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 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
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
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
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
McCormick Cook With Us
McCormick set out to help Americans struggling with new cooking challenges during the COVID pandemi…
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
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…
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…
Instagram Stories
Zales #PrideTogether
Zales, know for bold jewelry and self expression was looking for a way to tap into culture that was…