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 TikToker of the Year

It’s undeniable at this point, TikTok is here to stay. Through dancing, lip-syncing, sketch comedy, fashion tips and more, TikTok is a platform where creators can truly be creative. These twelve helped shape the trends and bring TikTok to new heights this past year.

If you’re an agency, or brand looking for recognition for a TikTok partnership consider entering for Best TikTok Campaign.

Winner

TikToker
winner
Avani Gregg
Influencer Avani Gregg is proving she’s much more than a "clown girl." Launching to TikTok fame via…

Finalists

TikToker
finalist
Brittany_Broski
Brittany Tomlinson smelt, laughed, then sipped her way to social stardom, exploding onto the TikTok…
TikToker
finalist
Emmy
Outburst meme queen Emmy Hartman is bringing the tears to TikTok. The viral sensation known for her…
TikToker
finalist
Howie Mandel
Howie Mandel loves TikTok. In a surprise foray onto the platform in July 2019, the celebrity comedi…
TikToker
finalist
Just Sul
From mechanical engineer, to engineering electrical laughter amongst his +8 million followers on so…
TikToker
finalist
theewilliam45
William Spearman is giving the internet plenty of reasons to be his friend. Born with a tumor cover…

Nominees

TikToker
winner
Avani Gregg
Influencer Avani Gregg is proving she’s much more than a "clown girl." Launching to TikTok fame via…
TikToker
finalist
Brittany_Broski
Brittany Tomlinson smelt, laughed, then sipped her way to social stardom, exploding onto the TikTok…
TikToker
Dr. Tim
Tim McNeely is bringing the dad dance moves to TikTok, hitting that woah in a way only dads can. Th…
TikToker
finalist
Emmy
Outburst meme queen Emmy Hartman is bringing the tears to TikTok. The viral sensation known for her…
TikToker
Glitterandlazers
Body activist Anna O’Brien is proving the ever-growing popular notion that plus-sized people are be…
TikToker
finalist
Howie Mandel
Howie Mandel loves TikTok. In a surprise foray onto the platform in July 2019, the celebrity comedi…
TikToker
JonathanBlogs
Sketch creator Jonathan Bickford is a master of short, quirky DIY videos. Jonathan Bickford has evo…
TikToker
finalist
Just Sul
From mechanical engineer, to engineering electrical laughter amongst his +8 million followers on so…
TikToker
Mahogany Lox
The songstress grandchild of Motown Records founder Berry Gordy, Mahogany has fostered a dominating…
TikToker
Sammie Lewis
Sammie Lewis is here to serve you the "motherf**king tea." With a relatively recent foray onto TikT…
TikToker
ohnoitsdapopo
Columbus police officer Anthony Johnson is harnessing the power of TikTok to destigmatize law enfor…
TikToker
finalist
theewilliam45
William Spearman is giving the internet plenty of reasons to be his friend. Born with a tumor cover…