THE 14TH ANNUAL SHORTY AWARDS

The Shorty Awards honor the best of social media and digital. View this season's finalists!

By Campaign

Corporate Social Responsibility Campaign Diverse-Owned Businesses Campaign NEW! Fundraising Campaign Global Campaign Integrated Campaign Local Campaign Multi-Platform Campaign On a Shoestring Campaign Pro Bono Campaign Regional Campaign NEW! Social Movement Campaign

By Cause

Animal Rights & Welfare Arts & Culture Conservation & Preservation Disability Awareness Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Educate Emergency Relief Environment & Sustainability Fight Poverty Gender Equality Human Rights Humanitarian Aid Immigration & Refugees LGBTQ+ Mental Health Multi-Cause Initiative NEW! Public Health Racial Equality Responsible Consumption & Production Social Justice Youth & Family

By Industry

Automotive Business to Business Education Entertainment Fashion and Beauty Financial Services Food & Beverage Government & Politics Healthcare & Pharma Hospitality & Travel Lifestyle & Wellness News & Media Nonprofit Restaurants Retail & E-Commerce Sports Technology

By Platform

Facebook Instagram LinkedIn Other Platforms NEW! TikTok Twitter YouTube

Original Content

Branded Content Branded Series Documentary Short Extended Reality NEW! Gaming NEW! Images NEW! Interactive Content NEW! Live Streaming Long Form Video Micro-site or Blog NEW! Podcast Short Form Video Video Video Series

Partnerships

Corporate-Community Influencer & Celebrity Media Partnership Nonprofit Partnership

Special Project

Special Project

Strategy & Engagement

Call to Action Community Engagement Contest or Challenges Creative Use of Technology CTV/OTT NEW! Data & Insights NEW! Employee Engagement Event & Experiential NEW! Fundraising Strategy Generative AI NEW! Micro-Influencer Strategy Paid Media PSA Real Time Response Single Post Social Commerce NEW! Storytelling User Generated Content

From the 4th 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.

Winners

PSA
winner
A Teddy Bear Tackles the Trauma of Animal Experimentation
The general public needs to know that every year, more than 100 million mice, rats, monkeys, cats, …
PSA
winner
Love Calls Back
Coming out to family and friends is one of the most nerve-wracking moments in the lives of LGBTQ+ p…

Finalists

PSA
finalist
gold honor
Roo High School, where no [sex ed] question is off-limits
In the US only 24 states mandate sex education. And only 13 of those states require it to be “medic…
PSA
finalist
silver honor
Bring Good Home
Goodwill was getting a bad rap. Public opinion was full of misperceptions, including that the store…
PSA
finalist
silver honor
Generation Lockdown
In 95% of public schools in the United States, lockdown drills are as common as math and science. S…
PSA
finalist
bronze honor
Unbreaking America
Since 2012, RepresentUs—the nation’s largest right-left anti-corruption organization—has been worki…

Nominees

PSA
winner
A Teddy Bear Tackles the Trauma of Animal Experimentation
The general public needs to know that every year, more than 100 million mice, rats, monkeys, cats, …
PSA
AMC Networks Black History Month PSA Campaign
Each year, AMC Networks aims to elevate awareness around Black History Month and share poignant and…
PSA
finalist
silver honor
Bring Good Home
Goodwill was getting a bad rap. Public opinion was full of misperceptions, including that the store…
PSA
finalist
silver honor
Generation Lockdown
In 95% of public schools in the United States, lockdown drills are as common as math and science. S…
PSA
Have #TheTextTalk
The campaign was inspired by today's growing need to address the dangers of driving distracted. Rec…
PSA
winner
Love Calls Back
Coming out to family and friends is one of the most nerve-wracking moments in the lives of LGBTQ+ p…
PSA
MTV's Save Our Moms
The US is the most dangerous place in the developed world to give birth: between two and three wome…
PSA
Missed.Strokes
Over the past decade, there has been a 44% increase in the number of young Americans who have been …
PSA
Operation Prevention
Launched in 2016, Operation Prevention was developed to combat the prescription opioid and heroin e…
PSA
finalist
gold honor
Roo High School, where no [sex ed] question is off-limits
In the US only 24 states mandate sex education. And only 13 of those states require it to be “medic…
PSA
The Plastic Ocean PSA
At a time when mainstream brands are beginning to pay attention to the banning of single use pla…
PSA
finalist
bronze honor
Unbreaking America
Since 2012, RepresentUs—the nation’s largest right-left anti-corruption organization—has been worki…
PSA
Younger Violence Against Women Act PSA
Together, with the United State of Women and Civic Nation, TV Land joined forces on a Public Servic…