THE 14TH ANNUAL SHORTY AWARDS

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

By Campaign

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

By Cause

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

By Industry

Automotive Business to Business Education Entertainment Fashion and Beauty Financial Services Food & Beverage Government & Politics Healthcare & Pharma Hospitality & Travel Lifestyle & Wellness News & Media Nonprofit Restaurants Retail & E-Commerce Sports Technology

By Platform

Facebook Instagram LinkedIn Other Platforms NEW! TikTok Twitter YouTube

Original Content

Branded Content Branded Series Documentary Short Extended Reality NEW! Gaming NEW! Images NEW! Interactive Content NEW! Live Streaming Long Form Video Micro-site or Blog NEW! Podcast Short Form Video Video Video Series

Partnerships

Corporate-Community Influencer & Celebrity Media Partnership Nonprofit Partnership

Special Project

Special Project

Strategy & Engagement

Call to Action Community Engagement Contest or Challenges Creative Use of Technology CTV/OTT NEW! Data & Insights NEW! Employee Engagement Event & Experiential NEW! Fundraising Strategy Generative AI NEW! Micro-Influencer Strategy Paid Media PSA Real Time Response Single Post Social Commerce NEW! Storytelling User Generated Content

From the 13th Annual Shorty Awards Best in Sports

This award honors the best use social media or digital by sports teams, athletes, leagues, networks and services. Objectives include engaging current fans, driving traffic, expanding fanbase and educating viewers and followers.

See previous winners and honorees here.

Winner

Sports
winner
Budweiser Messi 644
Own the conversation around Lionel Messi’s record-breaking 644 goals scored for a single club to st…

Finalists

Sports
finalist
gold honor
DRIVING RECORD RATINGS BY COLLIDING GAMERS AND NASCAR DRIVERS
Fox Sports tasked Mediahub with using the 2020 Super Bowl to draw viewers to their NASCAR Daytona 5…
Sports
finalist
gold honor
Purple Mountains - Transforming Outdoor Enthusiasts into Environmental Voters
Snowboarder Jeremy Jones found that regardless of party or viewpoints, he could connect with most o…
Sports
finalist
silver honor
Pro Bowl: The Madden NFL 21 Edition Presented by Verizon
When the NFL canceled its in-person Pro Bowl for the first time in more than 60 years, long-t…
Sports
finalist
bronze honor
audience honor
Jordan x The Last Dance Community Engagement
Jordan is an iconic sportswear brand created for former NBA player and six-time NBA Finals MVP Mich…
Sports
finalist
Alex Gordon's Retirement
Selected second overall by Kansas City in the 2007 MLB Draft, Nebraska native Alex Gordon would bec…
Sports
finalist
WWE Social Media
The goal of WWE’s flagship social media platforms is to offer multiple locations for the WWE Univer…

Nominees

Sports
finalist
Alex Gordon's Retirement
Selected second overall by Kansas City in the 2007 MLB Draft, Nebraska native Alex Gordon would bec…
Sports
Ally Racer - 8-bit Mobile Game
Sports
Bleacher Report Social: Connectivity and Impact
Sports have always been a connective tissue in our culture, even in the worst of circumstances. 202…
Sports
winner
Budweiser Messi 644
Own the conversation around Lionel Messi’s record-breaking 644 goals scored for a single club to st…
Sports
finalist
gold honor
DRIVING RECORD RATINGS BY COLLIDING GAMERS AND NASCAR DRIVERS
Fox Sports tasked Mediahub with using the 2020 Super Bowl to draw viewers to their NASCAR Daytona 5…
Sports
Dinda – The Voice of Barcelona Bekasi
Our goal was to produce a film that would pay tribute to an immensely passionate fan who’s love, st…
Sports
FOX Sports Digital: 2020 Highlights
The year 2020 started out as planned for FOX Sports. As the broadcast home of Super Bowl LIV, the n…
Sports
Jellysmack’s “Oh My Goal” Scores Big Worldwide
Establish a hyper-engaged global community of soccer lovers on Facebook by creating original soccer…
Sports
finalist
bronze honor
audience honor
Jordan x The Last Dance Community Engagement
Jordan is an iconic sportswear brand created for former NBA player and six-time NBA Finals MVP Mich…
Sports
Lenovo “Design our Logo” Contest ft. Ducati Corse
The objective of this campaign was to grow brand awareness by collaborating with fans of Lenovo and…
Sports
finalist
silver honor
Pro Bowl: The Madden NFL 21 Edition Presented by Verizon
When the NFL canceled its in-person Pro Bowl for the first time in more than 60 years, long-t…
Sports
finalist
gold honor
Purple Mountains - Transforming Outdoor Enthusiasts into Environmental Voters
Snowboarder Jeremy Jones found that regardless of party or viewpoints, he could connect with most o…
Sports
Rugby World Cup 2019 – Godzilla
Japan hosted the 2019 Rugby World Cup; the brief was to embrace the rich culture of Japan yet pay t…
Sports
Rugby World Cup 2019 – UltraCat
Japan hosted the 2019 Rugby World Cup; the brief was to embrace the rich culture of Japan yet pay t…
Sports
SportsCenter On Instagram
ESPN is the leading multinational, multimedia sports entertainment brand featuring the broadest por…
Sports
WAVE.tv: The Sports Media Company for Today's Fan
WAVE.tv is a sports entertainment company for today’s fan, with a guiding mission to champion fando…
Sports
finalist
WWE Social Media
The goal of WWE’s flagship social media platforms is to offer multiple locations for the WWE Univer…
Sports
Washington Wizards Twitter
The Washington Wizards Twitter presence and continued excellence relative to the 29 other NBA teams…