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

Branded Series

This category honors the most creative and effective use of a branded content series, such as a digital web series or docu-series.

See previous winners and honorees here.

Finalists

Branded Series
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Amazon Music Live - Social Host Liza Koshy
Amazon Music Live (AML) Season 3 set out to redefine the intersection of music, sports, and culture…
Branded Series
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Boy Room
The brainchild of New York comedian Rachel Coster and short form entertainment studio, Gymnasium, B…
Branded Series
finalist
REVOLT’s Overtime Hustle (Season 1) sponsored by Ally Financial
REVOLT’s Overtime Hustle, presented by Ally, is a groundbreaking series designed to tackle one of t…
Branded Series
finalist
Barbie Dream Besties Series
The driving idea behind the Barbie Dream Besties launch was to reimagine Barbie’s appeal for old…
Branded Series
finalist
Celebrity Substitute
Teachers are critical to inspiring the next generation. But often, our educators don’t have access …
Branded Series
finalist
Pinterest x Tastemade's Deliciously Entertaining
Pinterest is a visual search and discovery platform where people find inspiration, curate ideas and…
Branded Series
finalist
Ultimate Mountain Athlete
The Tacoma had become outdated, the competition tougher, and Toyota needed to nail the relaunch—and…
Branded Series
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Unlikely Collaborators (Perception Box: Corner Office)
Unlikely Collaborators is a nonprofit dedicated to conflict resolution by helping individuals refle…
Branded Series
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Where the Internet Lives Season 4 Podcast and Film Documentary Series
Where the Internet Lives is a podcast and mini-documentary series about the unseen world of data ce…

Nominees

Branded Series
@Cocktails: WICKED x Pernod
As the official sponsor of ‘WICKED the Movie’, Pernod Ricard (PRUSA) tasked Gallery Media Group wit…
Branded Series
Adobe x kvell: “Wait, you made that with Adobe?” Series
Adobe challenged us to inspire the creative community with a social series showcasing the versatili…
Branded Series
Dexter’s Kill Room
The objective of Dexter’s Kill Room is to bridge the gap between the original Dexter series and its…
Branded Series
Empowered: The Story of Avangrid Empowering Rural America
Avangrid is leading the transformation of the U.S. energy industry, including hundreds of rural com…
Branded Series
From Kitchen to Community
Local restaurants, owned and run by your friends and neighbors, are one of those things that make e…
Branded Series
Inner Baller
ESPN and series sponsor State Farm partnered on a clever campaign that integrated tailored creative…
Branded Series
Kingsford King of the Tailgate
In early 2024, Kingsford asked us to bring the spirit of college football season to life by putting…
Branded Series
Lenovo Legion: Reach Your Impossible
Lenovo Legion (Lenovo’s brand of gaming tech i.e. laptops, handheld consoles) needed a social campa…
Branded Series
Max Presents: Watching Scream
For Halloween 2024, Max and its LGBTQ+ platform Human by Orientation set out to expand how we creat…
Branded Series
Plan Well, Play Well
In a world oversaturated with financial advice and countless messages about “the right way” to prep…
Branded Series
Pump Up El Sabor
Americans love Mexican food, however many people are under the impression it’s too complicated and …
Branded Series
REVOLT x Target Bet on Black (Season 4)
Bet on Black is REVOLT’s groundbreaking competition series that aims to transform the narrative sur…
Branded Series
REVOLT x Walmart Receipts (Season 2)
Produced by REVOLT’s Six Zeros, Receipts presented by Walmart redefines how Black culture is celebr…
Branded Series
RuPaul's Drag Race - The Pit Stop with Trixie Mattel
Our primary goal was to build on the continued success of the RuPauls Drag Race series, by not only…
Branded Series
Unsettled Territory
Known primarily for its rain, coffee, and the Space Needle, Seattle was pigeonholed as a regional d…