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 Veteran & Service Support

This award honors a program, project, or initiative that supports military personnel and veterans, their families and their communities. Services can include health research, mental and physical support, inclusion, integration, educational opportunities and more.

See previous winners and honorees here.

Winner

Veteran & Service Support
winner
Pets for Patriots
Every day 20 military veterans commit suicide. Every eight seconds a dog or cat is put to death because there is no one to adopt them. Pets for Patriots® is an organization with a simple, but lofty goal: no more veterans in need, no more homeless pets.  They work tirelessly to help U.S. military veterans adopt a new pet friend while giving overloo…

Finalists

Veteran & Service Support
finalist
#VictoryFont: A Typeface To Remember
#VictoryPages is a versatile social media documentary project by an international TV news network commemorating the 75th anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany in 1945. The digital, multi-platform, educational project assesses the historical magnitude of May 9th, 1945 through personal impressions of contemporaries and from the fresh perspective…
Veteran & Service Support
finalist
C.A.M.M.O.: Healing Through Song
CAMMO: Healing Through Song is a short documentary that uses storytelling to show how the arts can strengthen the well-being of our country’s service members, veterans, and their families. While there are many examples of the arts and the military coming together for entertainment purposes like the USO, the integration of the arts can address the …
Veteran & Service Support
finalist
The Crown Royal Purple Bag Project
For nearly a decade, Crown Royal has shipped its iconic purple bags filled with personal care and snack essentials to service members overseas. In 2018 the brand formally expanded its efforts with its announcement of The Crown Royal Purple Bag Project. Launched with the help of country music superstar Thomas Rhett, the commitment is focused on ins…

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.