12th Annual Shorty Awards Categories


The final deadline to vote for your favorite nominee or to enter your brand or organization was on Thursday, February 20th, 2020.

Influencers

Honoring the most notable and viral influencers and creators from 2020. 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
Strategy & Engagement
Video by Platform
Video Content
Websites & Apps

From the 4th Annual Shorty Social Good Awards Best in Food and Beverage

This awards honors the efforts of a food and beverage brand to make the world a better place. Objectives may include drawing attention to sustainable business practices, promotion of a healthy or sustainable food brand, raising awareness or funds for a cause, or promoting volunteer programs both internally and externally.

See previous winners and honorees here.

Winner

Food & Beverage
winner
CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL: Transforming Trash - Giving Single Use Plastic Gloves A Second Life
As published in Chipotle’s 2018 Sustainability Report, our brand is committed to diverting 50% of our waste from landfills by 2020. Since first baselining Chipotle’s waste diversion in 2015, we have made significant progress, now keeping 43% of all waste out of the landfill. To meet the 2020 target, Chipotle conducted detailed waste audits to bett…

Finalists

Food & Beverage
finalist
Love A Tree Day
For the Black Forest® brand, the forest is a huge part of who we are. It’s in our name and at the root of our commitment to organic ingredients. But in a time when record-setting wildfires are threatening forest ecosystems around the world, we knew we had to step up to ensure that our forests will be here for future generations to enjoy.  So we…
Food & Beverage
finalist
Shake Shack Pride 2019 Campaign
At Shake Shack, we’re committed to providing equal opportunities for success, removing obstacles and fostering a culture of diversity, inclusion and empowerment to ensure that our company continues to be a great place to work. The goal for our 2019 Pride campaign was to celebrate and show our support for the LGBTQIA+ community, as well as our team…
Food & Beverage
finalist
The Makers of Vita Coco & Lonely Whale Launch an Alternative to Single-Use Plastic Water Bottles
According to market research group Euromonitor, one million single-use plastic bottles are sold every minute around the world. To their credit, consumers today are becoming increasingly aware of the negative impact of single-use plastic. A new study by the Shelton Group, for example, suggested that 80% of consumers would buy an alternative to s…
Food & Beverage
finalist
Wente #MakeTime Campaign
Founded in 1883, Wente Family Estates is the oldest continuously-operated family-owned winery in the country. The winery and the Wente family is recognized for their influence in making chardonnay the best-selling varietal in the country, based on numerous accomplishments over the past 130 years. With the deepest respect for the knowledge passed d…

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 12th annual shorty awards will take place on may 3rd.