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 Native Advertising

This category honors the most effective and creative incorporation of sponsored content in a social media or digital marketing campaign by a brand, agency or organization.

See previous winners and honorees here.

Winner

Native Advertising
winner
audience honor
State Farm in NBA 2K22
We set out to challenge Millennial and Gen Z-ers’ perception that State Farm is just their parents’…

Finalists

Native Advertising
finalist
Find Your Monster Match
Cedar Fair Halloween Haunt is a terrifying experience packed with haunted mazes, scare zones and cr…
Native Advertising
finalist
House of Highlights x Powerade: Power in Numbers
Powerade released a new line of bottles featuring jersey numbers, and tapped Playmaker to extend th…
Native Advertising
finalist
Motherland S2 Social Campaign
Set in an alternate America where witches ended their persecution by cutting a deal with the govern…
Native Advertising
finalist
The Other Side
In 2021, in the face of Asian hate, Digitas teamed up with Ascend to launch a campaign that would s…

Nominees

Native Advertising
finalist
Find Your Monster Match
Cedar Fair Halloween Haunt is a terrifying experience packed with haunted mazes, scare zones and cr…
Native Advertising
finalist
House of Highlights x Powerade: Power in Numbers
Powerade released a new line of bottles featuring jersey numbers, and tapped Playmaker to extend th…
Native Advertising
finalist
Motherland S2 Social Campaign
Set in an alternate America where witches ended their persecution by cutting a deal with the govern…
Native Advertising
winner
audience honor
State Farm in NBA 2K22
We set out to challenge Millennial and Gen Z-ers’ perception that State Farm is just their parents’…
Native Advertising
finalist
The Other Side
In 2021, in the face of Asian hate, Digitas teamed up with Ascend to launch a campaign that would s…