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

Of The Year

Commercial Creator of the Year Dual-Format Creator of the Year Large Agency of the Year Large Brand of the Year Large Non-Profit of the Year Mid-Sized Agency of the Year News Creator of the Year Site of the Year Small Agency of the Year Studio of the Year

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…