THE 14TH ANNUAL SHORTY AWARDS

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

Campaign

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

Content & Design

Audio & Music Brand Voice NEW! Branded Content Branded Series Documentary Short Email & Newsletter NEW! Feature Film Gamification NEW! Images Interactive Content Long Form Video Medium Length Video NEW! Micro-site or Blog Podcast Research Reports Short Form Video Video Series

Cause

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

Industry

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

Partnerships

Brand Partnership NEW! Corporate-Community Influencer, Creator & Celebrity Nonprofit Partnership Other Partnerships NEW!

Platforms & Technology

Extended Reality Gaming Generative AI Instagram LinkedIn Other Platforms TikTok YouTube

Special Project

Special Project

Strategy & Engagement

Call to Action Community Engagement Contest or Challenges Data & Insights Earned Media Event & Experiential Guerrilla Marketing Integration with Traditional Media NEW! Paid Media PSA Single Post Storytelling Use of Viral Content NEW! User Generated Content

From the 15th Annual Shorty Awards Animation

This award honors the most creative and effective use of animations in a social media or digital marketing campaign.

See previous winners and honorees here.

Winner

Animation
winner
Honda Civic 50th Anniversary
The Honda Civic—America’s 6-time-running best-selling car, and one of the most popular vehicles eve…

Finalists

Animation
finalist
gold honor
Headspace and Star Wars™
Headspace and Star Wars™ joined forces to launch exclusive content featuring the most iconic charac…
Animation
finalist
silver honor
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish - ASMR
Our favorite feline hero returned to theaters with his trademark bravado, swagger, and comedy. Our …
Animation
finalist
Comedy Central's Tales from the Trip
The Comedy Central Digital Team set out to create repeatable formats that would be highly engaging …
Animation
finalist
audience honor
Holiday Claymation Campaign
To celebrate the winter holidays, Fiverr teamed up with three prominent creator teams, Good Mythica…
Animation
finalist
Mental Health Moment - “Breathe” Spot
America is in the throes of a Mental Health crisis, and not everyone has the means or access to aff…
Animation
finalist
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Season 7 "The Battle of Mount RuCropolis"
In 2022, RuPaul’s Drag Race ventured into new creative territories and explored untapped marketing …
Animation
finalist
Topo Premieres
The Topo Chico brand was built in the field, case-by-case, bottle-by-bottle. To achieve their cult …

Nominees

Animation
"Smarter in Seconds: Toxic Positivity"
Blair Imani is a critically acclaimed historian, author, educator, and influencer. Her work centers…
Animation
#DaaSJams Helps Citrix Top the Charts with IT Community
With the events of the past few years, the world forever changed — and the way we work changed with…
Animation
A Lenovo TrackPoint Halloween (2022)
Lenovo’s Global Social Media COE manages the majority of our content creation in-house. This includ…
Animation
Al Franken Holds a Mock Senate Hearing on Privacy with Siri and Alexa
What the Hack with Adam Levin is a weekly true cybercrime podcast featuring interviews with people …
Animation
Chevy SUV Lofi
  No automotive segment is more prone to the “sea of sameness” curse than Sport Utility Vehicles…
Animation
Cookie Run Kingdom - Braver Together Social Trailer
When a brand is lucky enough to partner with BTS - arguably the biggest pop sensation in the world …
Animation
Dollface S2 IDs
Animation
Domino Masters: 3D Motion Graphics
In order to introduce a social media audience to FOX’s first season of Domino Masters, we were dete…
Animation
Dragstravaganza - Hunky Horseman ID
Animation
Honda Stories of Determination
At a time when vehicle inventory was low, our efforts were focused on creating overarching brand-bu…
Animation
Hulu IDs
Animation
Minions: The Rise of Gru – Minion Zodiac
To help the marketing and promotion of the Universal Pictures Home Entertainment release Minions: T…
Animation
Newman's Own Foundation Invests in Possibilities!
To achieve our goal of connecting consumers to the Foundation’s mission, we share compelling storie…
Animation
Nuggets Trail Schedule Release
We wanted to use the inspiration and concept of the throwback video game, The Oregon Trail, to brin…
Animation
Star Trek: Prodigy Infinite Zoom Title Reveal
“Star Trek: Prodigy” is Paramount+’s adventurous animated addition to the “Star Trek” franchise, op…
Animation
The Luxury Collection – Itineraries
With over 120 hotels around the world, The Luxury Collection offers a gateway to the world’s most e…
Animation
Unpacked Series
With Unpacked, J.P. Morgan aims to break down complex and newsworthy topics from across the finance…