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 Podcast

This award honors the most creative and effective use of an editorial podcast.

Winner

Podcast
winner
audience honor
Darknet Diaries
The Darknet Diaries podcast brings to the light, true stories from the dark side of the internet. S…

Finalists

Podcast
finalist
Confronting: O.J. Simpson
It has been twenty-five years since the murder of Ron Goldman and Nicole Brown Simpson.  We all kno…
Podcast
finalist
The Molly of Denali Podcast
The Molly of Denali Podcast is a show for kids that follows the fictional story of Molly Mabray, a …
Podcast
finalist
The Punies
Created by NBA Legend Kobe Bryant, The Punies is a narrative podcast for kids about a diverse group…
Podcast
finalist
Up from the Grave with Don Lemon
Try to imagine your ancestors dying without sharing their stories.  From the good to the bad, your …
Podcast
finalist
Wellness Mama Podcast
WellnessMama.com is an award-winning online resource and podcast for women and moms who want to liv…

Nominees

Podcast
finalist
Confronting: O.J. Simpson
It has been twenty-five years since the murder of Ron Goldman and Nicole Brown Simpson.  We all kno…
Podcast
winner
audience honor
Darknet Diaries
The Darknet Diaries podcast brings to the light, true stories from the dark side of the internet. S…
Podcast
Ellen on the Go
For 17 years, "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" has deeply connected with fans of all ages, all around the…
Podcast
Healthy Skin Show Podcast
The Healthy Skin Show podcast was created by integrative clinical nutritionist and eczema warrior J…
Podcast
Incarceration, Inc. with Van Jones
In his podcast, Van Jones, host of CNN’s Incarceration Inc., asks, "How did the land of the free tr…
Podcast
OLYMPIC CHANNEL PODCAST
With a deep understanding of how far the best athletes in the world are pushing themselves to their…
Podcast
finalist
The Molly of Denali Podcast
The Molly of Denali Podcast is a show for kids that follows the fictional story of Molly Mabray, a …
Podcast
finalist
The Punies
Created by NBA Legend Kobe Bryant, The Punies is a narrative podcast for kids about a diverse group…
Podcast
The TryPod - The Try Guys Podcast
As an Ensemble cast, The Try Guys come together to push the boundaries of comfortability. Together …
Podcast
The World Nomads Podcast
World Nomads uses the principles of Content Marketing in its Paid Earned Shared Owned marketing mod…
Podcast
Under Center with Kirk Cousins
What does it feel like to be a NFL quarterback on the last play of a big game? Listeners found out …
Podcast
finalist
Up from the Grave with Don Lemon
Try to imagine your ancestors dying without sharing their stories.  From the good to the bad, your …
Podcast
finalist
Wellness Mama Podcast
WellnessMama.com is an award-winning online resource and podcast for women and moms who want to liv…