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 NEW! Data Visualization Email & Newsletter Filter/Lens Hashtag Meme, GIF, & Emojis Micro-Site Single Post or Activation User-Generated Content

Design

Animation Art Direction Brand Identity Brand Redesign Generative AI NEW! Graphic Art Images Sound & Music UX/UI Visual Effects Website/App NEW!

Industry

Auto Beauty Business to Business Consumer Brand Education Entertainment Family and Parenting Financial Services Fitness, Health, & Wellness Food & Beverage Gaming Government & Politics Hospitality Insurance NEW! 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

Metaverse

Artificial Intelligence Extended Reality Immersive Interactive Content NFTs

Overall Presence

Facebook Presence Instagram Presence LinkedIn Presence Multi-Platform Presence Other Platform Presence TikTok Presence X Presence YouTube Presence

Podcast

Art & Culture Podcast Branded Podcast Comedy Podcast Health & Wellness Podcast NEW! Lifestyle & Entertainment Podcast NEW! News & Politics Podcast Other Podcast Genres Podcast Mini Series Science & Technology Podcast Sports Podcast True Crime & Documentary Podcast

Single Platform

Facebook Instagram LinkedIn Other Platform TikTok X (formerly Twitter) YouTube

Strategy & Engagement

Brand Partnership Call to Action Community Management Creative Use of Technology CTV/OTT NEW! Customer Experience Earned Media Employee Engagement Event & Experiential Gamification Humor Innovative Media Buying Strategy Insights & Trends Integration with Live Television 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 Dance Video Documentary NEW! Featurette or Behind The Scenes Video Instructional Video Live Event Coverage Live Video Long Form Video Medium-Length Video Music Video NEW! Product Feature Video Short Form Video Stories Unboxing Video Vertical Video Video Ad Video Series

From the 2nd Annual Shorty Social Good Awards Best Real Time Response

This category honors a brand, agency, news outlet or personality that orchestrated a relevant and impressive response to an event, cultural phenomenon, or other brand in real-time.

See previous winners and honorees here.

Winner

Real Time Response
winner
Full Frontal: Not The White House Correspondents' Dinner Campaign
The President spurned this year's DC 'Nerd Prom' aka the White House Correspondents Dinner (maybe 2…

Finalists

Real Time Response
finalist
gold honor
Sam Bee + Planned Parenthood's "Nasty Woman" Omaze Campaign
When the phrase "nasty woman" surfaced in the final 2016 presidential debate, it took off on social…
Real Time Response
finalist
AARP - Protecting the Future of Healthcare
The healthcare debate was so heated in the month leading up to the 2016 election that a single twee…
Real Time Response
finalist
ACLU social media rapid response to Trump Muslim ban
On January 27, 2017, President Trump signed an executive order calling for "extreme vetting" from a…
Real Time Response
finalist
Fearless Girl
On the eve of International Women's Day, we challenged the symbol of corporate America—Wall Street'…
Real Time Response
finalist
The Facts about the Clinton Foundation
Building on a lifetime of public service, President Clinton established the Clinton Foundation o…

Nominees

Real Time Response
Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Response to President Trump’s Paris Climate Decision
ATTN: is an issues-driven media company. Every day ATTN: produces videos, articles, and commentary …
Real Time Response
How a Thief Helped Kit Kat Steal the Show
Kit Kat is a beloved American brand that is mentioned tens of thousands of times every day. People …
Real Time Response
Ice Cream of the Future With Out of This World Consumer Dedication
Only two days after one of America's most controversial presidential inaugurations, Dippin' Dots, t…
Real Time Response
THE HAPPY COOKS COOK-ALONG SERIES
Today, cooking seems harder than ever. More and more people in America are too intimidated to cook …
Real Time Response
Trans People Are Not a Burden
When the President announced that transgender people would no longer be allowed to serve in the mil…