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 Email & Newsletter Filter/Lens Meme, GIF, & Emojis Micro-Site Single Post or Activation Use of Viral Content User-Generated Content

Design

Animation Art Direction Audio & Music Brand Identity Brand Redesign Generative AI Graphic Art Images Website/App

Industry

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

Overall Presence

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

Platforms & Technology

Artificial Intelligence Extended Reality Facebook Immersive Instagram Interactive Content LinkedIn Other Platform TikTok X (formerly Twitter) YouTube

Podcast

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

Strategy & Engagement

Brand Partnership Call to Action Community Management Creative Use of Technology CTV/OTT Data & Insights Earned Media Event & Experiential Gamification Humor Innovative Media Buying Strategy Integration with Traditional Media Internal Communications 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 Documentary Feature Film NEW! Featurette or Behind The Scenes Video Instructional Video Live Video Long Form Video Medium-Length Video Music Video Product Feature Video Short Form Video Unboxing Video Vertical Video Video Ad Video Series

From the 3rd Annual Shorty Social Good Awards Best in LGBTQ+

This award honors a program, project, or initiative fighting discrimination of persons based on their sexual orientation or gender identity and advocating for equal rights and acceptance.

Winner

LGBTQ+
winner
Universal Love
Love is universal; shouldn't love songs be too?We created Universal Love, a music album that reimag…

Finalists

LGBTQ+
finalist
Benefit Cosmetics Celebrates LGBTQ+ Prom in Los Angeles
Prom is perhaps the most iconic celebration of a teen's high school career, honoring the accomplis…
LGBTQ+
finalist
BuzzFeed's Queer Prom
For many LGBTQ+ high school students, the anxiety of attending their own prom can ruin an experien…
LGBTQ+
finalist
Grindr Launches HIV Testing Reminders to Help Users Get Tested Regularly
The global HIV epidemic impacts gay, bi, and trans people in every country on earth. As the world's…
LGBTQ+
finalist
Love, Simon
To mark the March 2018 release of Twentieth Century Fox's "Love, Simon," a heartfelt coming-of-age …
LGBTQ+
finalist
L’Oréal USA: Signs of Pride
The goal: To celebrate the LGBTQ+ community, inside and outside of L'Oréal, and leave people feelin…

Nominees

LGBTQ+
#Whydon'tyou
There is no doubt that we Indians are by nature philanthropic but when it comes to Blood Donation, …
LGBTQ+
Delta Air Lines Celebrates Pride
Delta's longstanding commitment to the LGBTQ community is a point of pride shared throughout the or…
LGBTQ+
F*ck w/out Fear
The HIV/AIDS crisis is not over.Infection rates among young gay/bisexual men and transgender women …
LGBTQ+
Harry’s Shave with Pride
At Harry's, we celebrate individuality because we believe the future is brighter when each of us ha…
LGBTQ+
Love, Me | Video Series from This Free Life
This Free Life is the first-ever national tobacco-prevention effort targeting LGBT young adults age…
LGBTQ+
Out at the House: The Story of the Sydney Opera House Mardi Gras Float
We set out to produce an inspiring video piece that shone a spotlight on the Sydney Opera House's L…
LGBTQ+
Pen Your Pride
Ben & Jerry's wanted to find ways to authentically communicate their progressive values to new a…
LGBTQ+
Transgender Military Service Members at the VMAs
Just days after President Trump directed the Pentagon to move forward with a proposal to ban transg…
LGBTQ+
Tyler Oakley
Tyler works tirelessly to highlight the struggles and triumphs of marginalized people. His efforts …