THE 14TH ANNUAL SHORTY AWARDS

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

Special Project

Special Project

From the 11th Annual Shorty Awards Best use of Short Form Video

This award honors the most effective and creative use of short form video by a brand, agency or organization in a social media marketing campaign. Videos must be less than an a minute in length to qualify.

See previous winners and honorees here.

Nominees

#DCmoments City Guides
Our #DCmoments City Guides were designed as a unique digital amenity allowing existing and prospect…
#VanLife
Provide the Snapchat audience with a fun, bingeable scripted romantic comedy about a young couple t…
#zLAtan
The LA Galaxy Marketing, Communications and Digital department utilized the signing of Zlatan Ibrah…
America’s First Concierge
With over 70 iconic properties and a heritage spanning 150+ years, Fairmont Hotels & Resorts has se…
Bringing Up Bhabie
An unfiltered look into the explosive life of rap superstar Danielle Bregoli aka Bhad Bhabie. A Sna…
Castle Milk Stout - #GetItBack Millenial Interviews
Castle Milk Stout arguably the most South African beer, launched their new cans that celebrated Afr…
Cetaphil Baby Generations Campaign
•Portfolio Awareness: Drive home that Cetaphil is much more than its iconic Gentle Skin Cleanser by…
Co-Ed
Provide the Snapchat audience with an honest, modern-day coming of age comedy about two roommates t…
E! The Rundown
Provide the Snapchat audience with a dose of the latest and greatest in pop culture news. A Snap Or…
Endless Summer
Gives an inside look into the lives of teen influencers trying to balance love, friends, family, an…
Fairmont’s Canine Ambassadors Video Campaign
With over 70 iconic properties and a heritage spanning 150+ years, Fairmont Hotels & Resorts has se…
Good Luck America
Inform, educate and simplify American politics for Snapchat users. A Snap Original that reinvents t…
Gotti Troll Video: Viral Video Turns Negative into Positive
Gotti, starring John Travolta, is a film that follows the infamous crime boss John Gotti as he rise…
Growing Up is a Drag
Follow the coming-of-age dramas of teen drag queens. A Snap Original that reinvents traditional tel…
finalist
Haunting of Hill House: Creepy Vids
To tell the story of The Haunting of Hill House across social we needed short form video that clea…
Hinch is...A Fish out of Water
In order to better capitalize on Arrow's sponsorship of No. 5 IndyCar driver, James Hinchcliffe, th…
finalist
How DACA Empowered a Queer Sexual Assault Survivor
In 2017, Donald Trump and Mike Pence attempted to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals pr…
Hulu's Castle Rock - Molly's Dioramas
Bring the town of Castle Rock to life.
Instagram: shorts by Kitcast
Our main goal with Instagram is to motivate and inspire people. We do it through a unique combinati…
Legion: All in Your Head
Season 1 of Legion was just a figment of your imagination…or was it? Seeking to make a splash onli…
Life Insurance 101
For nearly 175 years, people have worked with New York Life Insurance to protect their families and…
Looking Up
We wanted to remind New Yorkers that the call for diversity, social reform and racial justice withi…
winner
March For Our Lives - Moments of Silence
The students of March For Our Lives came to Precision Strategies with a desire to highlight the mom…
Puerto Rico A to Z
Not only one, but two category-five hurricanes landed upon Puerto Rico in less than two weeks. Need…
finalist
Puppet ASMR
truth® is a non-profit youth brand with a mission to combat teen smoking. We focus on prevention…
Quavo Knows
Because Quavo is a big fan of sports and accomplished athlete himself, Capitol Music Group partnere…
Queens On Claws (Catch-Up)
TNT's biggest hit series "Claws" is back, and the fierce women of the Nail Artisans of Manatee Coun…
Reach For Better
Franklin Templeton Investments (India), one of the leading fund houses in the country, in partnersh…
Rock Your Routine - Charlie Blackmon
The objective of the campaign is for people to establish a healthy routine (e.g. take the stairs, w…
Rotten Tomatoes: Tomatometer Reveals
This content is used to exclusively debut Tomatometer scores for various film and television releas…
finalist
audience honor
Santa Clarita Diet - I Love Bodies
Santa Clarita Diet has been a coveted nutritional option for those in the undead community since 20…
Stay Tuned
A twice daily news briefing that breaks down breaking news for the Snapchat audience. A Snap Origin…
The Dead Girls Detective Agency
Provide the Snapchat audience with a bingeable scripted drama that follows a young woman who must w…
The ONealienist
TNT's "The Alienist" goes back in time to the dawn of psychology and the first study of serial kill…
Trophy Boy
Introduction EmCo Entertainment as an innovative videoproduction company launched by the British ac…
finalist
Viking Quest
One claymation Viking with 16 different stories to tell. Viktor, the main character of Viking Quest…
What Could Go Wrong
Solace creates category-leading products that simplify the complexities of data transfer. Nerd stuf…
adidas Originals Falcon
Our objective was to tell the story of the Falcon campaign, and introduce Kylie Jenner as the newes…