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!

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.
Meme & GIFs
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
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
DQ Fall Blizzard Menu x Taylor Swift Midnights
It’s me, hi, I’m the problMEME it’s me. When Taylor Swift speaks, the internet listens. The anno…
Meme & GIFs
Nuggets Win Graphics
To produce eye-catching, entertaining and engaging "Win" graphics. We wanted to create win graphics…
Meme & GIFs
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
Rosanna Pansino
Meme & GIFs
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
Smile Campaign | Paramount Pictures
Meme & GIFs
Spirit Hallowmeme
In October 2022, Spirit’s costume meme started popping up across social media feeds, first graduall…
Meme & GIFs
The Cheesecake Factory - Hocus Pocus Meme
While The Cheesecake Factory needs no introduction, it’s an ongoing objective to continue to raise …
Meme & GIFs
Yellowstone
In an effort to reach a larger audience, we have leaned into the TikTok space posting various types…