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

By Cause

Activism Campaign Animal Rights & Welfare Arts & Culture Civic Engagement Clean Energy Clean Water & Sanitation 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 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

Emerging Platform Facebook Instagram LinkedIn TikTok Twitch Twitter YouTube

Content and Strategy

Branded Content Branded Series Call to Action Community Management Contest or Promotion Creative Use of Technology Email & Newsletters Employee Engagement Fundraising Humor Infographics Live Events Meme and GIFs Micro-Influencer Strategy 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

Video Content

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

From the 13th Annual Shorty Awards Best use of a Hashtag

This award honors the most creative and effective use of hashtags across any platform for a specific brand, cause, marketing campaign, product, or service.

See previous winners and honorees here.

Winners

Hashtag
winner
Mat Kar Forward
  BACKGROUND   Digital footprints have real world consequences Communicating in the dig…
Hashtag
winner
audience honor
Best of Use Hastag / #kalpunutmaz
As quite a popular habit in Turkey, people likes to make a conversation on second screen about TV s…

Finalists

Hashtag
finalist
#GettyMuseumChallenge
When Getty closed to support coronavirus response in March 2020, we as the digital team had to stop…
Hashtag
finalist
2020 US Elections Hashtag - الجزيرة_أمريكا20#
The United States presidential election is an exceptional occurrence that attracts the attention …
Hashtag
finalist
Create No Matter What
When the Covid-19 pandemic took the world by storm in 2020, the creative community was not spared. …
Hashtag
finalist
Thanks, Birth Control
Thanks, Birth Control Day is a national effort to mobilize people to speak positively about all tha…

Nominees

Hashtag
finalist
#GettyMuseumChallenge
When Getty closed to support coronavirus response in March 2020, we as the digital team had to stop…
Hashtag
#SolvingIt
Greta Thunberg. Xiuhtezcatl Martinez. Joshua Wong. Ilwad Elman. Kennedy Odede. Nawaal Akram. Wha…
Hashtag
#StayTheFFHome
Cases of COVID-19 are on the rise.  Despite warnings about COVID-19, young adults were viewing them…
Hashtag
finalist
2020 US Elections Hashtag - الجزيرة_أمريكا20#
The United States presidential election is an exceptional occurrence that attracts the attention …
Hashtag
winner
audience honor
Best of Use Hastag / #kalpunutmaz
As quite a popular habit in Turkey, people likes to make a conversation on second screen about TV s…
Hashtag
finalist
Create No Matter What
When the Covid-19 pandemic took the world by storm in 2020, the creative community was not spared. …
Hashtag
Global Movie Day
On February 8, 2020, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences established and launched Globa…
Hashtag
Make It Together
In March 2020, as the severity of the pandemic began to weigh on the world, marketers rushed to tur…
Hashtag
winner
Mat Kar Forward
  BACKGROUND   Digital footprints have real world consequences Communicating in the dig…
Hashtag
finalist
Thanks, Birth Control
Thanks, Birth Control Day is a national effort to mobilize people to speak positively about all tha…