THE 14TH ANNUAL SHORTY AWARDS

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

Campaign

Brand Awareness Campaign NEW! Campaign by Diverse-Owned Businesses NEW! Global Campaign Integrated Campaign Launch Campaign NEW! Local Campaign Mobile Campaign Multi-Platform Campaign Rebrand Campaign NEW! Regional Campaign NEW! Social Good Campaign

Content and Media

Blog & Micro-blog Branded Content Branded Series Clapback Contest or Promotion Data Visualization Email NEW! Emojis Filter/Lens Hashtag Meme & GIFs NEW! Micro-site NEW! Native Advertising Single Post or Activation User-Generated Content Voice

Design

Animation Art Direction Brand Identity Brand Redesign Graphic Art Images Sound NEW! UX/UI Visual Effects

Industry

Auto Beauty Business to Business Consumer Brand Education Entertainment Family and Parenting Financial Services Fitness, Health, & Wellness Food & Beverage Gaming Government & Politics Hospitality Live Events News & Media Non-Profit Pets & Animals Pharma & Healthcare Real Estate Restaurants Retail & E-Commerce Social Activism Sports Technology Television Travel & Tourism Wine, Beer & Spirits

Influencer & Celebrity Partnership

Emerging Platform Partnership Facebook Partnership Instagram Partnership Multi-Platform Partnership TikTok Partnership Twitter Patnership YouTube Partnership

Metaverse

Artificial Intelligence Extended Reality NEW! Immersive Interactive Content NEW! NFTs NEW!

Overall Presence

Facebook Presence Instagram Presence Instant Message Presence NEW! LinkedIn Presence Multi-Platform Presence Other Platform Presence NEW! TikTok Presence Twitter Presence YouTube Presence

Single Platform

Facebook Instagram LinkedIn Other Platform NEW! TikTok Twitter YouTube

Strategy & Engagement

Brand Partnership NEW! Call to Action Chatbots Community Management Creative Use of Technology Customer Service Earned Media NEW! Employee Engagement Event & Experiential NEW! Fundraising Gamification Globalization Humor Innovative Media Buying Strategy NEW! Insights & Trends Integration with Live Television LGBTQ Community Engagement Localization Micro-Influencer Strategy Multicultural Community Engagement Music & Dance On a Shoestring NEW! Organic Promotion Paid & Amplification Physical and Digital Convergence Public Service Announcement Real Time Response Search NEW! Shopping Storytelling Takeovers

Podcast

Art & Culture Podcast NEW! Branded Podcast Comedy Podcast NEW! News & Politics Podcast NEW! Other Podcast Genres NEW! Podcast Mini Series Science & Technology Podcast NEW! Sports & Health Podcast NEW! True Crime & Documentary Podcast NEW!

Video

360 Video Animal Video NEW! Comedy Video Dance Video NEW! Featurette or Behind The Scenes Video NEW! Instructional Video Live Event Coverage Live Video Long Form Video Medium-Length Video Product Feature Video NEW! Short Form Video Stories Unboxing Video NEW! Vertical Video Video Ad Video Series NEW!

From the 13th Annual Shorty Awards Best in Live Events

This award honors the best use of social media and digital to elevate events including concerts, conferences, marches, rallies and meetups. Virtual and hybrid events are also eligible.

See previous winners and honorees here.

Winner

Live Events
winner
Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Russia
Due to the pandemic, small businesses have suffered through the year, among them – local brands. Th…

Finalists

Live Events
finalist
2020 MTV EMA
The MTV EMA is the premiere award show for global music – engaging fans from around the world, acro…
Live Events
finalist
audience honor
2020 iHeartRadio Music Festival
In a year like no other, iHeartRadio had to find new and innovative ways to continue its tradition …
Live Events
finalist
E! People's Choice Awards
The E! People’s Choice Awards celebrate all forms of entertainment, chosen solely by the fans – For…
Live Events
finalist
MTV's 2020 Video Music Awards
The MTV Video Music Awards have been making music history for over 25 years. And in the midst of a …
Live Events
finalist
Red Rocks Unpaused
Visible is a new phone service with a uniquely relevant offer - it’s entirely digital (sign up, pay…

Nominees

Live Events
finalist
2020 MTV EMA
The MTV EMA is the premiere award show for global music – engaging fans from around the world, acro…
Live Events
finalist
audience honor
2020 iHeartRadio Music Festival
In a year like no other, iHeartRadio had to find new and innovative ways to continue its tradition …
Live Events
finalist
E! People's Choice Awards
The E! People’s Choice Awards celebrate all forms of entertainment, chosen solely by the fans – For…
Live Events
finalist
MTV's 2020 Video Music Awards
The MTV Video Music Awards have been making music history for over 25 years. And in the midst of a …
Live Events
winner
Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Russia
Due to the pandemic, small businesses have suffered through the year, among them – local brands. Th…
Live Events
REVOLT Summit x AT&T
The annual REVOLT Summit x AT&T brought together the biggest names in Hip Hop and culture for an en…
Live Events
finalist
Red Rocks Unpaused
Visible is a new phone service with a uniquely relevant offer - it’s entirely digital (sign up, pay…
Live Events
Virtual HBCU Homecoming
Some might say COVID-19 caused a triple pandemic across Black America – impacting health, housing, …
Live Events
gOD-Talk 2.0: Digital #BlackFaith
Since 2018, the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of African American History and Culture (…