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 Meme & GIFs

This award honors GIF(s), meme(s) and/or sticker(s) that creatively established a social presence and/or garnered significant attention or following from an audience.

Winner

Meme & GIFs
winner
Smile Campaign | Paramount Pictures

Finalists

Meme & GIFs
finalist
gold honor
SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME Pointing Meme
Spider-Man: No Way Home was one of the most anticipated films of all time. It was also the most top…
Meme & GIFs
finalist
silver honor
Spirit Hallowmeme
In October 2022, Spirit’s costume meme started popping up across social media feeds, first graduall…
Meme & GIFs
finalist
bronze honor
Yellowstone
In an effort to reach a larger audience, we have leaned into the TikTok space posting various types…
Meme & GIFs
finalist
Can't Quiet Pride
Established LGBTQ+ labels are facing the threat of extinction in the wake of the “Don’t say Gay” bi…
Meme & GIFs
finalist
audience honor
Chex Mix Little Miss Meme
The week of July 19th, a new cultural meme was born in the form of “Little Miss.” The trend utilize…
Meme & GIFs
finalist
Nuggets Win Graphics
To produce eye-catching, entertaining and engaging "Win" graphics. We wanted to create win graphics…
Meme & GIFs
finalist
Puss in Boots - Pope Meme
For our epic, six-month long campaign for Puss In Boots: the Last wish, it was imperative to captur…
Meme & GIFs
finalist
Rosanna Pansino

Nominees

Meme & GIFs
The Cheesecake Factory - Hocus Pocus Meme
While The Cheesecake Factory needs no introduction, it’s an ongoing objective to continue to raise …