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 Live Event Coverage

This category honors the most creative and effective incorporation of live video coverage to elevate events including concerts, conferences, marches, rallies and meetups.

See previous winners and honorees here.

Winner

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

Finalists

Live Event Coverage
finalist
audience honor
2018 MTV EMA
MTV International's MTV EMA is one of the biggest global music events of the year that celebrates t…
Live Event Coverage
finalist
Charlie's Perfect Pitch
Spoiler alert: Mastercard is in the credit card industry and the JetBlue Mastercard is a travel car…
Live Event Coverage
finalist
L.L.Bean Be an Outsider at Work
After more than 106 years in business, L.L.Bean was widely known as a fall and winter brand, repres…
Live Event Coverage
finalist
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…
Live Event Coverage
finalist
Wake Up Call Live Streams
Marriott International's award-winning loyalty programs–SPG and Marriott Rewards–span 29 unique and…

Nominees

Live Event Coverage
finalist
audience honor
2018 MTV EMA
MTV International's MTV EMA is one of the biggest global music events of the year that celebrates t…
Live Event Coverage
winner
2018 MTV Video Music Awards
The MTV Video Music Awards are a pop cultural phenomenon where everything might happen!Goals:Engage…
Live Event Coverage
finalist
Charlie's Perfect Pitch
Spoiler alert: Mastercard is in the credit card industry and the JetBlue Mastercard is a travel car…
Live Event Coverage
finalist
L.L.Bean Be an Outsider at Work
After more than 106 years in business, L.L.Bean was widely known as a fall and winter brand, repres…
Live Event Coverage
Lenovo On The Street - #AI Style
Lenovo is a multinational technology company mainly known for PCs and tablets. Which is great, howe…
Live Event Coverage
NFL Live Content Correspondent Program
The Live Content Correspondent (LCC) program takes NFL fans on social as close as they can get to t…
Live Event Coverage
finalist
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…
Live Event Coverage
finalist
Wake Up Call Live Streams
Marriott International's award-winning loyalty programs–SPG and Marriott Rewards–span 29 unique and…
Live Event Coverage
adidas Originals Never Made
We were asked to create a digital experience that brought the adidas Originals presence at Hypefest…