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!

YouTube Presence

This award honors brand presence on YouTube. Describe how you effectively used the platform's native tools to establish your unique brand voice, foster community and drive engagement.

See previous winners and honorees here.
YouTube Presence
AARP
On AARP's YouTube channel, we bring stories to life that challenge outdated perceptions of aging an…
YouTube Presence
AJE YouTube
Al Jazeera English's YouTube channel had a banner year in 2022, exceeding objectives, expanding vie…
YouTube Presence
Al Jazeera YouTube
Al Jazeera Digital Newsroom is managing all social media production & publishing for Al Jazeera Ara…
YouTube Presence
Animalogic
Educate. Represent. Entertain. With over 490 millions video views across YouTube, Snapchat Discover…
YouTube Presence
Between 2 Rides
eBay is the OG online marketplace for buyers and sellers, but has faced twin headwinds in recent ye…
YouTube Presence
Blue’s Clues & You! Channel
The Blue’s Clues & You! YouTube Channel plays at the intersection of the linear series’ distinct ed…
YouTube Presence
Comedy
My mission as a content creator is to provide simplified, high-quality content that inspires, enter…
YouTube Presence
Drew Michael Scott, Founder of Lone Fox
Drew Michael Scott is the stylized eye behind Lone Fox, the fastest-growing YouTube channel in the …
YouTube Presence
Insider Business
Insider’s mission is to create thought-provoking storytelling on every platform, medium and screen.…
YouTube Presence
Modathon
eBay is the OG online marketplace for buyers and sellers, but it has faced twin headwinds recently:…
YouTube Presence
Rosanna Pansino
YouTube Presence
Ryan’s World YouTube Channel
Ryan's World has rapidly evolved from a single YouTube channel focused on “toy reviews” to a multi-…
YouTube Presence
SpongeBob Channel
Our goal on the SpongeBob YouTube channel is to create an immersive fan experience that not only pr…
YouTube Presence
Supercar Blondie - The most engaged automotive media company
To be the number one automotive publisher brand on Youtube       
YouTube Presence
Team Whistle
Our Whistle YouTube channel was created in 2006 to bring a sports brand that was not reliant upon r…
YouTube Presence
TheSoul Publishing
Since its 2016 launch, TheSoul Publishing has become an award-winning, market-leading digital studi…
YouTube Presence
Walker Webcast
The Walker Webcast was launched with the onset of COVID as a way to stay connected with our clients…