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 Campaign by Diverse-Owned Businesses Global Campaign Integrated Campaign Launch Campaign Local Campaign Multi-Platform Campaign Rebrand Campaign Regional Campaign Social Good Campaign

Content and Media

Blog & Micro-blog Brand Voice Branded Content Branded Series Contest or Promotion Copywriting Email & Newsletter Filter/Lens Meme, GIF, & Emojis Micro-Site Single Post or Activation Use of Viral Content User-Generated Content

Design

Animation Art Direction Audio & Music Brand Identity Brand Redesign Generative AI Graphic Art Images Website/App

Industry

Auto Beauty Business to Business Consumer Brand Education Entertainment Financial Services Fitness, Health, & Wellness Food & Beverage Gaming Government & Politics Hospitality Insurance 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

Instagram Partnership Multi-Platform Partnership Other Platform Partnership TikTok Partnership X Partnership YouTube Partnership

Overall Presence

Facebook Presence Instagram Presence LinkedIn Presence Multi-Platform Presence Other Platform Presence TikTok Presence X Presence YouTube Presence

Platforms & Technology

Artificial Intelligence Extended Reality Facebook Immersive Instagram Interactive Content LinkedIn Other Platform TikTok X (formerly Twitter) YouTube

Podcast

Art & Culture Podcast Branded Podcast Business Podcast NEW! Health & Wellness Podcast Lifestyle & Entertainment Podcast News & Politics Podcast Other Podcast Genres Podcast Mini Series Sports Podcast Technology and Education Podcast True Crime & Documentary Podcast

Strategy & Engagement

Brand Partnership Call to Action Community Management Creative Use of Technology CTV/OTT Data & Insights Earned Media Event & Experiential Gamification Humor Innovative Media Buying Strategy Integration with Traditional Media Internal Communications LGBTQ Community Engagement Micro-Influencer Strategy Multicultural Community Engagement Music & Dance On a Shoestring Organic Promotion Paid & Amplification Physical and Digital Convergence Public Service Announcement Real Time Response SEO & SEM Social Commerce Storytelling

Video

Comedy Video Documentary Feature Film NEW! Featurette or Behind The Scenes Video Instructional Video Live Video Long Form Video Medium-Length Video Music Video Product Feature Video Short Form Video Unboxing Video Vertical Video Video Ad Video Series

Of The Year

Commercial Creator of the Year Dual-Format Creator of the Year Large Agency of the Year Large Brand of the Year Large Non-Profit of the Year Mid-Sized Agency of the Year News Creator of the Year Site of the Year Small Agency of the Year Studio of the Year

From the 13th Annual Shorty Awards Best use of Instagram

This award honors the best use of Instagram for a campaign, post or project. Describe how you integrated Instagram into your campaign, how it enhanced your message and how it met or exceeded your goals and objectives.

See previous winners and honorees here.

Finalists

Instagram
finalist
gold honor
Buy Now Blocker
Fifth Third Bank recognized that saving money is tough. Saving money during a global pandemic, with…
Instagram
finalist
A Promised Land: In Context
In President Barack Obama’s memoir “A Promised Land” he shares not only the most important moments …
Instagram
finalist
audience honor
Add An Ad
  Understanding India's shopping behavior  With the 2020 pandemic, the pent up demand from th…
Instagram
finalist
Fashion in Frame
Presented by SCAD, Fashion in Frame is a premier cinematic showcase of innovative designs by SCAD f…
Instagram
finalist
New Year’s Read - 2021 DM guidance from Truth Teller Cardi B
Messenger and Instagram recently combined forces to make the biggest change to DMs ever, full of ne…

Nominees

Instagram
Bad Hair IG Campaign
In this horror satire set in 1989, Bad Hair follows an ambitious woman who gets a weave in order to…
Instagram
I May Destroy You - Gathering the Pieces
To create a campaign to promote HBO’s new series, “I MAY DESTROY YOU,” which premiered on June 7, 2…
Instagram
Kay #EveryKiss
In recent history, the LGBTQ+ community has made major strides in their fight for equality. But eve…
Instagram
Launching Moonbase 8
At its core, Moonbase 8 is a workplace comedy with a twist that our characters aren’t aware of. To …
Instagram
Nick Jr. Pop Culture Parodies
How do you get parents excited about preschool TV shows? That’s the challenge we face at Nick Jr., …
Instagram
Prodigal Son: Killer Instagram Grid
In 2019, FOX Entertainment unleashed the killer new drama, Prodigal Son. Going into the marketing c…
Instagram
Starbucks Barista Call Outs
The global pandemic led lockdown went live in India from March 2020. As a result, Starbucks outlets…
Instagram
The Fisher-Price Toy Museum
In 2019, we launched Let’s Be Kids, with the intention of bringing the Fisher-Price brand back to t…
Instagram
Vanity Fair's September Issue: The Great Fire
To showcase Vanity Fair’s September issue, The Great Fire — which addressed the urgent issue of rac…
Instagram
Wienerschnitzel Instagram Rebranding
Since 1961, fun has always been the foundation at Wienerschnitzel. Yet, our fans may have forgotten…