THE 14TH ANNUAL SHORTY AWARDS
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From the 11th Annual Shorty Awards
Best in Weird
Listen, there’s a lot of weird stuff on the internet. And sometimes, those people deserve to be celebrated for their contributions to society. These are the best, the brightest, the weirdest accounts of the year.
Winner
Weird
winner
Captain Disillusion
Vlogging in his DIY superhero tracksuit and silver face-paint mask, Alan Melikdjanian aka “Captain …
Finalists
Weird
finalist
Coffee Dad
There’s a lot more to Coffee Dad than caffeine. The viral Twitter feed appears, at first glance, to…
Weird
finalist
Crimes Against Shoemanity
A shoe fanatic with a “personal vendetta against ‘ugly,’” Crimes Against Shoemanity is exposing the…
Weird
finalist
Grand Illusions
Mechanical engineer turned “Tim the Toyman,” Timothy Rowett is regaling YouTube with the world’s mo…
Weird
finalist
SMG4
Masters of machinima, the Lerdwichugal brothers behind the Mario brothers in SuperMarioGlitchy4 are…
Weird
finalist
Tyler Adams Dawson @tyleradamsdawson
YouTube’s endearing celebrity couple Shane Dawson and Ryland Adams have taken their relationship to…
Nominees
Weird
4d3d3d3 Engaged
According to 4d3d3d Engaged, “Memes have ascended to the third dimension.” Featuring viral memes tr…
Weird
@fashionsecrets93
Look no further than LA stylist Keely Murphy for your personal Amazon shopper. Keely is bringing a …
Weird
Ballpoint Papi @Tw1tterPicasso
Drawing since he was “zero years old,” Kevin Park aka “Picasso Baby” aka “Ballpoint Papi” is being …
Weird
Bird Graveyard
Described by Vice in 2018 as “an entire Instagram account devoted to destroying rideshare scooters,…
Weird
EbayBae
With an affinity for the bizarre, Tae In Ahn is Ebay’s star curator. Uniquely qualified to navigate…
Weird
Mickey Avalon
A early celebrity in the social media-launched music realm, Mickey Avalon’s internet-grown phenom h…
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