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 4th Annual Shorty Social Good Awards Best use of Storytelling

This award honors the the most compelling and shareable social good campaigns, projects and initiatives using effective storytelling to reach a certain goal or objective.

See previous winners and honorees here.

Winner

Storytelling
winner
Code & Response
Natural disasters of apocalyptic proportion are occurring at a more rapid rate than ever before. Mo…

Finalists

Storytelling
finalist
gold honor
Rising, Love Has No Labels
Inspired by true events coming out of a year marred by natural disaster (hurricanes, mudslides, wil…
Storytelling
finalist
Changing the Game
The video game industry has long ignored players with limited mobility. As a result, gamers with li…
Storytelling
finalist
Fearless with Ashley Graham
Ellen Digital Network partnered with body activist, entrepreneur, supermodel, and game changer in t…
Storytelling
finalist
Waste of Film
According to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention there were an estimated 1.4 Million sui…

Nominees

Storytelling
A Piece Of Me
Female genital mutilation (FGM), a practice that involves altering or injuring the female genitalia…
Storytelling
Camila and The Shadow of Dengue
2019 marked an important point in Takeda’s history as it concluded a major acquisition. Their annua…
Storytelling
finalist
Changing the Game
The video game industry has long ignored players with limited mobility. As a result, gamers with li…
Storytelling
Closing the Crop Gap
Through “Closing the Crop Gap,” we set out to raise awareness about issues related to the Crop Gap,…
Storytelling
winner
Code & Response
Natural disasters of apocalyptic proportion are occurring at a more rapid rate than ever before. Mo…
Storytelling
Dream Big Pittsburgh
There is no more genuine source of dreams and shared possibilities in our community than our childr…
Storytelling
Ek Nayi Muskaan
Himalaya is one of the leading brands in the lip care category. As a brand, Himalaya Lip Care under…
Storytelling
finalist
Fearless with Ashley Graham
Ellen Digital Network partnered with body activist, entrepreneur, supermodel, and game changer in t…
Storytelling
Feel More Like You
Glass Entertainment Group partnered with Upworthy and Walgreens to bring attention to Walgreen’s “F…
Storytelling
Fish Unknown
Relais & Châteaux, as an association of 580 of the world’s top restaurants and hotels, has been sup…
Storytelling
Generation Lockdown
In 95% of public schools in the United States, lockdown drills are as common as math and science. S…
Storytelling
Goalcast
Goalcast is the world’s largest, leading source of authentic storytelling. We aim to empower indivi…
Storytelling
Love Calls Back
Coming out to family and friends is one of the most nerve-wracking moments in the lives of LGBTQ+ p…
Storytelling
finalist
gold honor
Rising, Love Has No Labels
Inspired by true events coming out of a year marred by natural disaster (hurricanes, mudslides, wil…
Storytelling
Shake Shack Pride 2019 Campaign
At Shake Shack, we’re committed to providing equal opportunities for success, removing obstacles an…
Storytelling
The Wage Gap: A Scary Truth
On average in the US, women earn about 80 cents for every dollar men make and women of color make e…
Storytelling
Topical Campaign Reboot: John & Jena, Jared & John and Femi & Joey
At a time when mainstream brands are beginning to pay attention to the banning of single use pla…
Storytelling
finalist
Waste of Film
According to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention there were an estimated 1.4 Million sui…
Storytelling
Wishes Delivered
For UPS, the holiday season is the busiest time of the year. As shipping volumes reach their peak, …
Storytelling
theSkimm x Shondaland: Black History Month
In celebration of Black History Month, theSkimm and Shondaland teamed up on a video series to addre…