THE 14TH ANNUAL SHORTY AWARDS

The Shorty Awards honor the best of social media and digital. View this season's finalists!

Campaign

Awareness Campaign Corporate Social Responsibility Campaign Diverse-Owned Businesses Campaign Fundraising Campaign Global Campaign Integrated Campaign Local Campaign Multi-Platform Campaign Multicultural Campaign On a Shoestring Campaign Pro Bono Campaign Social Movement Campaign

Content & Design

Audio & Music Brand Voice NEW! Branded Content Branded Series Documentary Short Email & Newsletter NEW! Feature Film Gamification NEW! Images Interactive Content Long Form Video Medium Length Video NEW! Micro-site or Blog Podcast Research Reports Short Form Video Video Series

Cause

Animal Rights & Welfare Arts & Culture Conservation & Preservation Disability Awareness Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Emergency Relief Environment & Sustainability Fight Poverty Gender Equality Human Rights Immigration & Refugees Learning & Development LGBTQ+ Mental Health Multi-Cause Initiative Other Causes NEW! Public Health Public Safety Racial Equality Responsible Consumption & Production Responsible Technology NEW! Social Justice Youth & Family

Industry

Automotive Business to Business Consumer Brands Education Entertainment Fashion & Beauty Financial Services Food & Beverage Government & Politics Healthcare & Pharma Hospitality & Travel Lifestyle & Wellness News & Media Non-Profit Other Industry NEW! Retail & E-Commerce Sports Technology

Partnerships

Brand Partnership NEW! Corporate-Community Influencer, Creator & Celebrity Nonprofit Partnership Other Partnerships NEW!

Platforms & Technology

Extended Reality Gaming Generative AI Instagram LinkedIn Other Platforms TikTok YouTube

Special Project

Special Project

Strategy & Engagement

Call to Action Community Engagement Contest or Challenges Data & Insights Earned Media Event & Experiential Guerrilla Marketing Integration with Traditional Media NEW! Paid Media PSA Single Post Storytelling Use of Viral Content NEW! User Generated Content

From the 15th Annual Shorty Awards Vertical Video

This award honors a vertical video or series of vertical videos that effectively and creatively established social presence and garner significant attention or following from an audience. Vertical Videos are unique to social media. Examples include Instagram Reels, Snapchat Stories/Series, YouTube Shorts, TikToks/TikTok Series.

See previous winners and honorees here.

Winner

Vertical Video
winner
The Daily Show - Put Police Chases in Car Commercials
The idea for this social video sprang from an off-the-cuff conversation between a Daily Show produc…

Finalists

Vertical Video
finalist
gold honor
Pepsi x Camila Cabello | UCL Final Opening Ceremony 2022
Our objective was to create cultural awareness, hype and excitement ahead of Camila Cabello's openi…
Vertical Video
finalist
silver honor
audience honor
"Every fall pregnancy announcement is exactly like this"
Comedy Central aims to give emerging talent a springboard as well as amplify diverse, hilarious com…
Vertical Video
finalist
94th Oscars x Meta Short Form Reels Content Partnership
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and Meta, the parent company of Instagram and Faceb…
Vertical Video
finalist
Bustle Video Submission
Bustle’s audience of millions highly engaged millennial women have proven time and time again that …
Vertical Video
finalist
Carmichael Lynch and H&R Block: A Fair Shot
On July 1, 2021, the new NCAA Name, Image, Likeness (NIL) rule change went into effect, turning col…
Vertical Video
finalist
Ratatouille Scene Recreations
This year, the classic Pixar film Ratatouille turned 15, and we wanted to celebrate in a big way. I…
Vertical Video
finalist
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 7 Ruveal
Fans have long speculated about an all-winners season of RuPaul’s Drag Race, and we were finally ab…
Vertical Video
finalist
Vigil Aunty
#BACKGROUND   India’s digital economy has been growing rapidly. However, exploiting the lack …

Nominees

Vertical Video
2022 MTV Movie & TV Awards "Who Did It Butter?"
Movie & TV Awards: Who Did It Butter? highlights MTV’s rich history celebrating movies and TV while…
Vertical Video
AARP TikTok Channel
How do you enhance perceptions of your brand and establish a connection with a generation that has …
Vertical Video
Aspercreme - Heel Hack
Aspercreme is a topical pain relief brand that’s iconic among Boomers, but has long failed to make …
Vertical Video
Ayu and Ade's Story
A 2020 US brand health survey Smile Train commissioned found that the vast majority of Americans do…
Vertical Video
Bank of America: The Path to Net Zero
Climate change is one of the world’s most pressing issues. But it’s also a complex topic, rooted in…
Vertical Video
Detect early, Treat early.
The main objective of the campaign was to spread awareness about the importance of early detection …
Vertical Video
FUEL YOUR SUMMER JAM
To create an unforgettable summer moment highlighted by a series of videos that ladders up to our o…
Vertical Video
Firebelly Marketing's Vision in Vertical Video
From TikTok dances to video memes, video content is king. It's also not so easy to produce and can …
Vertical Video
How Maytag Won on #PetTok
By the beginning of 2022, TikTok was no longer a plucky, upstart social media platform that was onl…
Vertical Video
IONIQ 5 “Evolves” EV
The automotive industry is being redefined - new EVs launch every year and OEMs are actively trying…
Vertical Video
JARDIM PANTANAL - VIDAS ALAGADAS
“Jardim Pantanal - Vidas Alagadas” (Jardim Pantanal - Flooded Lifes) is an exclusive documentary se…
Vertical Video
The Luxury Collection – Hotel Stories & Experiences
From a hotel housed in a 13th-century Augustinian monastery to a gallery of art spanning from lobby…
Vertical Video
The Luxury Collection – Tastemakers
Stories with The Luxury Collection are best told from our travelers themselves. Each unique perspec…
Vertical Video
The Ritz-Carlton — Signature Video Series
With Meta’s growing shift to video, The Ritz-Carlton saw a fresh chance to share its defining momen…