THE 14TH ANNUAL SHORTY AWARDS

The Shorty Awards honor the best of social media and digital. View this season's finalists!

By Campaign

Awareness Campaign NEW! Corporate Social Responsibility Campaign Diverse-Owned Businesses Campaign Fundraising Campaign Global Campaign Integrated Campaign Local Campaign Multi-Cultural Campaign NEW! Multi-Platform Campaign On a Shoestring Campaign Pro Bono Campaign Regional Campaign Social Movement Campaign

By Cause

Animal Rights & Welfare Arts & Culture Conservation & Preservation Disability Awareness Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Educate Emergency Relief Environment & Sustainability Fight Poverty Gender Equality Human Rights Immigration & Refugees LGBTQ+ Mental Health Multi-Cause Initiative Public Health Public Safety NEW! Racial Equality Responsible Consumption & Production Social Justice Youth & Family

By Industry

Automotive Business to Business Consumer Brands NEW! Education Entertainment Fashion and Beauty Financial Services Food & Beverage Government & Politics Healthcare & Pharma Hospitality & Travel Lifestyle & Wellness News & Media Nonprofit Real Estate NEW! Retail & E-Commerce Sports Technology

By Platform

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

Original Content

Branded Content Branded Series Documentary Short Extended Reality Feature Film NEW! Gaming Images Interactive Content Live Streaming Long Form Video Micro-site or Blog Podcast Research Reports NEW! Short Form Video Video Video Series

Partnerships

Corporate-Community Influencer, Creator & Celebrity Media Partnership Nonprofit Partnership

Special Project

Special Project

Strategy & Engagement

Call to Action Community Engagement Contest or Challenges Creative Use of Technology Data & Insights Earned Media NEW! Employee Engagement Event & Experiential Generative AI Guerrilla Marketing NEW! Paid Media PSA Real Time Response Single Post Sound & Music NEW! Storytelling User Generated Content

From the 14th Annual Shorty Awards Art Direction

This award honors art direction on social media and digital. Work that is either standalone or part of greater campaign is eligible. Creative integrity, strategic integration, shareability and effectiveness will be considered.

See previous winners and honorees here.

Winner

Art Direction
winner
Netflix Home of True Crime
The True Crime genre has exploded in popularity, spilling across and filling every media format – f…

Finalist

Art Direction
finalist
Iconic Covers by TIME Rebuilt by LEGO
After launching a global study, LEGO found that only half of parents encourage their daughters to p…

Nominees

Art Direction
ALTER EGO Avatar Transformations
In 2021, FOX Entertainment launched the world’s first-ever avatar singing competition series. Using…
Art Direction
Art as a Means to Inform and Inspire our Audience
AJ+ is made up of a diverse group of artists from around the globe: storytellers, explorers, creato…
Art Direction
Delta Variant Force
Despite the introduction of three effective vaccines, COVID-19 continued to ravage much of the Unit…
Art Direction
El Pollo Loco - Dia de los Muertos
Día de los Muertos is one of the most cherished holidays in Mexican culture, and consequently, a ma…
Art Direction
Facebook Community Awards
Facebook Community Summit (FCS) is Facebook's yearly moment to spotlight groups that build flat-out…
Art Direction
French's MustSwitch
French’s declared 2021 “The year of the sandwich.” Overall, our charge was to get our mustard on on…
Art Direction
French's Mustard Buns
In 2021, McCormick saw an opportunity to grow French’s share of host food occasions as a way to dri…
Art Direction
Journey Through Santa Cruz
In 2021, Hyundai planned to launch its first ever Santa Cruz, creating a category unlike any other …
Art Direction
TCL ELECTRONICS - WHAT SCARES THE SCARIEST PEOPLE?
TCL wanted to bring brand awareness to the quality of their televisions during a low period in sale…
Art Direction
audience honor
Tech Hard
Within the technology and computer electronics space, all advertising tends to look the same. Sleek…
Art Direction
This Is #MYgraine
As the premier head pain expert over the last 60 years, Excedrin is always looking to better unders…
Art Direction
Wiener Social: "I Am Your Father"
Wienerschnitzel brings a quirky and playful attitude to fast food by having “fun with food” on its …