11th Annual Shorty Awards Categories


See below for official categories. Entries close and voting ends on February 21st, 2019 at 11:59pm ET.

Influencers

Honoring the most notable and viral Influencers from 2018. See below for official categories.

Arts & Entertainment
Content of the Year
Creative & Media
Team Internet
Tech & Innovation

Brands & Organizations

The Shorty Awards honor the talented agencies, brands, and industry leaders behind the best and most innovative work on social media channels, campaigns, websites and applications.

By Campaign
By Design
By Industry
By Overall Presence
Campaign by Platform
Content and Media
Influencer & Celebrity Brand Partnership
Websites & Apps
Strategy & Engagement
Video by Platform
Video Content

From the 3rd Annual Shorty Social Good Awards Best in Racial Equality

This award honors a program, project, or initiative fighting discrimination, prejudice and bias based on race in order to provide everyone equal opportunity.

Winner

Racial Equality
winner
Consumer Reports & ProPublica Investigation into Discriminatory Auto Insurance Practices
The key objective of the Consumer Reports/ProPublica investigation was to test the auto insurance industry's explanation of insurance pricing—namely, that the higher average rates charged to drivers in minority neighborhoods have nothing to do with racial or ethnic factors, but simply reflect higher risk levels associated with individual drivers...

Finalist

Racial Equality
finalist
gold
2018 AMC Networks Black History Month PSA Campaign
For the fifth anniversary of its powerhouse and award-winning Black History Month PSA campaign, AMC Networks sought to create its largest Black History Month initiative to date. The overall campaign goal was to help reach and inform AMC Networks viewers about the importance of diversity and Black History Month. 2018 marked the fifth year in a ro...

Nominees

About the Shorty Awards

The Shorty Awards honor the best of social media.

Millions of people participate in The Shortys to recognize individuals and organizations producing great content on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, Twitch, TikTok, and the rest of the social web.

The Final Entry Deadline is February 21st, 2019