THE 14TH ANNUAL SHORTY AWARDS

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

By Campaign

Campaign by a Black-Owned Business NEW! Campaign by a Latinx/Hispanic-Owned Business NEW! Campaign by a LGBTQ+ Owned Business NEW! Campaign by a Native/Indigenous-Owned Business NEW! Campaign by a Woman-Owned Business NEW! Campaign by an Asian-Owned Business NEW! Corporate Social Responsibility NEW! Fundraising Campaign NEW! Global Campaign Integrated Campaign Local Campaign NEW! Multi-Platform Campaign On a Shoestring Pro Bono Social Movement

By Cause

Activism Campaign NEW! Animal Rights & Welfare Arts & Culture Civic Engagement Clean Energy NEW! Clean Water & Sanitation NEW! Conservation & Preservation Disability Awareness Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Education Emergency Relief Environment Gender Equality Human Rights Humanitarian Aid Hunger & Food Insecurity Immigration & Refugees LGBTQ+ Mental Health Poverty Public Health Racial Equality Responsible Consumption & Production NEW! Social Justice Youth & Family

By Industry

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

By Platform

Emerging Platform Facebook Instagram LinkedIn TikTok Twitch Twitter YouTube

Content and Strategy

Branded Content NEW! Branded Series NEW! Call to Action Community Management Contest or Promotion Creative Use of Technology NEW! Email & Newsletters NEW! Employee Engagement Fundraising Humor Infographics NEW! Live Events Meme and GIFs NEW! Micro-Influencer Strategy NEW! Paid and Amplification Podcast PSA Real Time Response Single Post Storytelling User Generated Content Video

Partnerships

Corporate-Community Influencer & Celebrity Media Partnership Nonprofit Partnership

Special Project

Special Project NEW!

Video Content

Animations Documentary Short Live Streaming Long Form Video NEW! Short Form Video NEW! Video Series Virtual Reality

From the 4th Annual Shorty Social Good Awards Best Social Movement Campaign

This award honors the best campaigns supporting social activism movements and cultural moments. Campaigns run by brands and organizations to bring about social change for various political, social, and environmental issues are eligible. .

See previous winners and honorees here.

Winner

Social Movement
winner
ROMA Social Impact Campaign
ROMA centers on the story of Cleo, an indigenous woman who works as a live-in domestic worker for a…

Finalists

Social Movement
finalist
gold honor
Generation Lockdown
In 95% of public schools in the United States, lockdown drills are as common as math and science. S…
Social Movement
finalist
gold honor
Project #ShowUs
Worldwide, 70% of women — inclusive of all female-identifying and non-binary individuals — say they…
Social Movement
finalist
gold honor
Take Back the Prom
Prom is supposed to be a magical, memorable experience that every young person can celebrate. But f…
Social Movement
finalist
silver honor
Planet or Plastic?
Each year, 9 million tons of plastic ends up in the ocean. Unretrieved, it’s estimated that it’ll r…
Social Movement
finalist
Love Calls Back
Coming out to family and friends is one of the most nerve-wracking moments in the lives of LGBTQ+ p…

Nominees

Social Movement
"For Her Age"
As part of their "Disrupt Aging" campaign, AARP partnered with SoulPancake to produce content that …
Social Movement
#PutPatientsFirst
The #PutPatientsFirst campaign was launched in response to mounting attacks from the Trump administ…
Social Movement
#SacredMMIWG
Indigenous women represent only 4% of the female population, yet represent 16% of all female homici…
Social Movement
1600 Men
In 1991, in a powerful display of solidarity during the Clarence Thomas hearings, 1,600 black women…
Social Movement
Beauty Mark
Beauty standards are impossible. Women face tremendous pressure to keep up with ideal images, and i…
Social Movement
Beverly's Birthdays: Icing on the Cake
Many kids have never had a birthday party of their own. Beverly’s Birthdays is a non-profit passion…
Social Movement
FAIR FRIDAY
For 28 years, Nature & Découvertes has been an original retailer, strongly committed to the preserv…
Social Movement
Forward for 50 — Los Angeles LGBT Center
In 2019, the Los Angeles LGBT Center will be the first LGBT organization in the world to celebrate …
Social Movement
finalist
gold honor
Generation Lockdown
In 95% of public schools in the United States, lockdown drills are as common as math and science. S…
Social Movement
Global Citizen Festival: Mandela 100 Campaign
The Global Citizen Festival: Mandela 100 (Mandela 100)campaign was a series of global events, organ…
Social Movement
HARMAN Spreads the Power of Music on Make Music Day 2019
Studies show that music and music education have a profound impact on students’ cognitive and socia…
Social Movement
LEO
At Rule29, we live by the mantra of “making creative matter.” Whether that is through our impact in…
Social Movement
finalist
Love Calls Back
Coming out to family and friends is one of the most nerve-wracking moments in the lives of LGBTQ+ p…
Social Movement
MTV's +1 the Vote
In 2018, young people were leading the charge for social change – from speaking up against injustic…
Social Movement
Malaria No More UK - Malaria Must Die Voice Petition
Malaria remains a worldwide problem. But it is a problem western cultures barely have to think abou…
Social Movement
Nobody Wins Alone
Campaign Objective – A call to action for Allies to come forward, to stand in solidarity with th…
Social Movement
finalist
silver honor
Planet or Plastic?
Each year, 9 million tons of plastic ends up in the ocean. Unretrieved, it’s estimated that it’ll r…
Social Movement
finalist
gold honor
Project #ShowUs
Worldwide, 70% of women — inclusive of all female-identifying and non-binary individuals — say they…
Social Movement
winner
ROMA Social Impact Campaign
ROMA centers on the story of Cleo, an indigenous woman who works as a live-in domestic worker for a…
Social Movement
Speak Truth to Power
In an effort to ignite a national dialogue about what it means to be a 21st century solution-seeker…
Social Movement
finalist
gold honor
Take Back the Prom
Prom is supposed to be a magical, memorable experience that every young person can celebrate. But f…