THE 14TH ANNUAL SHORTY AWARDS

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

By Campaign

Campaign by a Black-Owned Business NEW! Campaign by a Latinx/Hispanic-Owned Business NEW! Campaign by a LGBTQ+ Owned Business NEW! Campaign by a Native/Indigenous-Owned Business NEW! Campaign by a Woman-Owned Business NEW! Campaign by an Asian-Owned Business NEW! Corporate Social Responsibility NEW! Fundraising Campaign NEW! Global Campaign Integrated Campaign Local Campaign NEW! Multi-Platform Campaign On a Shoestring Pro Bono Social Movement

By Cause

Activism Campaign NEW! Animal Rights & Welfare Arts & Culture Civic Engagement Clean Energy NEW! Clean Water & Sanitation NEW! Conservation & Preservation Disability Awareness Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Education Emergency Relief Environment Gender Equality Human Rights Humanitarian Aid Hunger & Food Insecurity Immigration & Refugees LGBTQ+ Mental Health Poverty Public Health Racial Equality Responsible Consumption & Production NEW! Social Justice Youth & Family

By Industry

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

By Platform

Emerging Platform Facebook Instagram LinkedIn TikTok Twitch Twitter YouTube

Content and Strategy

Branded Content NEW! Branded Series NEW! Call to Action Community Management Contest or Promotion Creative Use of Technology NEW! Email & Newsletters NEW! Employee Engagement Fundraising Humor Infographics NEW! Live Events Meme and GIFs NEW! Micro-Influencer Strategy NEW! Paid and Amplification Podcast PSA Real Time Response Single Post Storytelling User Generated Content Video

Partnerships

Corporate-Community Influencer & Celebrity Media Partnership Nonprofit Partnership

Special Project

Special Project NEW!

Video Content

Animations Documentary Short Live Streaming Long Form Video NEW! Short Form Video NEW! Video Series Virtual Reality

From the 13th Annual Shorty Awards Best in Entertainment

This award honors the best use of social media and digital by entertainment brands, publications, and services. Objectives may include campaigns and initiatives supporting musicians, films, comedians, plays and all other forms of entertainment.

See previous winners and honorees here.

Winner

Entertainment
winner
#SavageChallenge
Megan Thee Stallion’s “Savage” was released March 6, 2020, alongside her Suga EP and quickly became…

Finalists

Entertainment
finalist
Comedy Central Social
As always, Comedy Central Digital’s goal in 2020 was to maximize video views and watch time by publ…
Entertainment
finalist
Looney Tunes hires an intern
Looney Tunes was invented in the golden age of theatrical cartoons and evolved through the rise of …
Entertainment
finalist
P-Valley Social Campaign: Welcome to The Pynk
The key to turning this southern-fried series into a cultural phenomenon? Authenticity. Katori Hall…
Entertainment
finalist
Solar Opposites Live-Animated Twitter Q&A
As Solar Opposites was preparing to crash land at Hulu, we faced a challenge of global proportions:…
Entertainment
finalist
audience honor
The Mandalorian Season 2 – Digital Campaign
The second season of the Disney+ Original Series reunited fans with The Mandalorian and the Child a…

Nominees

Entertainment
winner
#SavageChallenge
Megan Thee Stallion’s “Savage” was released March 6, 2020, alongside her Suga EP and quickly became…
Entertainment
finalist
Comedy Central Social
As always, Comedy Central Digital’s goal in 2020 was to maximize video views and watch time by publ…
Entertainment
Disney+ Launch in India: Red Carpet Premiere
  The launch of Disney+ came bundled with a unique proposition in India, since it was going to b…
Entertainment
Disney+ Social
The goal of Disney+ social is to create content that brings together the stories from the expansive…
Entertainment
Fatima
In 2020, we teamed up with Picturehouse to launch their new film, Fatima, the historical drama of t…
Entertainment
If I Only Had Christmas Bingo Game
To create excitement, drive awareness and drive tune-in to Candace Cameron Bure's Countdown to Chri…
Entertainment
Jojo Rabbit: Anti Propaganda Propaganda Posters
To announce that the award-winning Jojo Rabbit, was streaming on Disney+ Hotstar Premium. To do so …
Entertainment
finalist
Looney Tunes hires an intern
Looney Tunes was invented in the golden age of theatrical cartoons and evolved through the rise of …
Entertainment
MGM Studios 2020 Brand Social
In 2020, the MGM Studios social team set out on a mission with one goal in mind: transform the stud…
Entertainment
finalist
P-Valley Social Campaign: Welcome to The Pynk
The key to turning this southern-fried series into a cultural phenomenon? Authenticity. Katori Hall…
Entertainment
Popcorn-Perfect Movie Clips from “Binge Society” by Jellysmack
Build the most fan-friendly and engaging YouTube channel for movie lovers around the world to reliv…
Entertainment
finalist
Solar Opposites Live-Animated Twitter Q&A
As Solar Opposites was preparing to crash land at Hulu, we faced a challenge of global proportions:…
Entertainment
finalist
audience honor
The Mandalorian Season 2 – Digital Campaign
The second season of the Disney+ Original Series reunited fans with The Mandalorian and the Child a…
Entertainment
Trolls World Tour - Twitter Campaign
In the face of a global pandemic, Universal Pictures pivoted the release of it’s upcoming film Trol…