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 Diverse-Owned Businesses 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 NEW! Branded Content Branded Series Documentary Short Email & Newsletter NEW! Feature Film Gamification NEW! Images Interactive Content Long Form Video Medium Length Video NEW! Micro-site or Blog Podcast Research Reports Short Form Video Video Series

Cause

Animal Rights & Welfare Arts & Culture Conservation & Preservation Disability Awareness Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Emergency Relief Environment & Sustainability Fight Poverty Gender Equality Human Rights Immigration & Refugees Learning & Development LGBTQ+ Mental Health Multi-Cause Initiative Other Causes NEW! Public Health Public Safety Racial Equality Responsible Consumption & Production Responsible Technology NEW! 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 Other Industry NEW! Retail & E-Commerce Sports Technology

Partnerships

Brand Partnership NEW! Corporate-Community Influencer, Creator & Celebrity Nonprofit Partnership Other Partnerships NEW!

Platforms & Technology

Extended Reality 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 Event & Experiential Guerrilla Marketing Integration with Traditional Media NEW! Paid Media PSA Single Post Storytelling Use of Viral Content NEW! User Generated Content

From the 3rd Annual Shorty Social Good Awards Public Service Announcement

This award honors the most creative and effective public service announcement run across any platform.

See previous winners and honorees here.

Winner

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winner
Uber Moms
In Canada, over a third of road fatalities involve alcohol, more than in any other developed nation…

Finalists

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gold honor
Seize the Awkward
Suicide is the second leading cause of death amongst young adults and for every youth suicide, it i…
PSA
finalist
"Rad Dads"
In partnership between The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children…
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finalist
Save The Food - Phase Two
The problem of food waste is as easy to solve, as it is to overlook. While food plays a key role in…
PSA
finalist
Saved By The Scan
To build public awareness of lung cancer – the number 1 cancer killer of men & women – we launched …
PSA
finalist
The Bail Project
Our goal was to illustrate the human cost of unaffordable cash bail. We have an unjust bail system …

Nominees

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2018 AMC Networks Black History Month PSA Campaign
For the fifth anniversary of its powerhouse and award-winning Black History Month PSA campaign, AMC…
PSA
Ad Council's Buzzed Driving Prevention: Know Your Warning Signs
Our objective was to create a new public service communications campaign that aims to prevent Mille…
PSA
Jack's PSA: Save One Life
The objective of this PSA is simple: save one life. 15-year-old Jack Chai had a bone marrow transpl…
PSA
Keep America Beautiful Rebrand: "Let's Talk About America"
Since 1953, Keep America Beautiful (KAB) has pledged to make the country a cleaner, greener, more b…
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Music is For life
Espouse the power of music making throughout the lifetime; to encourage more people to start and fe…
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Pure Imagination Project
An unfortunate truth is that many believe Alzheimer's is just memory loss when, in fact, it's a fa…
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Survivors of Sexual Abuse and Assault Reveal an Important Truth
In the fall of 2017, the #MeToo campaign took social media by storm, empowering survivors of sexual…
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THC / TSA / PSA
Organa Brands set out to create an innovative PSA with a "viral quality" that would educate Califor…
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Teachers Have Better Work Stories
The United States is facing a teacher recruitment crisis, and it is expected to get worse as future…
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TeenDrive365 In School
When a teenager hits the road for the first time, he or she enters what the National Safety Council…
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Whatever It Takes
MS Awareness week, March 11 -17, 2018, is the kick-off of the National MS Society's year-round effo…
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“CMT Artists of the Year” Night of Healing
Each year, CMT hosts its annual "Artists of the Year" event to honor the top country acts of the ye…
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“Over The Dose” - Combating Recreational Opioids
In 2016, over 40,000 Americans died from overdosing on opioids. Over 40% of those overdose deaths i…