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 Overall Instagram Presence

This award honors the best brand presence on Instagram. Objectives may include promotion of brand style and personality, crowd-sourcing, or launching a new product or service. Unlike Best use of Instagram, this award honors year-round presence.

See previous winners and honorees here.

Winner

Instagram Presence
winner
@WandaVision – Interactive Instagram Account
The unique, time-bending premise of WandaVision has its characters and viewers constantly questioni…

Finalists

Instagram Presence
finalist
gold honor
Bud Light
Elon Musk once said.... "he who controls the memes, controls the universe..."  Our objective was…
Instagram Presence
finalist
silver honor
The Umbrella Academy Season 2 Instagram Campaign
In season two of The Umbrella Academy, our super siblings traveled back in time to the 1960s…and br…
Instagram Presence
finalist
bronze honor
Comments By Celebs
Comments By Celebs is creating a cultural phenomenon around humanizing celebrities through its Inst…
Instagram Presence
finalist
audience honor
Al Jazeera English Instagram
Al Jazeera’s Instagram platform, @AlJazeeraEnglish, had a breakout year, driving record growth and …
Instagram Presence
finalist
Avatar: The Last Airbender Comes To Instagram
The Avatar franchise hasn’t released new episodes since 2014 when its spinoff The Legend of Korra a…
Instagram Presence
finalist
Complex
Complex Networks champions the people, brands and new trends you need to know now (and will obsess …
Instagram Presence
finalist
Waste-Ed
We’re sowing the seeds of sustainability by creating and sharing inspiring, purpose-driven and solu…

Nominees

Instagram Presence
Amway’s Artistry Studio™
Looking good and feeling good often go hand in hand. But when you’re someone who is always on-the-g…
Instagram Presence
Cisco Designed Instagram Launch
The original presence of the @CiscoSmallBusiness handle was focused on just the technology and our …
Instagram Presence
Coca-Cola: 2020 Together
For over a hundred years, Coca-Cola has offered the world a refreshingly positive perspective. In 2…
Instagram Presence
Dr. Will Bulsiewicz Takes Off
In July of 2019, Dr. Will Bulsiewicz came to Digital Natives Group looking to accelerate his platfo…
Instagram Presence
E! News
A 30-year-old TV brand turned industry leader in an established digital space of influencers and a …
Instagram Presence
Freeform on Instagram
Freeform connects to audiences with bold original programming and immersive social engagement that …
Instagram Presence
Martell Swift Stories
For over 300 years, Martell has been challenging conventions, bridging cultures and communities, bu…
Instagram Presence
Paramount Network's Yellowstone Season 3
The premiere of Yellowstone Season 3 shattered ratings records by becoming cable’s most watched ori…
Instagram Presence
WWE Instagram
From the opening bell to the close of the curtain, WWE's official Instagram page strives to provide…