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 16th Annual Shorty Awards True Crime & Documentary Podcast

This award honors the most effective and creative true crime or documentary podcast. Includes single episode, series and mini-series.

See previous winners and honorees here.

Winner

True Crime & Documentary Podcast
winner
Gooned
Gooned is a podcast about the Troubled Teen Industry (TTI), a network of profit-incentivized behavi…

Finalists

True Crime & Documentary Podcast
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gold honor
Betrayal Season 2
This season of Betrayal focuses on one mother’s fight to find justice for her daughter and protecti…
True Crime & Documentary Podcast
finalist
silver honor
audience honor
Agent of Betrayal: The Double Life of Robert Hanssen
“Agent of Betrayal: The Double Life of Robert Hanssen” marked Paramount Audio’s first foray into a …
True Crime & Documentary Podcast
finalist
48 Hours
On air since 1988, reaching 36 seasons with no signs of slowing down, “48 Hours” stands as one of t…
True Crime & Documentary Podcast
finalist
Burden of Guilt
Burden of Guilt tells the story of Traceyraquel Berns, a woman who spent decades at the center of o…
True Crime & Documentary Podcast
finalist
Dateline: Missing in America Season 2
“Missing in America” is an original podcast series from Dateline NBC aimed specifically at helping …
True Crime & Documentary Podcast
finalist
Murder in Apartment 12
On the surface Murder in Apartment 12 is about the killing of Nona Dirksmeyer, a 19 year-old beauty…
True Crime & Documentary Podcast
finalist
My Life of Crime with Erin Moriarty
The “48 Hours” franchise is a titan of true crime and within it lies great potential for spin-off c…
True Crime & Documentary Podcast
finalist
The Girl in the Blue Mustang
Dateline’s six-episode podcast series, “The Girl in the Blue Mustang,” told the story of the murder…
True Crime & Documentary Podcast
finalist
The Perfect Scam
Fraud is a billion-dollar industry affecting people of all ages, across all walks of life. Transnat…

Nominees

True Crime & Documentary Podcast
48 Hours: Post Mortem
As the main “48 Hours” podcast grew in popularity and gained more subscribers, it was clear that li…
True Crime & Documentary Podcast
Why Can't We Talk About Amanda's Mom?
“Why Can’t We Talk About Amanda’s Mom?” is a narrative podcast, and over the course of 8 episodes, …