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

Content and Media

Blog & Micro-blog Brand Voice Branded Content Branded Series Contest or Promotion Copywriting NEW! Data Visualization Email & Newsletter Filter/Lens Hashtag Meme, GIF, & Emojis Micro-Site Single Post or Activation User-Generated Content

Design

Animation Art Direction Brand Identity Brand Redesign Generative AI NEW! Graphic Art Images Sound & Music UX/UI Visual Effects Website/App NEW!

Industry

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

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

Metaverse

Artificial Intelligence Extended Reality Immersive Interactive Content NFTs

Overall Presence

Facebook Presence Instagram Presence LinkedIn Presence Multi-Platform Presence Other Platform Presence TikTok Presence X Presence YouTube Presence

Podcast

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

Single Platform

Facebook Instagram LinkedIn Other Platform TikTok X (formerly Twitter) YouTube

Strategy & Engagement

Brand Partnership Call to Action Community Management Creative Use of Technology CTV/OTT NEW! Customer Experience Earned Media Employee Engagement Event & Experiential Gamification Humor Innovative Media Buying Strategy Insights & Trends Integration with Live Television LGBTQ Community Engagement Micro-Influencer Strategy Multicultural Community Engagement 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 Dance Video Documentary NEW! Featurette or Behind The Scenes Video Instructional Video Live Event Coverage Live Video Long Form Video Medium-Length Video Music Video NEW! Product Feature Video Short Form Video Stories Unboxing Video Vertical Video Video Ad Video Series

From the 11th Annual Shorty Awards Best in Games

This award honors game makers and marketers who've tapped into social media in a creative way to effectively engage current gamers and grow their audience. Both online and mobile games and apps are eligible for this award.

See previous winners and honorees here.

Winner

Games
winner
K/DA - POP/STARS
K/DA - POP/STARS specifically sought to create a worldwide League of Legends "moment" for players -…

Finalists

Games
finalist
gold honor
Westworld: The Maze
HBO's Westworld tells the story of a Western-themed amusement park inhabited by lifelike robot "ho…
Games
finalist
Celebrity Champion Challenges - Marvel Contest of Champions
With the hype around upcoming Marvel movies in 2018 reaching a state of unparalleled anticipation, …
Games
finalist
audience honor
Critical Role
What began in 2012 as a bunch of friends playing Dungeons & Dragons has evolved into a multi-platfo…
Games
finalist
The Call of Duty Alexa Skill -
EVERY CALL OF DUTY PLAYER COULD USE A COACH. WE HELPED BUILD THEM ONE.Even the best soldiers on the…
Games
finalist
Xbox Game Pass Twitter Presence
Historically, the Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram feeds for Xbox have been the primary source for …

Nominees

Games
EVE Online - Recruit Friends, Get Rewards
The main objective behind the implementation of this video piece was twofold: Increase the awarenes…
Games
PUBG Mobile North American Launch
Tasked with the first social and influencer marketing campaign to launch Tencent Games' popular bat…
Games
Sentinel of the Spaceways (Marvel Contest of Champions' 4-Year Anniversary)
Kabam was tasked with making a Marvel Contest of Champions' anniversary trailer in December that ce…