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 13th Annual Shorty Awards Best use of Animations

This award honors the most creative and effective use of animations in a social media or digital marketing campaign.

Winner

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He Survived Ebola. Now This Doctor Is Battling Coronavirus
At the start of the pandemic, we were looking for ways to bring the seriousness of the situation to…

Finalists

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audience honor
Doctor Who: Daleks! The Animated Series
‘We wanted to do something epic’ James Goss reflects, producer of Time Lord Victorious and writer f…
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MindFull: Find Your Calm and Focus
The arrival of COVID-19 created a heightened amount of fear, stress and anxiety for everyone. Incre…
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Monster Meditations
Headspace, the global leader in meditation and mindfulness, alongside Sesame Street, the leader in …
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“Unknown 9: Awakening” Teaser Trailer at Gamescom 2020
There were two main goals when launching the Unknown 9: Awakening video game CGI teaser trailer at …

Nominees

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"Our Code is Open"
Red Hat’s in-house creative agency took on a huge challenge at the start of 2020, something that no…
Animations
Benefiber “The Perfect Match” Campaign
Benefiber is a prebiotic fiber that works with the good bacteria in our bodies to support a healthy…
Animations
Choose your blade
The objective is to establish Razer as the premium gaming laptop brand, highlighting the gamer perf…
Animations
Gif a Little Love
Confidential. 
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Interac: The Future of Mobility
Interac is Canada’s leader in payments and payment innovation, synonymous from coast to coast with …
Animations
Introducing Animated Stickers
Animated stickers are a fun, lively and effortless way for our users to express themselves. As with…
Animations
MLB Postseason: The Remix
Due to covid, our Postseason had a new format and we used that opportunity to build a creative visi…
Animations
Razer Wireless Flagship | Three Legends. Unleashed.
To establish the benefits of the “Razer Trinity”, their leading headset, keyboard and mouse being m…
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Tales From the Trip: Ramin Nazer
Following comedian/podcaster Shane Mauss’s massively successful episode of Tales From the Trip, the…
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Wheel of Whoa by AT&T
Confidential. 
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Wired: You Need More Sleep
There are few sayings more harmful than "sleep when you're dead." A cornucopia of sleep studies hav…
Animations
YOUTUBE SERIES: QUICK QUESTION
Delving into topics that seek to explain a lot of baseball’s unanswered questions is a tall task th…