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

Of The Year

Commercial Creator of the Year Dual-Format Creator of the Year Large Agency of the Year Large Brand of the Year Large Non-Profit of the Year Mid-Sized Agency of the Year News Creator of the Year Site of the Year Small Agency of the Year Studio of the Year

From the 15th Annual Shorty Awards Non-Profit

This award honors the most effective and creative use of social media or digital by a non-profit. For non-profit pricing, please email [email protected].

See previous winners and honorees here.

Winner

Non-Profit
winner
#NoShameNoBlame: a campaign demanding a serious sentence for a serious crime
The #NoShameNoBlame campaign, launched during the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence…

Finalists

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finalist
gold honor
charity: water OneOnOne Experience
771 million people in the world live without access to clean water, and our goal is to educate peop…
Non-Profit
finalist
silver honor
Sunshine Online
For 40 years, Camp Sunshine has provided a fun, safe, and empowering environment for kids with canc…
Non-Profit
finalist
bronze honor
LEAD FROM BEHIND
Colon cancer has a marketing issue. It’s the second biggest cancer in America yet it’s preventable.…
Non-Profit
finalist
Bodyright
85% of women globally have suffered or witnessed online abuse 92% of women report that online …
Non-Profit
finalist
Childhood Underground
“Childhood Underground” had a clear objective: To remind the world that the war is a terrifying chi…
Non-Profit
finalist
Global Outreach Doctors | On The Frontlines
Humanitarian response: Ukraine On February 24th 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine. Reports declared i…
Non-Profit
finalist
Human Rights Watch Instagram Micro-Videos on Ukraine Invasion
Micro videos are short form videos produced in one day following the news agenda or trending conver…
Non-Profit
finalist
Newman's Own Foundation
Newman's Own Foundation exists to carry on legendary actor Paul Newman’s Radically Good legacy, giv…
Non-Profit
finalist
Open-source maps are saving the rainforest—and the world
Freethink set out to tell a story that highlights how MapBiomas is mapping data by showcasing both …
Non-Profit
finalist
Spreading Hope to Drive Pediatric Cancer Awareness with Hyundai Hope On Wheels
Around 10,000 children are diagnosed with cancer every year in the U.S. While 195 million dollars o…
Non-Profit
finalist
audience honor
The A100: Gold Excellence in 2022
Asians and Pacific Islanders (APIs) are the fastest-growing racial group in the US, yet they contin…
Non-Profit
finalist
The Be There Certificate
The Be There Certificate is a free, self-paced, interactive online mental health course, created by…
Non-Profit
finalist
Upkept by Consumer Reports
Your home is one of your biggest financial investments and it doesn't come with instructions.  T…

Nominees

Non-Profit
Action Against Hunger Website
Today, hunger is preventable. Yet two million children die every year from malnutrition.  As one…
Non-Profit
Chronicling a Powerful Legacy of Justice Work: Innocence Project's 30th Anniversary Digital Timeline
In celebration of the Innocence Project's 30th anniversary last year, we launched a digital timelin…
Non-Profit
Director of Social Media
Before the construction of Central Park in 1858, the landscape along what is now the Park’s perimet…
Non-Profit
Global Outreach Doctors | Ukraine Mission
On February 24th 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine. Reports declared it the largest conventional warfare…
Non-Profit
Halftime Reset: Health Disparities Campaign for Men of Color
The AARP x Broccoli City Campaign, “Halftime Reset: Reinventing Yourself for the Next Phase”, is ge…
Non-Profit
Hope For Ukraine
We provide food, medical attention, shelter and education for Ukrainians devastated by war. Main…
Non-Profit
Queer Sex Ed
Statistics show that sex education is required in twenty-nine states plus Washington D.C., but only…
Non-Profit
Sandals 40 for 40 Initiative
The tourism industry is the largest employer in the Caribbean reaching into all corners of communit…
Non-Profit
Save The Music: 25 Years of Driving Equity Through Making Music
Since 1997, Save The Music (STM) has worked to address systemic inequities in music education by in…
Non-Profit
The Distressed Communities Index
The Distressed Communities Index (DCI)—a data tool and interactive map ranking communities’ economi…
Non-Profit
Women's Inequality Day
2022 saw unprecedented attacks on gender equity across the US. In response, the League of Women Vot…
Non-Profit
World Surf League’s We Are One Ocean Campaign
Our main goal is to engage global surf fans to protect and conserve our ocean to preserve the futur…
Non-Profit
gOD-Talk 2.0: Hip-Hop & #BlackFaith
gOD-Talk 2.0: Hip-Hop & #BlackFaith is the seventh episode of the award-winning web series presente…
Non-Profit
“My Life with Pulmonary Fibrosis”
Insights:  Pulmonary fibrosis is a rare disease that afflicts 40,000 - 50,000 people in the US. Ano…