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 14th Annual Shorty Awards Animation

This award honors the most creative and effective use of animations in a social media or digital marketing campaign.

See previous winners and honorees here.

Winner

Animation
winner
Cannabis in Common
For the first. time. ever. the federal legalization of cannabis was actually in our sights in 2021 …

Finalist

Animation
finalist
Behind Every Name: Animated Personal Stories from the Holocaust
A 2020 survey revealed that 41% of young Americans did not know that 6 million Jews were murdered d…

Nominees

Animation
#MetKids Microscope
#MetKids Microscope was developed as a way to create, share, and encourage STEAM education for stud…
Animation
A Lenovo TrackPoint Halloween
Over the past 2 years, Lenovo’s Worldwide Corporate Social Media Team made the decision to bring a …
Animation
ALTER EGO Avatar Transformations
In 2021, FOX Entertainment launched the world’s first-ever avatar singing competition series. Using…
Animation
Chicago Fire FC Crest Project
After it became clear the Chicago Fire's initial brand redesign in 2019 was not successful, the Clu…
Animation
Comedy Central's Tales from the Trip
Comedy Central gives audiences access to a world of super funny, personally relatable, culturally r…
Animation
Fenty Skin's Innovation on ASMR
After a monumental year launching Fenty Skin during a pandemic, driving global awareness, and creat…
Animation
Foot Locker Flow Original
Foot Locker set our distinctively celebrate Latinx Heritage Month and give this year’s heritage cel…
Animation
Harry Potter Magical Movie Moments
November 2021 marked twenty years since The Boy Who Lived made his on-screen debut in Harry Potter …
Animation
Invisible Universe: Your New Favorite Animations on Social Media
What do Serena Williams, Jennifer Aniston, Karlie Kloss, Dani Alves, and the D’Amelio family have i…
Animation
KiwiCo
KiwiCo offers hands-on STEAM projects that put the FUN in learning the FUNdamentals of the universe…
Animation
Shyn – Pearly Whites
Shyn is a new, Black-owned oral hygiene brand that wanted to address the pink elephant in the room …
Animation
audience honor
Sleepytime Bear
The Celestial Seasonings brand, while iconic and trusted in the tea category, didn’t resonate as mu…
Animation
VOA Unpacked: Life as a Refugee
Today, civil strife, ethnic conflicts, political repression, dire economic conditions, and climate …
Animation
“The History of…” Content Series
In 2021, FOX ENTERTAINMENT launched a first-of-its-kind, high-stakes and fast-paced half-hour game …