THE 14TH ANNUAL SHORTY AWARDS

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

Campaign

Awareness Campaign Corporate Social Responsibility Campaign Fundraising Campaign Global Campaign Integrated Campaign Local Campaign Multi-Platform Campaign Multicultural Campaign On a Shoestring Campaign Pro Bono Campaign Social Movement Campaign

Content & Design

Audio & Music Brand Voice Branded Content Branded Series Documentary Short Email & Newsletter Feature Film Images Interactive Experiences Long Form Video Micro-site or Blog Podcast Research Reports Short Form Video Vertical Video NEW! Video Series

Cause

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

Industry

Automotive Business to Business Consumer Brands Education Entertainment Fashion & Beauty Financial Services Food & Beverage Government & Politics Healthcare & Pharma Hospitality & Travel Lifestyle & Wellness News & Media Non-Profit Retail & E-Commerce Sports Technology

Partnerships

Brand Partnership Corporate-Community Influencer, Creator & Celebrity Non-profit Partnership Other Partnerships

Platforms & Technology

Gaming Generative AI Instagram LinkedIn Other Platforms TikTok YouTube

Special Project

Special Project

Strategy & Engagement

Call to Action Community Engagement Contest or Challenges Data & Insights Earned Media Employee Engagement NEW! Event & Experiential Guerrilla Marketing Integration with Traditional Media Paid Media PSA Single Post Storytelling Use of Viral Content User Generated Content

From the 18th Annual Shorty Awards Animation

This category honors the most creative and effective use of custom animations - or still images transformed into moving visuals - in a social/digital project or campaign.

See previous winners and honorees here.

Finalists

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Human Nature
Can critters talking about today’s financial woes help people better understand the challenges with…
Animation
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Check, Mate
The objective of Check, Mate was to reduce fear-driven avoidance of early cognitive screening by ch…
Animation
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Hank Hill on This Past Weekend with Theo Von
More than 15 years after its original series finale, Mike Judge’s mega-hit adult animated comedy “K…
Animation
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28 Years Later Teaser Trailer
For the launch of the 28 Years Later trailer, our goal was clear: make heads roll.  Leading up t…
Animation
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Conquer The Doomiverse - Design Bridge and Partners x Lenovo Yoga
PC laptops are a crowded market with thin margins and many brands competing for recognition. Lenovo…
Animation
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Genshin x Duolingo
Since its launch, Genshin Impact has always sought to surprise and delight its global playerbase (o…
Animation
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IT: Welcome to Derry - DOOH 3D Cube
The objective of this work was to translate the psychological horror of IT: Welcome to Derry into a…
Animation
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Mickey & Friends: Scroll Break
The objective of Mickey & Friends Scroll Break is to encourage users to stop scrolling and take a m…
Animation
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Minnie’s Daily Routines
Minnie’s Daily Routines was developed to reintroduce Minnie Mouse in a way that feels current to to…
Animation
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Pegman
Pegman is the tiny face of Google Maps, and we designed his looks for a series of brand partnership…
Animation
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Powerline Live! ⚡️ A Goofy Movie 360° Concert Experience
The Walt Disney Company created an innovative 360-degree immersive experience inside the iconic Pow…
Animation
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Target Get-Ready Yeti Holiday Campaign
For the 2025 holiday season, the creative brief was to reimagine what holiday shopping means at Tar…
Animation
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This Is Why We Need Checks and Balances
Rebuilding a Common Civic Language This campaign was built to reinforce the civic literacy our dem…
Animation
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Valorant: Why We Fight
Riot Games sought to commemorate the milestone of Valorant’s 5-year anniversary with a new and excl…

Nominees

Animation
Logitech G502 Stop Motion
The G502 is one of the most iconic mice in gaming history. Since its launch, it has evolved through…
Animation
Magic 8 Ball Social Media Campaign
To celebrate Magic 8 Ball’s 75th year, and “Magic 8 Ball Day” on 08-08-25, GERTRUDE created a socia…
Animation
The Masked Singer S13 - Social Creative
For Season 13 of The Masked Singer, we partner with Fox to build an exciting social campaign around…
Animation
UCLA: Research Powers Miracles
UCLA set out to tell a research story that felt human, not institutional. The objective was to crea…