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

Content and Media

Blog & Micro-blog Branded Content Branded Series Clapback Contest or Promotion Data Visualization Email NEW! Emojis Filter/Lens Hashtag Meme & GIFs NEW! Micro-site NEW! Native Advertising Single Post or Activation User-Generated Content Voice

Design

Animation Art Direction Brand Identity Brand Redesign Graphic Art Images Sound NEW! UX/UI Visual Effects

Industry

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

Emerging Platform Partnership Facebook Partnership Instagram Partnership Multi-Platform Partnership TikTok Partnership Twitter Patnership YouTube Partnership

Metaverse

Artificial Intelligence Extended Reality NEW! Immersive Interactive Content NEW! NFTs NEW!

Overall Presence

Facebook Presence Instagram Presence Instant Message Presence NEW! LinkedIn Presence Multi-Platform Presence Other Platform Presence NEW! TikTok Presence Twitter Presence YouTube Presence

Single Platform

Facebook Instagram LinkedIn Other Platform NEW! TikTok Twitter YouTube

Strategy & Engagement

Brand Partnership NEW! Call to Action Chatbots Community Management Creative Use of Technology Customer Service Earned Media NEW! Employee Engagement Event & Experiential NEW! Fundraising Gamification Globalization Humor Innovative Media Buying Strategy NEW! Insights & Trends Integration with Live Television LGBTQ Community Engagement Localization Micro-Influencer Strategy Multicultural Community Engagement Music & Dance On a Shoestring NEW! Organic Promotion Paid & Amplification Physical and Digital Convergence Public Service Announcement Real Time Response Search NEW! Shopping Storytelling Takeovers

Podcast

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

Video

360 Video Animal Video NEW! Comedy Video Dance Video NEW! Featurette or Behind The Scenes Video NEW! Instructional Video Live Event Coverage Live Video Long Form Video Medium-Length Video Product Feature Video NEW! Short Form Video Stories Unboxing Video NEW! Vertical Video Video Ad Video Series NEW!

From the 12th Annual Shorty Awards Best Breakout YouTuber

Growing your YouTube presence ain’t easy, and becoming a blockbuster YouTuber isn’t an overnight journey. These 12 creators have grown their channels and subscriber counts to great heights, but we all know they are just getting started on their voyage to the top!

If you’re a brand looking for recognition for your use of social media in this space, enter the Best Use of YouTube Award.

Winner

Breakout YouTuber
winner
Supercar Blondie
Australian supercar fanatic Alexandra Mary Hirschi has taken her love of high octane automobiles to…

Finalists

Breakout YouTuber
finalist
Jennelle Eliana
#Vanlife is a radical movement away from traditional living that focuses on living small, traveling…
Breakout YouTuber
finalist
Jordyn Woods
Actress, model, and Hollywood "It" girl Jordyn Woods broke out on her own on social media in 2019. …
Breakout YouTuber
finalist
Niko Omilana
YouTube comedian, vlogger, and founding father of the "Niko Defense League Movement" Niko Omilana i…
Breakout YouTuber
finalist
Noah Schnapp
15 year old actor and YouTuber Noah Schnapp is perhaps best known for playing Will Byers in the Net…
Breakout YouTuber
finalist
Talia Mar
Talia Mar is the musician, YouTuber, and all around starlight who made 2019 her own with several ex…

Nominees

Breakout YouTuber
DeJesus Custom Footwear
Custom sneaker art is a tough world to break into, but no one is doing customs quite like DeJesus C…
Breakout YouTuber
Gavin Magnus
Disney kid and YouTube wunderkind Gavin Magnus is a 12 year old content creator with a big pompadou…
Breakout YouTuber
finalist
Jennelle Eliana
#Vanlife is a radical movement away from traditional living that focuses on living small, traveling…
Breakout YouTuber
Jimmy Butler
NBA star Jimmy Butler has taken to YouTube to show fans his life both on and off the court. Just li…
Breakout YouTuber
finalist
Jordyn Woods
Actress, model, and Hollywood "It" girl Jordyn Woods broke out on her own on social media in 2019. …
Breakout YouTuber
Lily Chee
Social media maven Lily Chee is a rising star, quickly growing her clout and presence on Instagram …
Breakout YouTuber
Magnet World
You probably didn’t know how strong the attraction was, but you will certainly feel it when you see…
Breakout YouTuber
finalist
Niko Omilana
YouTube comedian, vlogger, and founding father of the "Niko Defense League Movement" Niko Omilana i…
Breakout YouTuber
finalist
Noah Schnapp
15 year old actor and YouTuber Noah Schnapp is perhaps best known for playing Will Byers in the Net…
Breakout YouTuber
Rey Rahimi
For big dramas and up to date news on the YouTube world, only one channel is dishing out the Hot Te…
Breakout YouTuber
winner
Supercar Blondie
Australian supercar fanatic Alexandra Mary Hirschi has taken her love of high octane automobiles to…
Breakout YouTuber
finalist
Talia Mar
Talia Mar is the musician, YouTuber, and all around starlight who made 2019 her own with several ex…