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 LGBTQ Community Engagement

This award honors brands, organizations and institutions that use social media to effectively engage and collaborate with members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans* and queer communities.

See previous winners and honorees here.

Winner

LGBTQ Community Engagement
winner
Now that you see me
What’s in a name? For some transgender and non-binary people, everything. According to the National…

Finalists

LGBTQ Community Engagement
finalist
Global Pride Crossing
The Parade Must Go On(line) Pride Month (June) – a celebration of equality, dignity and acceptan…
LGBTQ Community Engagement
finalist
Human By Orientation Pride Site
Four months into 2020, over 400 Pride celebrations worldwide had been canceled. This not only strip…
LGBTQ Community Engagement
finalist
Kay #EveryKiss
In recent history, the LGBTQ+ community has made major strides in their fight for equality. But eve…
LGBTQ Community Engagement
finalist
audience honor
Proud Parent
Oreo is a long-time leader in the cookie category. It’s a brand that is an integral part of America…
LGBTQ Community Engagement
finalist
bubly Sparkling Water & Ru Paul's Drag Race 2020 Partnership
Since its launch in 2018, bubly has championed love and inclusivity for the LGBTQ+ community. Build…

Nominees

LGBTQ Community Engagement
#VoteNaked
After four years of White House attacks on the LGBTQ+ community, Equality Illinois and Hauswirth/Co…
LGBTQ Community Engagement
GLAAD's 100 Days of Action
GLAAD, the world’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) media advocacy or…
LGBTQ Community Engagement
Honda Pride Parade Zoetrope
We wanted to create a unique way for Honda to celebrate global Pride day in a year when gathering t…
LGBTQ Community Engagement
Hulu PrideFest
With Pride Celebrations cancelled country-wide, Hulu wanted PrideFest to bring together the LGBTQ+ …
LGBTQ Community Engagement
In The Know Changemakers: Pride
We wanted to continue to improve the lives of our Gen Z audience by amplifying unheard voices. We m…
LGBTQ Community Engagement
LOGO's The 2020 Logo30
Resilience, innovation, persistence, and the transformative spirit of rebellion are at the heart of…
LGBTQ Community Engagement
OUTLOUD: Raising Voices
OUTLOUD: Raising Voices began as a live event concept to give a platform to up-and-coming LGBTQ+ mu…
LGBTQ Community Engagement
Progress Is Pride Campaign
Pride marks the anniversary of a rebellion that continues to fuel the movement for the rights of pe…
LGBTQ Community Engagement
TikTok #MyPride Realness Livestream
TikTok came to ViacomCBS to help celebrate their weeklong #MyPride programming stunt to celebrate P…
LGBTQ Community Engagement
Transhood TRANSlation
Celebrate the release of the HBO Original Documentary Transhood with an activation that highlights …
LGBTQ Community Engagement
VH1's Out of the Closet (Season 3)
With the third season of RuPaul’s Drag Race’s Out of the Closet, the objective was to build on the …
LGBTQ Community Engagement
Zales #PrideTogether
Zales, know for bold jewelry and self expression was looking for a way to tap into culture that was…