to Business NEW! Education NEW! Entertainment Fashion and Beauty NEW! Financial Services Food & Beverage Government & Politics Healthcare & Pharma Hospitality & Travel Lifestyle & Wellness NEW! News & Media Nonprofit Restaurants NEW! Retail & E-Commerce Sports Technology

By Platform

Emerging Platform Facebook Instagram LinkedIn TikTok Twitch Twitter YouTube

Content and Strategy

Branded Content NEW! Branded Series NEW! Call to Action Community Management Contest or Promotion Creative Use of Technology NEW! Email & Newsletters NEW! Employee Engagement Fundraising Humor Infographics NEW! Live Events Meme and GIFs NEW! Micro-Influencer Strategy NEW! Paid and Amplification Podcast PSA Real Time Response Single Post Storytelling User Generated Content Video

Partnerships

Corporate-Community Influencer & Celebrity Media Partnership Nonprofit Partnership

Special Project

Special Project NEW!

Video Content

Animations Documentary Short Live Streaming Long Form Video NEW! Short Form Video NEW! Video Series Virtual Reality

From the 11th Annual Shorty Awards Best use of 360 Video

This award honors the most creative and effective use of 360 video in a social media marketing campaign.

See previous winners and honorees here.

Winner

360 Video
winner
Homelessness in Los Angeles: My People, Our Stories
Contrast, Al Jazeera's immersive media studio, uses emerging technologies to explore underreported,…

Finalists

360 Video
finalist
gold honor
audience honor
Free Solo Climbing El Capitan 360 Video
The National Geographic documentary film "Free Solo" is a stunning, intimate and unflinching portra…
360 Video
finalist
silver honor
Get Behind the Wheel of the Arrow SAM Car
Imagine becoming paralyzed from the neck down – dependent on a ventilator to breathe – at only 29. …
360 Video
finalist
silver honor
Google Street View Documents 5 Blind Veterans Kayaking the Grand Canyon
Street View is Google's premiere technology to experience areas around the globe key to our cultura…
360 Video
finalist
silver honor
We Do Our Own (Marketing) Stunts
With the 6th installment of Mission: Impossible, Tom Cruise and Christopher McQuarrie took the fra…

Nominees

360 Video
Africa’s Pristine Delta in 360 Video- Episode One
The Okavango Delta is the largest freshwater wetland in southern Africa, the main source of water f…
360 Video
Departing Harvard President’s Favorite Campus Spaces
After an 11-year presidency, President Drew Faust announced her intention to step down in the summe…
360 Video
finalist
gold honor
audience honor
Free Solo Climbing El Capitan 360 Video
The National Geographic documentary film "Free Solo" is a stunning, intimate and unflinching portra…
360 Video
finalist
silver honor
Get Behind the Wheel of the Arrow SAM Car
Imagine becoming paralyzed from the neck down – dependent on a ventilator to breathe – at only 29. …
360 Video
finalist
silver honor
Google Street View Documents 5 Blind Veterans Kayaking the Grand Canyon
Street View is Google's premiere technology to experience areas around the globe key to our cultura…
360 Video
winner
Homelessness in Los Angeles: My People, Our Stories
Contrast, Al Jazeera's immersive media studio, uses emerging technologies to explore underreported,…
360 Video
SYFY WIRE 360 & 180 Series
SYFY WIRE extended it's comic con coverage by inviting users at home to experiene the event themsel…
360 Video
Sacred Lies 360 Experience
VIEW 360 EXPERIENCETo build awareness and position Sacred Lies as the newest must-see series on Fac…
360 Video
Tech Drive VR
Nissan is committed to the Nissan Intelligent Mobility vision—redefining how cars are driven, power…
360 Video
The Loud House 360 | Center of Chaos!
Create a one of a kind animated 360 experience leveraging popular Nickelodeon animated series, The …
360 Video
The Macallan Distillery Experience
In June 2018, The Macallan unveiled its iconic and unprecedented new distillery and visitor center,…
360 Video
finalist
silver honor
We Do Our Own (Marketing) Stunts
With the 6th installment of Mission: Impossible, Tom Cruise and Christopher McQuarrie took the fra…
360 Video
Welcome to Castle Rock: 360 Videos
Bring the town of Castle Rock to life by exploring the Shawshank prison water tank where the Kid wa…
360 Video
YouTube: Origin - Series Sneak Peek In Space
GLOW's focus: Develop and deploy the launch of the original series, ORIGIN, around a buzzed about s…