13th Annual Shorty Awards Categories

The Shorty Awards honor the talented agencies, brands, and industry leaders behind the best and most innovative work on social media and digital channels, campaigns, websites and applications.

By Campaign
By Design
By Industry
By Overall Presence
Campaign by Platform
Content and Media
Influencer & Celebrity Brand Partnership
Strategy & Engagement
Video by Platform
Video Content
Virtual
Websites & Apps

Best use of Virtual Reality

This award honors the most creative and effective use of virtual reality in a social media or digital marketing campaign.See previous winners and honorees here.
Virtual Reality
Maple Knoll Village Virtual Reality
During this commercial, we see pure enjoyment on residents’ faces while doing activities they never dreamed of doing. With the COVID-19 pandemic taking over our lives, especially those living here, we wanted to take residents on an adventure of a lifetime. Some went cliff jumping, others dove under the sea, and we even had residents go white water rafting. …
Virtual Reality
Still Here VR
Still Here VR is a groundbreaking interactive virtual reality experience exploring incarceration and the process of reentry in the US. The film, which premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival, follows a composite character – Jasmine Smith – who returns to Harlem, NYC, after 15 years in prison. Her narrative is based on real life experiences and was craf…
Virtual Reality
War: Kids Drawings in VR Animation
The Siege of Leningrad is known as the longest siege in human history. Lasting for almost 900 days it took the lives of hundreds of thousands of people who had to survive in horrendous conditions - freezing in winter, struggling with water during summer, dying of hunger. Those years were an extremely challenging time for children who lived in the city. Some…

About the Shorty Awards

The Shorty Awards honor the best of social media.

Millions of people participate in The Shortys to recognize individuals and organizations producing great content on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, Twitch, TikTok, Snapchat, and the rest of the social web.

shorty awards finalists will be announced in mid-march!