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 Email & Newsletter Filter/Lens Meme, GIF, & Emojis Micro-Site Single Post or Activation Use of Viral Content User-Generated Content

Design

Animation Art Direction Audio & Music Brand Identity Brand Redesign Generative AI Graphic Art Images Website/App

Industry

Auto Beauty Business to Business Consumer Brand Education Entertainment Financial Services Fitness, Health, & Wellness Food & Beverage Gaming Government & Politics Hospitality Insurance 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

Overall Presence

Facebook Presence Instagram Presence LinkedIn Presence Multi-Platform Presence Other Platform Presence TikTok Presence X Presence YouTube Presence

Platforms & Technology

Artificial Intelligence Extended Reality Facebook Immersive Instagram Interactive Content LinkedIn Other Platform TikTok X (formerly Twitter) YouTube

Podcast

Art & Culture Podcast Branded Podcast Business Podcast NEW! Health & Wellness Podcast Lifestyle & Entertainment Podcast News & Politics Podcast Other Podcast Genres Podcast Mini Series Sports Podcast Technology and Education Podcast True Crime & Documentary Podcast

Strategy & Engagement

Brand Partnership Call to Action Community Management Creative Use of Technology CTV/OTT Data & Insights Earned Media Event & Experiential Gamification Humor Innovative Media Buying Strategy Integration with Traditional Media Internal Communications 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 Documentary Feature Film NEW! Featurette or Behind The Scenes Video Instructional Video Live Video Long Form Video Medium-Length Video Music Video Product Feature Video Short Form Video Unboxing Video Vertical Video Video Ad Video Series

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 …