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

From the 15th Annual Shorty Awards LGBTQ Community Engagement

This award honors brands, organizations and institutions that use social media to effectively engage and collaborate with members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans* and queer communities.

See previous winners and honorees here.

Winner

LGBTQ Community Engagement
winner
Out & Open
LGBTQ bars are far more than just bars. For generations, they’ve served as safe spaces in which the…

Finalists

LGBTQ Community Engagement
finalist
gold honor
Aspercreme - Asperqueens
Aspercreme is a topical pain relief brand that’s iconic among Boomers, but has long failed to make …
LGBTQ Community Engagement
finalist
silver honor
TransAthletica
Trans people are subject to harmful media narratives and perceptions in society to begin with. In t…
LGBTQ Community Engagement
finalist
audience honor
Comedy Central's The Gag
While there are incredible queer comedians, creators, and publications, we felt that there was a wh…
LGBTQ Community Engagement
finalist
Dragstravaganza Campaign
LGBTQ Community Engagement
finalist
Facebook: Acts of Pride
Pride is one of the tentpole moments in Facebook’s LGBTQ+ Community Program. It has historically un…
LGBTQ Community Engagement
finalist
HBO Max's Human By Orientation Pride 2022
Pride is a critical time for HBO Max and Human By Orientation to engage our existing and potential …
LGBTQ Community Engagement
finalist
Queer Sex Ed
Statistics show that sex education is required in twenty-nine states plus Washington D.C., but only…

Nominees

LGBTQ Community Engagement
Can't Quiet Pride
Established LGBTQ+ labels are facing the threat of extinction in the wake of the “Don’t say Gay” bi…
LGBTQ Community Engagement
Depression Looks Like Me Takes Aim at Mental Health Representation
We are in a crisis. Today, 21 million American adults have major depression. Its differing symptoms…
LGBTQ Community Engagement
Facebook x The Fit Out Campaign
When the biggest social network asks you to create their social content, it’s a compliment. When th…
LGBTQ Community Engagement
HANGARFOUR CREATIVE X INDEED – 'TAKE PRIDE!' LIVE
Indeed is on a mission to help all people get jobs and is driven by the fact that better work contr…
LGBTQ Community Engagement
Hotlines, Fliers and Human Connection: Reducing Disparities in Monkeypox Vaccination
When monkeypox (Mpox) first hit New York City in 2022, Epicenter-NYC knew immediately it needed to …
LGBTQ Community Engagement
IZEA + Colorado Crisis Services: LGBTQIA+ Community Mental Health Support Initiative
Colorado Crisis Services (CCS), is Colorado’s statewide resource for any mental health, substance u…
LGBTQ Community Engagement
LGBTQ Community Engagement
Hockey Is For Everyone. That is the slogan touted by the National Hockey League. But is not always …
LGBTQ Community Engagement
Legendary Season 3 Premiere Ball
HBO Max’s Legendary is a one-hour competition series where voguing teams – called “Houses” – compet…
LGBTQ Community Engagement
Logo's Trans Youth Town Hall
In response to the rise in anti-trans legislation across the United States, Logo set out to amplify…
LGBTQ Community Engagement
Love Victor Ferris Wheel Activation
Hulu came to us to help promote the third and final season of their inclusive and popular show Love…
LGBTQ Community Engagement
OGX x Refinery29: “Love is in the Hair” Campaign
LGBTQ Community Engagement
RuPaul’s Drag Race #LGBTQHerstoryMonth | Behind-The-Scenes Honoring Trans Trailblazers
After the success of the October 2021 launch of LGBTQ Herstory Month, RuPaul’s Drag Race aimed to l…
LGBTQ Community Engagement
Say It With PRIDE: Disney+ Celebrates Pride 365
Be loud, be bold, be colorful. This is “Say It With PRIDE: Disney+ Celebrates Pride365, a special c…
LGBTQ Community Engagement
W.H.O TEAMS UP WITH COMMUNITIES TO FIGHT MPOX AND ITS STIGMA
The objective of the campaign by the World Health Organization (WHO) was to address the public heal…
LGBTQ Community Engagement
We're Here Season 3 Event
The Emmy Award-winning series We’re Here’s return for a third season coincided with unprecedented c…
LGBTQ Community Engagement
Zoetis Corporate Working Parents of the Year Video
For the ninth year in a row, Zoetis has been named one of Seramount’s 100 Best Companies (previousl…
LGBTQ Community Engagement
“LGBTQ Nation’s Authentic Voices of Pride, presented by Chevrolet”
General Motors’ vision is to be “the most inclusive company in the world”.  GM’s brand Chevrolet so…