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 NEW! Data Visualization Email & Newsletter Filter/Lens Hashtag Meme, GIF, & Emojis Micro-Site Single Post or Activation User-Generated Content

Design

Animation Art Direction Brand Identity Brand Redesign Generative AI NEW! Graphic Art Images Sound & Music UX/UI Visual Effects Website/App NEW!

Industry

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

Metaverse

Artificial Intelligence Extended Reality Immersive Interactive Content NFTs

Overall Presence

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

Podcast

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

Single Platform

Facebook Instagram LinkedIn Other Platform TikTok X (formerly Twitter) YouTube

Strategy & Engagement

Brand Partnership Call to Action Community Management Creative Use of Technology CTV/OTT NEW! Customer Experience Earned Media Employee Engagement Event & Experiential Gamification Humor Innovative Media Buying Strategy Insights & Trends Integration with Live Television 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 Dance Video Documentary NEW! Featurette or Behind The Scenes Video Instructional Video Live Event Coverage Live Video Long Form Video Medium-Length Video Music Video NEW! Product Feature Video Short Form Video Stories Unboxing Video Vertical Video Video Ad Video Series

From the 13th Annual Shorty Awards Best use of Instagram Stories

This award honors the most effective and creative use of Instagram Stories by a brand, agency, or organization.

See previous winners and honorees here.

Winner

Instagram Stories
winner
audience honor
Pixar’s Soul - "Tap To Join The Band"
As part of our work with Walt Disney Studios’ international team, we created a suite of social asse…

Finalists

Instagram Stories
finalist
gold honor
National Gallery of Art #MuseumFromHome Tours
Conceived in the days preceeding the National Gallery of Art's temporary closure due to the COVID-1…
Instagram Stories
finalist
"Close Looking" Instagram Story Series
During our Museum's period of on-and-off closure throughout the pandemic, our high level objective …
Instagram Stories
finalist
Duncanville: Ask Mr. Mitch Anything Instagram Story
Leading into premiere, we sent out a call to action for our Duncanville fans to help build some buz…
Instagram Stories
finalist
Race the Ring
The launch of the 2020 Corvette Stingray was a global event. Anticipated for decades, this first ev…
Instagram Stories
finalist
YouTube's This or That
YouTube, alongside its social media agency, XX Artists, set out to develop a creative, uniquely You…

Nominees

Instagram Stories
Add An Ad
  Understanding India's shopping behavior  With the 2020 pandemic, the pent up demand from th…
Instagram Stories
Comedy Central Instagram Stories
Instagram Stories are a great platform to let creators and comedians run wild and try experimental …
Instagram Stories
McCormick Cook With Us
McCormick set out to help Americans struggling with new cooking challenges during the COVID pandemi…
Instagram Stories
Zales #PrideTogether
Zales, know for bold jewelry and self expression was looking for a way to tap into culture that was…