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 Overall YouTube Presence

YouTube is a leading platform for brands, organizations and institutions producing video content that makes people laugh, learn and understand a brand's essence and personality. Unlike Best use of YouTube, this award honors a brand's year-round presence.

See previous winners and honorees here.

Winner

YouTube Presence
winner
Comedy Central YouTube
Comedy Central's YouTube channel serves as the main hub for our comedy content on YouTube, and supp…

Finalists

YouTube Presence
finalist
Popcorn-Perfect Movie Clips from “Binge Society” by Jellysmack
Build the most fan-friendly and engaging YouTube channel for movie lovers around the world to reliv…
YouTube Presence
finalist
Quick Question
Baseball can often be inaccessible to new fans. With this explainer series, MLB intended to positio…
YouTube Presence
finalist
audience honor
The Try Guys
The Try Guys is an award-winning comedy documentary series that has garnered over 2 billion views w…
YouTube Presence
finalist
TheSoul Publishing’s 5-Minute Crafts
TheSoul Publishing is a digital media studio specializing in creating highly shareable short-form v…
YouTube Presence
finalist
Vlad & Niki
With their daily adventures and antics on the popular "Vlad & Niki" YouTube channel; brothers, Vlad…
YouTube Presence
finalist
WWE YouTube
The action of WWE doesn't end when the final bell rings on Raw or when the credits roll on our E! r…

Nominees

YouTube Presence
AdoramaTV
With travel paused, large events postponed, and life spent sheltered under pandemic guidelines, cre…
YouTube Presence
Al Jazeera English YouTube Channel
At the start of 2020, as Covid-19 began its rapid-fire spread across the globe, the Al Jazeera Engl…
YouTube Presence
CMT's Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Making the Team
After 13 seasons of Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Making the Team, it was time to expand the brand’s…
YouTube Presence
Newly Bros
Baseball players have personalities too! In this quick, web-friendly series, MLB sought to showcase…