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

By Cause

Activism Campaign NEW! Animal Rights & Welfare Arts & Culture Civic Engagement Clean Energy NEW! Clean Water & Sanitation NEW! 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 NEW! Social Justice Youth & Family

By Industry

Automotive NEW! Business to Business NEW! Education NEW! Entertainment Fashion and Beauty NEW! Financial Services Food & Beverage Government & Politics Healthcare & Pharma Hospitality & Travel Lifestyle & Wellness NEW! News & Media Nonprofit Restaurants NEW! Retail & E-Commerce Sports Technology

By Platform

Emerging Platform Facebook Instagram LinkedIn TikTok Twitch Twitter YouTube

Content and Strategy

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

Video Content

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

From the 13th Annual Shorty Awards Best Overall TikTok Presence

This award honors the best brand presence on TikTok. Unlike Best use of TikTok, this award honors year-round presence.

See previous winners and honorees here.

Winner

TikTok Presence
winner
e.l.f. Cosmetics' Innovation on TikTok
In 2018, e.l.f.’s sales plateaued. So in 2019, they went back to their digital-native roots and sta…

Finalists

TikTok Presence
finalist
gold honor
Flighthouse - Most Followed Brand on TikTok
Flighthouse started out in 2015 when CEO Jacob Pace discovered a musical.ly (now TikTok) account wi…
TikTok Presence
finalist
#BestThingSince
In 2020, America’s most famous carryout-only pizza brand, known for their delightfully wacky commer…
TikTok Presence
finalist
Overtime: The #1 Sports Account Dominating TikTok
Overtime set out to capture the hearts and minds of the under-35 audience on TikTok. At the time th…
TikTok Presence
finalist
audience honor
Totino’s Brings the Weird to TikTok
At the start of 2020, Totino’s didn’t have a presence on TikTok. And while we’ve grown an engaged f…
TikTok Presence
finalist
WWE TikTok
Although WWE surpassed 1 billion social media followers in 2019, there was still uncharted territor…

Nominees

TikTok Presence
finalist
#BestThingSince
In 2020, America’s most famous carryout-only pizza brand, known for their delightfully wacky commer…
TikTok Presence
90 Day Fiance and Beyond: Nourishing the Social Audience
For TLC, one of our primary objectives is to find out the audience on new social platforms and nour…
TikTok Presence
Comedy Central TikTok
Comedy Central aims to expand our brand’s reach and relevance – particularly among Gen-Z comedy fan…
TikTok Presence
finalist
gold honor
Flighthouse - Most Followed Brand on TikTok
Flighthouse started out in 2015 when CEO Jacob Pace discovered a musical.ly (now TikTok) account wi…
TikTok Presence
Kaja's Explosive Growth on TikTok in 2020
The team initially set out to test & learn on the platform without initial goals for followers or e…
TikTok Presence
MTV's Jersey Shore TikTok
The Official Jersey Shore TikTok account was created to expand the presence of our IP on social med…
TikTok Presence
Nickelodeon TikTok
TikTok is the fastest growing content destination, especially for GenZ, which is Nickelodeon’s core…
TikTok Presence
finalist
Overtime: The #1 Sports Account Dominating TikTok
Overtime set out to capture the hearts and minds of the under-35 audience on TikTok. At the time th…
TikTok Presence
San Diego Zoo TikTok
The San Diego Zoo pounced onto TikTok to engage its diverse audience with educational and fun anima…
TikTok Presence
finalist
audience honor
Totino’s Brings the Weird to TikTok
At the start of 2020, Totino’s didn’t have a presence on TikTok. And while we’ve grown an engaged f…
TikTok Presence
VH1's RuPaul's Drag Race S12 RuVeal
Ultimately our goal was to harness the uniquely interactive power of Twitter to create a memorable …
TikTok Presence
VH1's RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 12
The resurgence of shortform content and its dominance in the social landscape is largely, if not wh…
TikTok Presence
finalist
WWE TikTok
Although WWE surpassed 1 billion social media followers in 2019, there was still uncharted territor…
TikTok Presence
Waste-Ed
We’re sowing the seeds of sustainability by creating and sharing inspiring, purpose-driven and solu…
TikTok Presence
winner
e.l.f. Cosmetics' Innovation on TikTok
In 2018, e.l.f.’s sales plateaued. So in 2019, they went back to their digital-native roots and sta…