THE 14TH ANNUAL SHORTY AWARDS

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

By Campaign

Awareness Campaign NEW! Corporate Social Responsibility Campaign Diverse-Owned Businesses Campaign Fundraising Campaign Global Campaign Integrated Campaign Local Campaign Multi-Cultural Campaign NEW! Multi-Platform Campaign On a Shoestring Campaign Pro Bono Campaign Regional Campaign Social Movement Campaign

By Cause

Animal Rights & Welfare Arts & Culture Conservation & Preservation Disability Awareness Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Educate Emergency Relief Environment & Sustainability Fight Poverty Gender Equality Human Rights Immigration & Refugees LGBTQ+ Mental Health Multi-Cause Initiative Public Health Public Safety NEW! Racial Equality Responsible Consumption & Production Social Justice Youth & Family

By Industry

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

By Platform

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

Original Content

Branded Content Branded Series Documentary Short Extended Reality Feature Film NEW! Gaming Images Interactive Content Live Streaming Long Form Video Micro-site or Blog Podcast Research Reports NEW! Short Form Video Video Video Series

Partnerships

Corporate-Community Influencer, Creator & Celebrity Media Partnership Nonprofit Partnership

Special Project

Special Project

Strategy & Engagement

Call to Action Community Engagement Contest or Challenges Creative Use of Technology Data & Insights Earned Media NEW! Employee Engagement Event & Experiential Generative AI Guerrilla Marketing NEW! Paid Media PSA Real Time Response Single Post Sound & Music NEW! Storytelling User Generated Content

From the 11th Annual Shorty Awards Best in Live Events

This award honors the best use of social media to elevate events including concerts, conferences, marches, rallies and meetups.

See previous winners and honorees here.

Winner

Live Events
winner
2018 MTV Video Music Awards
The MTV Video Music Awards are a pop cultural phenomenon where everything might happen!Goals:Engage…

Finalists

Live Events
finalist
gold honor
2018 MTV EMA
MTV International's MTV EMA is one of the biggest global music events of the year that celebrates t…
Live Events
finalist
gold honor
Wake Up Call Live Streams
Marriott International's award-winning loyalty programs–SPG and Marriott Rewards–span 29 unique and…
Live Events
finalist
PUBG Mobile Star Challenge Global Finals
In November 2018, Tencent Games hosted the largest global mobile esports tournament for their popul…
Live Events
finalist
audience honor
The 2018 iHeartRadio Music Awards
The iHeartRadio social team set out to innovative the strategy for the 2018 iHeartRadio Music Award…
Live Events
finalist
The 2018 iHeartRadio Music Festival
For the 2018 iHeartRadio Music Festival in Las Vegas, the iHeartRadio social team wanted to explor…

Nominees

Live Events
ComplexCon
Created to bring "the Internet to real life," ComplexCon mixes concert performances, retail pop-up…
Live Events
E! People's Choice Awards
The E! People's Choice Awards are celebrating all forms of entertainment, chosen solely by the fans…
Live Events
ESSENCE Festival
The 2018 ESSENCE Festival Social Team set out to amplify the global impact of the world's largest a…
Live Events
High School Camp
Our goal for High School Camp (07/09/18-07/12/18) was the amplify the event and the student's engag…
Live Events
VH1 AND SAMSUNG 837 PRESENT RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE FINALE
This year, Samsung challenged VH1 to create a program to promote brand awareness among affluent, ur…