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 in Education

Educational institutions, programs and services are eligible for this award. Objectives may include promoting enrollment and school spirit, engaging current students and thought leadership.

See previous winners and honorees here.

Winner

Education
winner
Breakthrough Taco Will Change Breakfast — and the World
In these polarized times we live in, there is one thing that brings us all together — breakfast tac…

Finalists

Education
finalist
A Day in the Pride
A Day in the Pride showcases the everyday and extraordinary things that happen during a single, 24-…
Education
finalist
Gringophobia
EF Englishlive is one of the largest online English school in the world. The goal of the campaign w…
Education
finalist
audience honor
Operation Prevention
Every day, 115 Americans die from an opioid overdose, and overdose deaths have quadrupled since 199…
Education
finalist
Student Athlete: The Vanderbilt Way
At Vanderbilt, we seek to inspire and teach both current and prospective students that Vanderbilt i…

Nominees

Education
finalist
A Day in the Pride
A Day in the Pride showcases the everyday and extraordinary things that happen during a single, 24-…
Education
winner
Breakthrough Taco Will Change Breakfast — and the World
In these polarized times we live in, there is one thing that brings us all together — breakfast tac…
Education
finalist
Gringophobia
EF Englishlive is one of the largest online English school in the world. The goal of the campaign w…
Education
Harvard University Student Stories
At the heart of Harvard University is its students. Our social media accounts worked alongside our …
Education
finalist
audience honor
Operation Prevention
Every day, 115 Americans die from an opioid overdose, and overdose deaths have quadrupled since 199…
Education
Penn State Brand Spot
"We are Penn State." A seventy-year old rally cry borne from Penn State football and adopted by the…
Education
finalist
Student Athlete: The Vanderbilt Way
At Vanderbilt, we seek to inspire and teach both current and prospective students that Vanderbilt i…
Education
WGU Live - Connecting Students Nationwide
At WGU, one of our core values is student-obsession. As an online university, social media has beco…