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 NEW! Data Visualization Email & Newsletter Filter/Lens Hashtag Meme, GIF, & Emojis Micro-Site Single Post or Activation User-Generated Content

Design

Animation Art Direction Brand Identity Brand Redesign Generative AI NEW! Graphic Art Images Sound & Music UX/UI Visual Effects Website/App NEW!

Industry

Auto Beauty Business to Business Consumer Brand Education Entertainment Family and Parenting Financial Services Fitness, Health, & Wellness Food & Beverage Gaming Government & Politics Hospitality Insurance NEW! 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

Metaverse

Artificial Intelligence Extended Reality Immersive Interactive Content NFTs

Overall Presence

Facebook Presence Instagram Presence LinkedIn Presence Multi-Platform Presence Other Platform Presence TikTok Presence X Presence YouTube Presence

Podcast

Art & Culture Podcast Branded Podcast Comedy Podcast Health & Wellness Podcast NEW! Lifestyle & Entertainment Podcast NEW! News & Politics Podcast Other Podcast Genres Podcast Mini Series Science & Technology Podcast Sports Podcast True Crime & Documentary Podcast

Single Platform

Facebook Instagram LinkedIn Other Platform TikTok X (formerly Twitter) YouTube

Strategy & Engagement

Brand Partnership Call to Action Community Management Creative Use of Technology CTV/OTT NEW! Customer Experience Earned Media Employee Engagement Event & Experiential Gamification Humor Innovative Media Buying Strategy Insights & Trends Integration with Live Television 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 Dance Video Documentary NEW! Featurette or Behind The Scenes Video Instructional Video Live Event Coverage Live Video Long Form Video Medium-Length Video Music Video NEW! Product Feature Video Short Form Video Stories Unboxing Video Vertical Video Video Ad Video Series

From the 15th Annual Shorty Awards Live Events

This award honors the most effective use of social media and digital to elevate events including concerts, conferences, marches, rallies and meetups. Virtual and hybrid events are also eligible.

See previous winners and honorees here.

Winner

Live Events
winner
Pokémon GO - Ultra Beast Arrival
In the summer of 2022, Pokémon GO players—or “Trainers”—noticed mysterious sightings of Pokémon thr…

Finalists

Live Events
finalist
gold honor
audience honor
2022 MTV Video Music Awards
The MTV VMAs are the biggest party of the year – filled with unpredictable moments and show stoppin…
Live Events
finalist
silver honor
League of Legends World Championship Opening Ceremony
The League of Legends World Championship – the annual professional League of Legends championship t…
Live Events
finalist
bronze honor
2022 MTV EMA
The MTV EMA is the premiere award show for global music – engaging fans from across the world, acro…
Live Events
finalist
bronze honor
NBA x Art Basel
In year one, fans went wild for Michelob ULTRA’s NBA team cans. For the 2022-2023 season, the brand…
Live Events
finalist
Billboard Music Awards + TikTok: From Sound to Song
As part of the 2022 Billboard Music Awards (BBMAs), we wanted to include some topical segments abou…
Live Events
finalist
The Canadian Tire Christmas Trail
In 2022, Canadian Tire (CT) launched its new brand purpose: We Are Here to Make Life in Canada Bett…

Nominees

Live Events
Family Style
Family Style created an eponymous, multifaceted food festival and live experiential event, Family S…
Live Events
Galderma shows how to #XpresYourself at NYC Pride
Aesthetic treatments like fillers and neuromodulators have gone from extreme to mainstream. They ar…
Live Events
Movement Live
Michelob ULTRA, as a brand, champions an active lifestyle for those who work out and go out. And ou…
Live Events
Side by Side: A Celebration of Service
Only 2.3% of private sector healthcare providers in NY are equipped to understand and meet veterans…
Live Events
Teen Wolf at San Diego Comic Con
Teen Wolf historically dominates San Diego Comic Con, and the 2022 panel was up to par. We set out …
Live Events
Watching History Happen: NASA and Johns Hopkins APL Partner for DART Social Event
On Sept. 26, 2022, NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) made history as the world’s first…