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 3rd Annual Shorty Social Good Awards Best use of a Hashtag

This award honors the most creative and effective use of hashtags across any platform for a specific social cause or campaign.

See previous winners and honorees here.

Winner

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#NoMoreLimits | Menstrual Hygiene Day India 2018
Menstrual Hygiene Day (MH Day) celebrated on 28 May, was initiated by International NGO WASH Uni…

Finalists

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#PowerlessQueen
Chess was invented in India in the 6th Century with Queen being the most powerful piece on the boar…
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#excuseme
Following another mass school shooting, students organized The National School Walkout to demand …
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Home Runs for Hurricane Recovery
In the aftermath of one of the most catastrophic hurricane seasons in history, T-Mobile made a majo…
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Oath's The Great Build
Oath is a subsidiary of Verizon that serves as the umbrella company of AOL and Yahoo. As a values-l…
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OkCupid & Planned Parenthood's #IStandWithPP Profile Badge
OkCupid was founded in 2004, making it one of the oldest and largest dating apps in the world. It h…

Nominees

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AARP Bold Ladies
AARP believes that no one's possibilities should ever be limited by their age. Every day, we fight …
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HRC Utilizes #HRCTwitterTakeover to Elevate Vital Issues Facing the LGBTQ People in the Age of Trump
Since the moment Donald Trump and Mike Pence walked into the White House, they have attacked the pr…
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RestaurantHER
Women represent only 19% of chefs, and 7% of head chefs, across the culinary world. Beyond that, wo…
Hashtag
Spotlight on Hunger
MGM Resorts is dedicated to increasing its profile and reputation as a global leader in corporate s…
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We Are City Harvest
City Harvest is the largest food rescue organization in New York City, dedicated to rescuing fresh,…