THE 14TH ANNUAL SHORTY AWARDS

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

Campaign

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

Content & Design

Audio & Music Brand Voice NEW! Branded Content Branded Series Documentary Short Email & Newsletter NEW! Feature Film Gamification NEW! Images Interactive Content Long Form Video Medium Length Video NEW! Micro-site or Blog Podcast Research Reports Short Form Video Video Series

Cause

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

Industry

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

Partnerships

Brand Partnership NEW! Corporate-Community Influencer, Creator & Celebrity Nonprofit Partnership Other Partnerships NEW!

Platforms & Technology

Extended Reality Gaming Generative AI Instagram LinkedIn Other Platforms TikTok YouTube

Special Project

Special Project

Strategy & Engagement

Call to Action Community Engagement Contest or Challenges Data & Insights Earned Media Event & Experiential Guerrilla Marketing Integration with Traditional Media NEW! Paid Media PSA Single Post Storytelling Use of Viral Content NEW! User Generated Content

From the 12th Annual Shorty Awards Best LGBTQ Community Engagement

This award honors brands, organizations and institutions that use social media to effectively engage and collaborate with members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans* and queer communities.

See previous winners and honorees here.

Winner

LGBTQ Community Engagement
winner
audience honor
Skittles Hall of Rainbows
Mars Wrigley is a firm champion of diversity and inclusion across all of its many brands. But Skitt…

Finalists

LGBTQ Community Engagement
finalist
ABSOLUT: Hair
Absolut has always been an ally to the LGBTQ community, publishing ads of support in the Advocate m…
LGBTQ Community Engagement
finalist
BuzzFeed Pero Like's "I Taught My Gay BFF To Fight in 30 Days"
BuzzFeed’s Pero Like is known for creating authentic and relatable content that is for Latinx by La…
LGBTQ Community Engagement
finalist
HRC Foundation’s Presidential Town Hall Brings LGBTQ Issues into Spotlight
Ahead of the 2020 election, HRC Foundation was eager to have the Democratic presidential candidates…
LGBTQ Community Engagement
finalist
The Many Salutes Drag’s Colorful Vernacular to Thank A Queen
Today, words like “tea,” “serve,” and “shade” have new meanings, with famous shows and people like …
LGBTQ Community Engagement
finalist
What's Love?
The Los Angeles LGBT Center wanted to raise awareness of their services to support families of LGBT…

Nominees

LGBTQ Community Engagement
Colgate’s Smile with Pride - World Pride NYC
For decades, Colgate has been a dedicated supporter of the LGBTQIA+ community and a global leader i…
LGBTQ Community Engagement
L'Oréal's March for Me
The OUT @ L’Oréal thinktank is a dynamic group of employees who work together to advance initiative…
LGBTQ Community Engagement
LGBTQ State of the Union with Billy Porter
Ahead of the 2019 State of the Union Address by President Trump, Logo aimed to offer an alternative…
LGBTQ Community Engagement
MTV’s Are You The One? Come One, Come All – Digital Launch Campaign
MTV’s Are You The One? Come One, Come All is the first reality dating competition show in the U.S. …
LGBTQ Community Engagement
RuPaul's #DragRacePride
The riots at The Stonewall Inn in New York City 50 years ago marked an act of rebellion by members …
LGBTQ Community Engagement
Showtime: The L Word Generation Q
Establish The L Word: Generation Q social platforms as the #1 destination for fans of the show by a…
LGBTQ Community Engagement
Spotify: Transgender Benefits
When companies have an authentic voice that celebrates their employees as individuals, that’s when …
LGBTQ Community Engagement
TE Connectivity: You Belong Here
TE Connectivity is a global industrial technology leader working side by side with engineers around…
LGBTQ Community Engagement
This Free Life | Who We Are
Each member of the LGBTQ+ community comes from a unique walk of life—and no one understands those s…