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

True Crime & Documentary Podcast

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

See previous winners and honorees here.
True Crime & Documentary Podcast
48 Hours: Post Mortem
After the success of Season 1, "Post Mortem" returned to satisfy listeners’ desire for even more de…
True Crime & Documentary Podcast
Candyman: The True Story Behind the Bathroom Mirror Murder
This podcast aimed to explore the complex, haunting story of Ruthie Mae McCoy’s death and highlight…
True Crime & Documentary Podcast
In the Shadow of Princeton
Even a town as elite and picturesque as Princeton has its secrets. No one knows this better than…
True Crime & Documentary Podcast
Law&Crime Shorty Entry - True Crime Podcast
Top legal and true crime network Law&Crime announces the first installment of a multi-part podcast …
True Crime & Documentary Podcast
Law&Crime Shorty Entry - YouTube Presence
Law&Crime is the leading multimedia destination for law enforcement programming, true crime series,…
True Crime & Documentary Podcast
Murder in the Orange Grove: The Troubled Case Against Crosley Green
The idea driving Murder in the Orange Grove is to present an in-depth, investigative reexamination …
True Crime & Documentary Podcast
The Jinx Official Podcast
The Official Jinx Podcast takes listeners behind the scenes of the HBO documentary series directed …
True Crime & Documentary Podcast
True Crime Reports
The driving force behind True Crime Reports is the belief that true crime storytelling should be mo…
True Crime & Documentary Podcast
Varnamtown
A few years ago, Kyle MacLachlan, the star of Twin Peaks, heard a rumor that Pablo Escobar did a de…