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!

Public Service Announcement

This award honors the most creative and effective public service announcement run across any social media or digital platform.

See previous winner and honorees here.
Public Service Announcement
Barack Obama x ATTN: The Power of Your Vote in 2022
We set out to remind a younger generation that their vote matters and is more important than ever t…
Public Service Announcement
Deep F***ing Breath
Comedy Central is committed to supporting our fans from a mental health perspective via education a…
Public Service Announcement
Educating Fans on the COVID-19 Vaccine
In June of 2022, the CDC approved the COVID-19 vaccine for children under the age of 5, but the pub…
Public Service Announcement
How WHO Regained the World’s Attention to fight Covid-19 Together
Background: In 2022, year three of the COVID-19 pandemic, life was quickly returning to normal. …
Public Service Announcement
LEAD FROM BEHIND
Colon cancer has a marketing issue. It’s the second biggest cancer in America yet it’s preventable.…
Public Service Announcement
Now's the Time to Make a Plan
We wanted to spread awareness about the importance of having a home fire escape plan. We were inspi…
Public Service Announcement
RuPaul's Drag Race "Everybody Say Gay" PSA
With the immense reach and social impact RuPaul’s Drag Race has worldwide, the team finds certain m…
Public Service Announcement
The Connecting Power of Music: Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga Join Forces to Fight Alzheimer's
As one of only a few artists to produce chart-topping records every decade since the 1950s — totali…
Public Service Announcement
Vigil Aunty
#BACKGROUND   India’s digital economy has been growing rapidly. However, exploiting the lack …