THE 14TH ANNUAL SHORTY AWARDS

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

By Campaign

Campaign by a Black-Owned Business NEW! Campaign by a Latinx/Hispanic-Owned Business NEW! Campaign by a LGBTQ+ Owned Business NEW! Campaign by a Native/Indigenous-Owned Business NEW! Campaign by a Woman-Owned Business NEW! Campaign by an Asian-Owned Business NEW! Corporate Social Responsibility NEW! Fundraising Campaign NEW! Global Campaign Integrated Campaign Local Campaign NEW! Multi-Platform Campaign On a Shoestring Pro Bono Social Movement

By Cause

Activism Campaign NEW! Animal Rights & Welfare Arts & Culture Civic Engagement Clean Energy NEW! Clean Water & Sanitation NEW! Conservation & Preservation Disability Awareness Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Education Emergency Relief Environment Gender Equality Human Rights Humanitarian Aid Hunger & Food Insecurity Immigration & Refugees LGBTQ+ Mental Health Poverty Public Health Racial Equality Responsible Consumption & Production NEW! Social Justice Youth & Family

By Industry

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

By Platform

Emerging Platform Facebook Instagram LinkedIn TikTok Twitch Twitter YouTube

Content and Strategy

Branded Content NEW! Branded Series NEW! Call to Action Community Management Contest or Promotion Creative Use of Technology NEW! Email & Newsletters NEW! Employee Engagement Fundraising Humor Infographics NEW! Live Events Meme and GIFs NEW! Micro-Influencer Strategy NEW! Paid and Amplification Podcast PSA Real Time Response Single Post Storytelling User Generated Content Video

Partnerships

Corporate-Community Influencer & Celebrity Media Partnership Nonprofit Partnership

Special Project

Special Project NEW!

Video Content

Animations Documentary Short Live Streaming Long Form Video NEW! Short Form Video NEW! Video Series Virtual Reality

From the 14th Annual Shorty Awards Live Event Coverage

This category honors the most creative and effective incorporation of live video coverage to elevate events including concerts, conferences, marches, rallies and meetups.

See previous winners and honorees here.

Winner

Live Event Coverage
winner
2021 MTV Video Music Awards
The MTV Video Music Awards have a long legacy of creating unexpected, breakthrough moments in pop c…

Finalists

Live Event Coverage
finalist
silver honor
2021 iHeartRadio Jingle Ball Tour
More than 20 years ago, New York's Z100, the most listened to pop radio station in the country, int…
Live Event Coverage
finalist
W Maldives x Cercle // Live-Streamed Private Island Performance
If you throw a concert in the middle of the Indian Ocean and there’s no one around to hear it, does…

Nominees

Live Event Coverage
winner
2021 MTV Video Music Awards
The MTV Video Music Awards have a long legacy of creating unexpected, breakthrough moments in pop c…
Live Event Coverage
finalist
silver honor
2021 iHeartRadio Jingle Ball Tour
More than 20 years ago, New York's Z100, the most listened to pop radio station in the country, int…
Live Event Coverage
Oscars Virtual Watch Party | Powered by Facebook Messenger Rooms
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences invited their global social audience to the very fi…
Live Event Coverage
VH1's RuPaul’s Drag Race S13 LIVE Finale Reaction w/ Gottmik, Kandy, Rosé & Symone
Each season, the Queens of RuPaul’s Drag Race compete their way to the finale Lip Sync Smackdown fo…
Live Event Coverage
finalist
W Maldives x Cercle // Live-Streamed Private Island Performance
If you throw a concert in the middle of the Indian Ocean and there’s no one around to hear it, does…