THE 14TH ANNUAL SHORTY AWARDS
The Shorty Awards honor the best of social media and digital. View this season's finalists!
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Campaign by Diverse-Owned Businesses
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Global Campaign
Integrated Campaign
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Local Campaign
Mobile Campaign
Multi-Platform Campaign
Rebrand Campaign
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Regional Campaign
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Social Good Campaign
Content and Media
Blog & Micro-blog
Branded Content
Branded Series
Clapback
Contest or Promotion
Data Visualization
Email
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Emojis
Filter/Lens
Hashtag
Meme & GIFs
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Micro-site
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Native Advertising
Single Post or Activation
User-Generated Content
Voice
Design
Animation
Art Direction
Brand Identity
Brand Redesign
Graphic Art
Images
Sound
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UX/UI
Visual Effects
Industry
Auto
Beauty
Business to Business
Consumer Brand
Education
Entertainment
Family and Parenting
Financial Services
Fitness, Health, & Wellness
Food & Beverage
Gaming
Government & Politics
Hospitality
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
Emerging Platform Partnership
Facebook Partnership
Instagram Partnership
Multi-Platform Partnership
TikTok Partnership
Twitter Patnership
YouTube Partnership
Metaverse
Artificial Intelligence
Extended Reality
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Immersive
Interactive Content
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NFTs
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Overall Presence
Facebook Presence
Instagram Presence
Instant Message Presence
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LinkedIn Presence
Multi-Platform Presence
Other Platform Presence
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TikTok Presence
Twitter Presence
YouTube Presence
Single Platform
Facebook
Instagram
LinkedIn
Other Platform
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TikTok
Twitter
YouTube
Strategy & Engagement
Brand Partnership
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Call to Action
Chatbots
Community Management
Creative Use of Technology
Customer Service
Earned Media
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Employee Engagement
Event & Experiential
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Fundraising
Gamification
Globalization
Humor
Innovative Media Buying Strategy
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Insights & Trends
Integration with Live Television
LGBTQ Community Engagement
Localization
Micro-Influencer Strategy
Multicultural Community Engagement
Music & Dance
On a Shoestring
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Organic Promotion
Paid & Amplification
Physical and Digital Convergence
Public Service Announcement
Real Time Response
Search
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Shopping
Storytelling
Takeovers
Podcast
Art & Culture Podcast
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Branded Podcast
Comedy Podcast
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News & Politics Podcast
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Other Podcast Genres
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Podcast Mini Series
Science & Technology Podcast
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Sports & Health Podcast
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True Crime & Documentary Podcast
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Video
360 Video
Animal Video
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Comedy Video
Dance Video
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Featurette or Behind The Scenes Video
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Instructional Video
Live Event Coverage
Live Video
Long Form Video
Medium-Length Video
Product Feature Video
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Short Form Video
Stories
Unboxing Video
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Vertical Video
Video Ad
Video Series
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From the 1st Annual Shorty Social Good Awards
Best in Civic Engagement
This award honors a program, project, or initiative that encourages the public to engage in any aspect of the political process.
Winner
Civic Engagement
winner
ACT/ART: Criminal Justice Reform
Criminal justice reform is a cause firmly supported by The White House and a passion point for ACT/…
Finalists
Civic Engagement
finalist
Ad Council PSA Campaign: Job Training and Employment
The purpose of the campaign was to help Americans view donated items as more than just used objects…
Civic Engagement
finalist
EIGHTEEN
For many, the right to vote and partake in government is seen as a human right. No matter where you…
Civic Engagement
finalist
George Takei founds "One Pulse for America"
A Crisis Demanding ActionResponding to the horrific mass shooting at an LGBTQ club on June 12, 2016…
Civic Engagement
finalist
Special Olympics with Dustin Plunkett
Bank of America believes that when people with intellectual disabilities are given the chance, they…
Civic Engagement
finalist
The Future of Hate — Stop HB757
In February 2016, Georgia legislators passed HB 757, a bill that legalized discrimination against t…
Nominees
Civic Engagement
#ShootATweet
How do we make the daily toll of gun violence something Congress can't ignore?The media does a grea…
Civic Engagement
winner
ACT/ART: Criminal Justice Reform
Criminal justice reform is a cause firmly supported by The White House and a passion point for ACT/…
Civic Engagement
finalist
Ad Council PSA Campaign: Job Training and Employment
The purpose of the campaign was to help Americans view donated items as more than just used objects…
Civic Engagement
BuzzFeed Mental Health Week
We launched Mental Health Week at BuzzFeed because media can play a huge role — for good or for ill…
Civic Engagement
finalist
EIGHTEEN
For many, the right to vote and partake in government is seen as a human right. No matter where you…
Civic Engagement
FreeTrumpScore.com
Donald Trump's outrageous comments about Latinos, Muslims, and other Americans have received prime …
Civic Engagement
finalist
George Takei founds "One Pulse for America"
A Crisis Demanding ActionResponding to the horrific mass shooting at an LGBTQ club on June 12, 2016…
Civic Engagement
Partners in Preservation: National Parks
Partners in Preservation, a ten-year-old community-based initiative created by American Express and…
Civic Engagement
Play More B'More: Putting Kids First in Baltimore
The 2015 Baltimore unrest highlighted the need to address disparities in opportunities for young pe…
Civic Engagement
Politics 101
With smart commentary and concise facts, Politics 101 is the political science class you wish you'd…
Civic Engagement
Redesigning Boston.gov: Making Government Human, Welcoming, and Useful
In August 2015, the City of Boston set out to reimagine the city's digital front door — Boston.gov …
Civic Engagement
finalist
Special Olympics with Dustin Plunkett
Bank of America believes that when people with intellectual disabilities are given the chance, they…
Civic Engagement
Take Down Gun Violence
On average, there are more than one mass shooting a day in the United States. With arguments raging…
Civic Engagement
finalist
The Future of Hate — Stop HB757
In February 2016, Georgia legislators passed HB 757, a bill that legalized discrimination against t…
Civic Engagement
The Movement for Open Primaries
Open Primaries is a movement of diverse Americans who believe in a simple, yet radical idea: no Ame…
Civic Engagement
Turn Up To Vote with BuzzFeed + TurboVote
We launched Turn Up To Vote as an attempt to convince our audience that they should get involved in…
Civic Engagement
Wear Orange Bilingual TV & Digital Campaign
To Raise Awareness about Gun Violence Prevention during National Gun Violence Awareness Day on June…
Civic Engagement
Your America
Univision and Ready Set Rocket sought to create an informative, non-partisan, and issue-based elect…
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