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 NEW! Campaign by Diverse-Owned Businesses NEW! Global Campaign Integrated Campaign Launch Campaign NEW! Local Campaign Mobile Campaign Multi-Platform Campaign Rebrand Campaign NEW! Regional Campaign NEW! Social Good Campaign

Content and Media

Blog & Micro-blog Branded Content Branded Series Clapback Contest or Promotion Data Visualization Email NEW! Emojis Filter/Lens Hashtag Meme & GIFs NEW! Micro-site NEW! Native Advertising Single Post or Activation User-Generated Content Voice

Design

Animation Art Direction Brand Identity Brand Redesign Graphic Art Images Sound NEW! UX/UI Visual Effects

Industry

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

Emerging Platform Partnership Facebook Partnership Instagram Partnership Multi-Platform Partnership TikTok Partnership Twitter Patnership YouTube Partnership

Metaverse

Artificial Intelligence Extended Reality NEW! Immersive Interactive Content NEW! NFTs NEW!

Overall Presence

Facebook Presence Instagram Presence Instant Message Presence NEW! LinkedIn Presence Multi-Platform Presence Other Platform Presence NEW! TikTok Presence Twitter Presence YouTube Presence

Single Platform

Facebook Instagram LinkedIn Other Platform NEW! TikTok Twitter YouTube

Strategy & Engagement

Brand Partnership NEW! Call to Action Chatbots Community Management Creative Use of Technology Customer Service Earned Media NEW! Employee Engagement Event & Experiential NEW! Fundraising Gamification Globalization Humor Innovative Media Buying Strategy NEW! Insights & Trends Integration with Live Television LGBTQ Community Engagement Localization Micro-Influencer Strategy Multicultural Community Engagement Music & Dance On a Shoestring NEW! Organic Promotion Paid & Amplification Physical and Digital Convergence Public Service Announcement Real Time Response Search NEW! Shopping Storytelling Takeovers

Podcast

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

Video

360 Video Animal Video NEW! Comedy Video Dance Video NEW! Featurette or Behind The Scenes Video NEW! Instructional Video Live Event Coverage Live Video Long Form Video Medium-Length Video Product Feature Video NEW! Short Form Video Stories Unboxing Video NEW! Vertical Video Video Ad Video Series NEW!

Live Event Coverage

This category honors the most creative and effective incorporation of live video coverage to elevate events including concerts, conferences, marches, rallies and meetups.

See previous winners and honorees here.
Live Event Coverage
2022 MTV EMA
The MTV EMA is the premiere award show for global music – engaging fans from across the world, acro…
Live Event Coverage
2022 MTV Video Music Awards
The MTV VMAs are the biggest party of the year – filled with unpredictable moments and show stoppin…
Live Event Coverage
2023 UA Next All-America Game
Under Armour Football aimed to highlight the top football players in country and their experiences …
Live Event Coverage
Automation Fair 2022 Social Media Coverage
As our 2022 Chicago Automation Fair was approaching the high importance of driving excitement and a…
Live Event Coverage
MSNBC midterm election 2022, TikTok
For the first "TikTok election" the MSNBC social team aimed to share breaking news and provide in-d…
Live Event Coverage
RuPaul's Drag Race Season 14 Finale Red Carpet With Trevor Project
RuPaul’s Drag Race and Paramount have a longstanding partnership with The Trevor Project. We used t…
Live Event Coverage
Runway Runway
After the pandemic lockdowns, small businesses were suffering–and that had particular significance …
Live Event Coverage
Top Gun: Maverick x MTV Global Live Stream
Thirty-six years after Top Gun left an indelible mark on pop culture, we knew we had to go big for …
Live Event Coverage
W Hotels x Cercle
W Hotels’ authentic passion for music has always set us apart from other brands in the luxury trave…
Live Event Coverage
World Championships Video Coverage - USA Gymnastics
Gold Medals aren’t just won at the Olympics. For gymnasts, each competition presents an opportunity…
Live Event Coverage
World Cup NOW
FOX Sports, the leader in live sports and official FIFA World Cup English-language broadcast rights…
Live Event Coverage
Yungblud Livestream with Amazon Music & Twitch // MALKA Media
MALKA Media live streamed a 1 night, 3 venue Yungblud performance at three Sunset Strip venues via …