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 use of a Filter/Lens

This award honors those most effective and creative use of filters or lenses by a brand, agency or organization.

See previous winners and honorees here.

Winner

Filter/Lens
winner
Walmart #UnwrapTheDeals - Bringing Black Friday to TikTok
In a year when most in-person events turned digital, Walmart was faced with the unique opportunity …

Finalists

Filter/Lens
finalist
gold honor
H-E-B helps Texas Holiday Even Brighter through AR innovation
2020 was tough but the Texas spirit is tougher and there's nothing more Texan than H-E-B, a beloved…
Filter/Lens
finalist
2020 iHeartCountry Festival Tour Bus Challenge Instagram Filter
With fans unable to celebrate the 2020 iHeartCountry Festival in Austin, TX this year, iHeartRadio …
Filter/Lens
finalist
5G Face
The holidays are a critical sales period for Verizon. This year was especially important as the hol…
Filter/Lens
finalist
Celebrating Holi - Wherever You Are
For a consumer entering the internet today in India with a multitude of apps to choose from - Faceb…
Filter/Lens
finalist
audience honor
Class of 2020
In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic and social distancing led to cancelation of pretty much all in-perso…
Filter/Lens
finalist
Nickelodeon's The Astronauts: Snapchat AR Lens
Nickelodeon’s new scripted series The Astronauts follows five kids on an epic journey through space…
Filter/Lens
finalist
Wunnascopes
Astrology served as the main theme throughout Gunna’s Wunna album release. With the intent to conne…

Nominees

Filter/Lens
finalist
2020 iHeartCountry Festival Tour Bus Challenge Instagram Filter
With fans unable to celebrate the 2020 iHeartCountry Festival in Austin, TX this year, iHeartRadio …
Filter/Lens
finalist
5G Face
The holidays are a critical sales period for Verizon. This year was especially important as the hol…
Filter/Lens
finalist
Celebrating Holi - Wherever You Are
For a consumer entering the internet today in India with a multitude of apps to choose from - Faceb…
Filter/Lens
finalist
audience honor
Class of 2020
In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic and social distancing led to cancelation of pretty much all in-perso…
Filter/Lens
finalist
gold honor
H-E-B helps Texas Holiday Even Brighter through AR innovation
2020 was tough but the Texas spirit is tougher and there's nothing more Texan than H-E-B, a beloved…
Filter/Lens
MTV's Jersey Shore Family Vacation - "Which Are You?" Lens
The “Which Are You?” Instagram lens was created to tap into the popular trend on the platform and i…
Filter/Lens
Motherland Snapchat Lens
Set in an alternate America where witches ended their persecution by cutting a deal with the govern…
Filter/Lens
finalist
Nickelodeon's The Astronauts: Snapchat AR Lens
Nickelodeon’s new scripted series The Astronauts follows five kids on an epic journey through space…
Filter/Lens
Obsess Together
In a year full of 😱😱😱, we wanted to bring some 🎉🎉🎉 by highlighting Facebook Groups that use our pla…
Filter/Lens
PAW Patrol's Mission Kraft Mac & Cheese Shapes!
Mealtime can be a tricky time of day for families, particularly during the never-ending #stayathome…
Filter/Lens
The Croods: A New Age AR Lenses
Following the success of Trolls World Tour, Home Brew reunited with DreamWorks for their theatrical…
Filter/Lens
The Ocean League
  The Ocean Agency (non-profit) teamed up with UN Environment Programme and Adobe to develop a c…
Filter/Lens
The Umbrella Academy: Choose Your Fighter Interactive Filter
As the Hargreeves siblings are all too familiar with in The Umbrella Academy, time travel is very m…
Filter/Lens
VH1's RuPaul’s Drag Race Vegas Revue: Queen Slot Machine
With every season of Drag Race our social strategy involves giving fans as many new and uniquely ta…
Filter/Lens
winner
Walmart #UnwrapTheDeals - Bringing Black Friday to TikTok
In a year when most in-person events turned digital, Walmart was faced with the unique opportunity …
Filter/Lens
finalist
Wunnascopes
Astrology served as the main theme throughout Gunna’s Wunna album release. With the intent to conne…