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

By Cause

Activism Campaign Animal Rights & Welfare Arts & Culture Civic Engagement Clean Energy Clean Water & Sanitation 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 Social Justice Youth & Family

By Industry

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

By Platform

Emerging Platform Facebook Instagram LinkedIn TikTok Twitch Twitter YouTube

Content and Strategy

Branded Content Branded Series Call to Action Community Management Contest or Promotion Creative Use of Technology Email & Newsletters Employee Engagement Fundraising Humor Infographics Live Events Meme and GIFs Micro-Influencer Strategy 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

Video Content

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

From the 14th Annual Shorty Awards Single Post or Activation

This award honors a single post and/or activation that garnered significant attention by "going viral,” or spreading quickly and widely through online shares.

Winner

Single Post or Activation
winner
Whirlpool: The Great Microwave Debate
Remember the great “dress” debate? Or maybe Laurel/Yanny rings a bell? Well the night before Memori…

Finalists

Single Post or Activation
finalist
audience honor
#WarzoneReport
It was the one-year anniversary of Activision’s newest battle royale game: Call of Duty: Warzone. T…
Single Post or Activation
finalist
GoFundMe Calls on Congress to Help Americans
In February of 2021, GoFundMe analyzed internal data and watched certain trends unfold on our platf…
Single Post or Activation
finalist
Green Screen Guy: Frankie LaPenna x NFL & Ravens
In hindsight, our objective looked simple: create viral content? Sure. But the phrase “viral conten…
Single Post or Activation
finalist
Krystal: CraveTV
Krystal, in partnership with Dagger (AOR), launched Crave TV for the “high” holy holiday, 4/20. The…
Single Post or Activation
finalist
The Naked Truth
Girls are in crisis. Their self-esteem is at an all-time low largely due to the proliferation of so…
Single Post or Activation
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

Single Post or Activation
"Take the $500k"
Join in on the "Dinner with JAY-Z or $500k?" debate like only TIDAL could.
Single Post or Activation
#FaceOffChallenge
The objective was to promote the new song ‘Face Off’ by TechN9ne, featuring Joey Cool, King Iso and…
Single Post or Activation
finalist
audience honor
#WarzoneReport
It was the one-year anniversary of Activision’s newest battle royale game: Call of Duty: Warzone. T…
Single Post or Activation
DQ Designer on Break Meme
Single Post or Activation
DQ Designer on Break Viral Facebook Post
In partnership with DQ clients, the Barkley team's objective was to drive engagement and conversati…
Single Post or Activation
finalist
GoFundMe Calls on Congress to Help Americans
In February of 2021, GoFundMe analyzed internal data and watched certain trends unfold on our platf…
Single Post or Activation
Going Viral: The Success of the 2010 Metrodome Roof Collapse Anniversary Video
The Metrodome Roof Collapse is a favorite conversation starter for Minnesotans. With the 10-year an…
Single Post or Activation
finalist
Green Screen Guy: Frankie LaPenna x NFL & Ravens
In hindsight, our objective looked simple: create viral content? Sure. But the phrase “viral conten…
Single Post or Activation
Grown-ish: Who Gets Married Campaign
Grown-ish follows Zoey Johnson as she heads to college and begins her hilarious journey to adulthoo…
Single Post or Activation
finalist
Krystal: CraveTV
Krystal, in partnership with Dagger (AOR), launched Crave TV for the “high” holy holiday, 4/20. The…
Single Post or Activation
MGM Studios | How It Started → How It Ends
The breakout Sundance film, How It Ends, starring Zoe Lister-Jones, was set to release in the summe…
Single Post or Activation
Making the World of Soccer Stand Still
After a quiet summer, the schedule announcement is the first punch of excitement for a team/league.…
Single Post or Activation
Rick and Morty: An Interdimensional Social Experience
Listen up, brohs! If there were an award for putting the most effort into not giving a squanch, we’…
Single Post or Activation
finalist
The Naked Truth
Girls are in crisis. Their self-esteem is at an all-time low largely due to the proliferation of so…
Single Post or Activation
The Oakley KATO Virtual Launch
Oakley approached Kamp Grizzly to create a first-of-its-kind product reveal moment that introduced …
Single Post or Activation
finalist
The Other Side
In 2021, in the face of Asian hate, Digitas teamed up with Ascend to launch a campaign that would s…
Single Post or Activation
winner
Whirlpool: The Great Microwave Debate
Remember the great “dress” debate? Or maybe Laurel/Yanny rings a bell? Well the night before Memori…