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 Branded Podcast

This category honors a podcast or podcast series that creatively established a social presence and/or garnered significant attention or following from an audience.

See previous winners and honorees here.

Finalists

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Prime Video: Brain on Prime Podcast
In 2025, global progress on women’s rights faced unprecedented rollback, and the digital landscape …
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Silver Linings with the Old Gays
Silver Linings with the Old Gays was created to uplift the voices and lived lessons of queer elders…
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Bet It Drives Show
The problem iGaming B2B marketing has a sameness problem. Every company sponsors the same confer…
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Only Murders in the Building: Official Podcast
Hulu Original mystery-comedy “Only Murders in the Building” follows three strangers (Steve Martin, …
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Redefiners Podcast
Redefiners was created to spotlight leaders who are reshaping industries, challenging norms, and re…
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Take on Tomorrow
The world is changing faster than ever, so how does business keep up?  In this special series of Ta…
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Who's the Asshole? Grindr's Sex-Positive Podcast
With Who’s the Asshole?, Grindr set out to do more than launch a podcast, it claimed space as an un…

Nominees

Branded Podcast
A Better Way to Money
The overarching objective of the podcast is to raise brand awareness, attracting and educating pote…
Branded Podcast
First Frame Podcast, presented by TELUS STORYHIVE
At the heart of TELUS STORYHIVE’s First Frame podcast is a simple but powerful idea: every creator …
Branded Podcast
Merging Into Life
Merging Into Life is a biweekly podcast launched by AAA Northeast, intended to capture a younger Mi…
Branded Podcast
Resilient Edge: A business vitality podcast from Deloitte
Resilient Edge is a multi-episode branded podcast created to position Deloitte’s SAP alliance as a …
Branded Podcast
Seen on the Screen with Jacqueline Coley
Seen on the Screen with Jacqueline Coley celebrates how film reflects and shapes culture, through c…
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What The Fraud?
What The Fraud? by Sumsub was created to make complex fraud threats understandable and genuinely us…
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Whole Foods Market's Beyond the Board Podcast
The Beyond the Board podcast was created to deepen Whole Foods Market’s storytelling by moving beyo…
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Wild Ideas Worth Living
Wild Ideas Worth Living, presented by Capital One and the REI Co-op Mastercard, aims to encourage p…