THE 14TH ANNUAL SHORTY AWARDS

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

By Campaign

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

By Cause

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

By Industry

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

By Platform

Facebook Instagram LinkedIn Other Platforms TikTok X (formerly Twitter) YouTube

Original Content

Branded Content Branded Series Documentary Short Extended Reality Feature Film NEW! Gaming Images Interactive Content Live Streaming Long Form Video Micro-site or Blog Podcast Research Reports NEW! Short Form Video Video Video Series

Partnerships

Corporate-Community Influencer, Creator & Celebrity Media Partnership Nonprofit Partnership

Special Project

Special Project

Strategy & Engagement

Call to Action Community Engagement Contest or Challenges Creative Use of Technology Data & Insights Earned Media NEW! Employee Engagement Event & Experiential Generative AI Guerrilla Marketing NEW! Paid Media PSA Real Time Response Single Post Sound & Music NEW! Storytelling User Generated Content

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
finalist
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, …