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 NEW! Campaign by Diverse-Owned Businesses NEW! Global Campaign Integrated Campaign Launch Campaign NEW! Local Campaign Mobile Campaign Multi-Platform Campaign Rebrand Campaign NEW! Regional Campaign NEW! Social Good Campaign

Content and Media

Blog & Micro-blog Branded Content Branded Series Clapback Contest or Promotion Data Visualization Email NEW! Emojis Filter/Lens Hashtag Meme & GIFs NEW! Micro-site NEW! Native Advertising Single Post or Activation User-Generated Content Voice

Design

Animation Art Direction Brand Identity Brand Redesign Graphic Art Images Sound NEW! UX/UI Visual Effects

Industry

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

Emerging Platform Partnership Facebook Partnership Instagram Partnership Multi-Platform Partnership TikTok Partnership Twitter Patnership YouTube Partnership

Metaverse

Artificial Intelligence Extended Reality NEW! Immersive Interactive Content NEW! NFTs NEW!

Overall Presence

Facebook Presence Instagram Presence Instant Message Presence NEW! LinkedIn Presence Multi-Platform Presence Other Platform Presence NEW! TikTok Presence Twitter Presence YouTube Presence

Single Platform

Facebook Instagram LinkedIn Other Platform NEW! TikTok Twitter YouTube

Strategy & Engagement

Brand Partnership NEW! Call to Action Chatbots Community Management Creative Use of Technology Customer Service Earned Media NEW! Employee Engagement Event & Experiential NEW! Fundraising Gamification Globalization Humor Innovative Media Buying Strategy NEW! Insights & Trends Integration with Live Television LGBTQ Community Engagement Localization Micro-Influencer Strategy Multicultural Community Engagement Music & Dance On a Shoestring NEW! Organic Promotion Paid & Amplification Physical and Digital Convergence Public Service Announcement Real Time Response Search NEW! Shopping Storytelling Takeovers

Podcast

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

Video

360 Video Animal Video NEW! Comedy Video Dance Video NEW! Featurette or Behind The Scenes Video NEW! Instructional Video Live Event Coverage Live Video Long Form Video Medium-Length Video Product Feature Video NEW! Short Form Video Stories Unboxing Video NEW! Vertical Video Video Ad Video Series NEW!

From the 3rd Annual Shorty Social Good Awards Best use of Video

This category honors the most creative and effective incorporation of video content in a social good or cause-based marketing campaign.

See previous winners and honorees here.

Winner

Video
winner
YouTube Creators for Change
YouTube is a platform that empowers anyone to have a voice and see the world. As a result, we hear …

Finalists

Video
finalist
gold honor
Can't Judge A Book
Mastercard has been a sponsor of the GRAMMYs for years, tying our passion for music with music's bi…
Video
finalist
silver honor
LIFEWTR - #BringArtBackToSchools
Right now in America, over 80% of schools face defunding, with art often the first subject to go. I…
Video
finalist
bronze honor
Pure Imagination Project
An unfortunate truth is that many believe Alzheimer's is just memory loss when, in fact, it's a fa…
Video
finalist
Anti-Hate Campaign
All Rise Say No To Cyber Abuse is an international not-for-profit organisation established for brin…
Video
finalist
In The Know Conservation by AOL
In The Know Conservation by AOL is a social video brand within Oath, Inc aimed at creating and dist…

Nominees

Video
1968.DIGITAL / Future History 1968
First documentary series in a mobile format "1968.Digital" (or Future History 1968 as seen on BuzzF…
Video
finalist
Anti-Hate Campaign
All Rise Say No To Cyber Abuse is an international not-for-profit organisation established for brin…
Video
BNE 'Local' Series: Brisbane Airport brings the paddock to the gate
The BNE 'Local' series video content campaign was developed as an extension of Brisbane Airport Cor…
Video
finalist
gold honor
Can't Judge A Book
Mastercard has been a sponsor of the GRAMMYs for years, tying our passion for music with music's bi…
Video
Essex County Community Foundation: Creative County Initiative
The Creative County Initiative presents an opportunity to mobilize our region's artists, arts organ…
Video
Find Your Why - discovering fulfilment through the charity sector
Historically, content on the CharityJob site was designed to inspire career development and growth …
Video
Hockey’s Declaration of Principles
94% of kids playing high school sports will never play at the collegiate level. Of those that do, o…
Video
finalist
In The Know Conservation by AOL
In The Know Conservation by AOL is a social video brand within Oath, Inc aimed at creating and dist…
Video
In The Know Innovation by AOL
In The Know Innovation by AOL is focused on highlighting the foremost in innovative technologies an…
Video
finalist
silver honor
LIFEWTR - #BringArtBackToSchools
Right now in America, over 80% of schools face defunding, with art often the first subject to go. I…
Video
March of Dimes: We Won't Stop
Historically, the March of Dimes brand has focused on premature birth. But with rates of infant, ma…
Video
finalist
bronze honor
Pure Imagination Project
An unfortunate truth is that many believe Alzheimer's is just memory loss when, in fact, it's a fa…
Video
SheIS x USTA Embrace All
In 1973, the US Open became the first of the Grand Slams to offer women equal prize money with thei…
Video
Spotlight on Hunger
MGM Resorts is dedicated to increasing its profile and reputation as a global leader in corporate s…
Video
Take a Knee
To counter the President's narrative, that taking a knee was un-American, we wanted to create a fil…
Video
Tim's New World
Tim Bartow has a rare form of cerebral palsy that affects just 100 people in the U.S. Despite livin…
Video
US Open Art Courts x Chase
5 cities. 5 artists. 5 NJTLs. 50 years.From Arthur Ashe to Venus and Serena Williams, public courts…
Video
winner
YouTube Creators for Change
YouTube is a platform that empowers anyone to have a voice and see the world. As a result, we hear …
Video
“Rev Your Bev” - Making Water Fun and Exciting
Rev Your Bev is a statewide campaign to improve the health of all Virginians by encouraging people …