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 Non-Profit

This award honors the most effective and creative use of social media or digital by a non-profit. Verified non-profits can apply for a $100 USD discount per entry per category by submitting verification documents online before checkout.

See previous winners and honorees here.

Winner

Non-Profit
winner
audience honor
Special Olympics: "Yeah, I Am Special"
The word "special" means better, greater, or otherwise different from what is usual. And in sports,…

Finalists

Non-Profit
finalist
gold honor
LEAD FROM BEHIND - Sh*t Talk
Colon cancer is the second deadliest cancer in America. When the screening age was lowered in 2021 …
Non-Profit
finalist
silver honor
PLAY BY THE RULES
For over seven decades, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has upheld the Geneva C…
Non-Profit
finalist
bronze honor
Driving While Black
Many Americans believe that racism is bad, but perceive it as less prevalent in today’s society bec…
Non-Profit
finalist
#TakeItDown
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children receives 80k+ reports of suspected online ch…
Non-Profit
finalist
It's Time For Supreme Court Term Limits
The Brennan Center for Justice developed a national digital campaign to build public support for Su…
Non-Profit
finalist
Unhealthy Connections
The One Love Foundation asked minds + assembly to create a live-action PSA campaign as a follow-up …

Nominees

Non-Profit
American Muslim Today - "Transforming the Narrative"
American Muslim Today (AMT) is a pioneering non-religious/non-profit digital news and lifestyle med…
Non-Profit
Do You See Me?
In a world where the elderly often suffer in silence, our campaign emerged as a beacon of hope and …
Non-Profit
Hope Begins With A Meal
In the heart of Ukraine's struggle, where one in three families battles hunger, and a third of the …
Non-Profit
Innocence Project website
For more than 30 years, the Innocence Project's staff, partners, and clients have been doing extrao…
Non-Profit
Movement
Since 1994 The Food Depot, located in Santa Fe NM, has been on a mission to create food secure futu…
Non-Profit
OHSU Give Day : One Day
A single day doesn't seem very long. But at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU), one day can …
Non-Profit
Project CETI: Brand & Website Redesign
The objective for Project CETI's brand and website redesign was to create a digital platform that e…
Non-Profit
SHIFT Nursing Social Media Campaign
Unequal access to food, housing, and healthcare is killing people in this country. The Robert Wood …
Non-Profit
Thriving Together for the Holidays
The business challenge was to stand out during the holidays and communicate why donors should choos…
Non-Profit
We Adopted An Orphanage
Beast Philanthropy exists to leverage the power of social media to raise funds and help charitable …
Non-Profit
We Powered A Village In Africa
Beast Philanthropy exists to leverage the power of social media to raise funds and help charitable …
Non-Profit
We're Giving Away $30 Million in Free Food
Beast Philanthropy exists to leverage the power of social media to raise funds and help charitable …
Non-Profit
What would Sundays be without football? UNHCR Ambassador visits stadium in Ukraine turned shelter
In May 2023, UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador and Mexican actor Alfonso Herrera traveled to Ukraine, Polan…
Non-Profit
World Polio Day 2023
For over 35 years, polio eradication has been a primary initiative of Rotary International. World P…