13th Annual Shorty Awards Categories

The Shorty Awards honor the talented agencies, brands, and industry leaders behind the best and most innovative work on social media and digital channels, campaigns, websites and applications.

By Campaign
By Design
By Industry
By Overall Presence
Campaign by Platform
Content and Media
Influencer & Celebrity Brand Partnership
Strategy & Engagement
Video by Platform
Video Content
Virtual
Websites & Apps

From the 12th Annual Shorty Awards Best in Pets and Animals

Organizations, brands or publications targeting pet-owners and animal lovers and enthusiasts are eligible for this award. This award recognizes the best efforts across social media platforms to engage and impress this particular demographic.

See previous winners and honorees here.

Winner

Pets & Animals
winner
The 143rd Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show
The Westminster Kennel Club is America's oldest organization dedicated to the sport of purebred dogs. Westminster Week, held annually in New York City, thousands of dogs across hundreds of breeds compete for the title 'Best in Show', with tens of thousands of attendees.  This year’s core objectives were to find new ways to engage younger dog-lo…

Finalists

Pets & Animals
finalist
Chewy Vet Q&A
At Chewy, all of the connections we make help us toward our mission of being the most trusted destination for pet parents, and partners, everywhere. Each day we show up to create meaningful experiences that are personalized, emotional and empathetic. We’re big believers in infusing more humanity (and pets) into everything we’re creating and sharin…
Pets & Animals
finalist
It's Bruno! - From Rescue to Bone-a-fide Star
Bruno, a puggle (pug and beagle mix), is a rescue from Brooklyn, New York adopted by Solvan “Slick” Naim. Slick, an up-and-coming director, was teaching his new puppy how to “sit” and “lay down,” and Bruno learned it in less than 3 minutes! After that, Slick knew Bruno, with his expressive face, was meant to be in front of the camera. Slick got to…
Pets & Animals
finalist
audience
The Hard-to-Adopt Cat
95% of animal shelters in the US currently have cats that are defined as “hard to adopt.” Typically, it takes a cat around 12 weeks to find a new home. But for special-needs cats, senior cats and black cats, it takes much longer to find a new home. In fact, four times longer. The longer these cats are left in shelters, the grimmer it gets. 70% …

Nominees

About the Shorty Awards

The Shorty Awards honor the best of social media.

Millions of people participate in The Shortys to recognize individuals and organizations producing great content on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, Twitch, TikTok, Snapchat, and the rest of the social web.

shorty awards finalists will be announced in mid-march!