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 Spokesperson

This award honors the best integration of a spokesperson in a social media or digital marketing campaign.

See previous winners and honorees here.

Winner

Spokesperson
winner
New Jingle for a New Era
The events of summer 2020 sparked a nationwide reckoning on racial injustice, exposing deep-seeded …

Finalists

Spokesperson
finalist
#NotDone
In 2020, which marked the 100th anniversary of women winning the right to vote, Verizon launched th…
Spokesperson
finalist
(Re)Introducing Jake...from State Farm
Our brand objective was to ultimately drive consideration of State Farm with non-customer Millennia…
Spokesperson
finalist
Motorola razr presents Joyride—a fashion film that flipped tech’s status quo
Less than a year after we broke the internet by bringing back the razr - a disruptive device that h…
Spokesperson
finalist
audience honor
Sam Elliott, “When We Vote” (For Joe Biden for President)
At a time when the United States was more divided than ever before, the Biden For President campaig…
Spokesperson
finalist
Stay Home, Save Lives
At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, Chicagoans were not taking the stay-at-home orders seriousl…

Nominees

Spokesperson
#ACUpgrade
Build brand awareness and equity for Chinese brand Midea by turning the U.S. launch of their innova…
Spokesperson
finalist
#NotDone
In 2020, which marked the 100th anniversary of women winning the right to vote, Verizon launched th…
Spokesperson
finalist
(Re)Introducing Jake...from State Farm
Our brand objective was to ultimately drive consideration of State Farm with non-customer Millennia…
Spokesperson
finalist
Motorola razr presents Joyride—a fashion film that flipped tech’s status quo
Less than a year after we broke the internet by bringing back the razr - a disruptive device that h…
Spokesperson
winner
New Jingle for a New Era
The events of summer 2020 sparked a nationwide reckoning on racial injustice, exposing deep-seeded …
Spokesperson
finalist
audience honor
Sam Elliott, “When We Vote” (For Joe Biden for President)
At a time when the United States was more divided than ever before, the Biden For President campaig…
Spokesperson
finalist
Stay Home, Save Lives
At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, Chicagoans were not taking the stay-at-home orders seriousl…