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 Campaign by Diverse-Owned Businesses Global Campaign Integrated Campaign Launch Campaign Local Campaign Multi-Platform Campaign Rebrand Campaign Regional Campaign Social Good Campaign

Content and Media

Blog & Micro-blog Brand Voice Branded Content Branded Series Contest or Promotion Copywriting Email & Newsletter Filter/Lens Meme, GIF, & Emojis Micro-Site Single Post or Activation Use of Viral Content User-Generated Content

Design

Animation Art Direction Audio & Music Brand Identity Brand Redesign Generative AI Graphic Art Images Website/App

Industry

Auto Beauty Business to Business Consumer Brand Education Entertainment Financial Services Fitness, Health, & Wellness Food & Beverage Gaming Government & Politics Hospitality Insurance 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

Instagram Partnership Multi-Platform Partnership Other Platform Partnership TikTok Partnership X Partnership YouTube Partnership

Overall Presence

Facebook Presence Instagram Presence LinkedIn Presence Multi-Platform Presence Other Platform Presence TikTok Presence X Presence YouTube Presence

Platforms & Technology

Artificial Intelligence Extended Reality Facebook Immersive Instagram Interactive Content LinkedIn Other Platform TikTok X (formerly Twitter) YouTube

Podcast

Art & Culture Podcast Branded Podcast Business Podcast NEW! Health & Wellness Podcast Lifestyle & Entertainment Podcast News & Politics Podcast Other Podcast Genres Podcast Mini Series Sports Podcast Technology and Education Podcast True Crime & Documentary Podcast

Strategy & Engagement

Brand Partnership Call to Action Community Management Creative Use of Technology CTV/OTT Data & Insights Earned Media Event & Experiential Gamification Humor Innovative Media Buying Strategy Integration with Traditional Media Internal Communications LGBTQ Community Engagement Micro-Influencer Strategy Multicultural Community Engagement Music & Dance On a Shoestring Organic Promotion Paid & Amplification Physical and Digital Convergence Public Service Announcement Real Time Response SEO & SEM Social Commerce Storytelling

Video

Comedy Video Documentary Feature Film NEW! Featurette or Behind The Scenes Video Instructional Video Live Video Long Form Video Medium-Length Video Music Video Product Feature Video Short Form Video Unboxing Video Vertical Video Video Ad Video Series

Of The Year

Commercial Creator of the Year Dual-Format Creator of the Year Large Agency of the Year Large Brand of the Year Large Non-Profit of the Year Mid-Sized Agency of the Year News Creator of the Year Site of the Year Small Agency of the Year Studio of the Year

From the 4th Annual Shorty Social Good Awards Best Video Series

This award honors the most creative and effective use of a video series such as a digital web series or docu-series to bring awareness to and achieve a social good campaign, initiative, or project.

See previous winners and honorees here.

Winner

Video Series
winner
My Life My Rules
India is a melting pot of cultures, religions with life-practices unique to each region. Known for …

Finalists

Video Series
finalist
gold honor
"The Class of 2019"
Bonobos partnered with SoulPancake to create a social series that celebrated the interesting, diver…
Video Series
finalist
gold honor
The Dodo's "Comeback Kids"
The Dodo is the #1 digital media brand in the world for animal people and most-engaged with media b…
Video Series
finalist
silver honor
Days Inn: leveling the playing field.
Travel baseball can brighten kids’ futures. But rising costs in this multi-billion dollar industry …
Video Series
finalist
silver honor
The Build Up
The first season of “The Build Up” centers around Baltimore drummers Timothy Fletcher and Malik Per…
Video Series
finalist
bronze honor
AARP's 'Road to Wizdom'
AARP seeks to challenge outdated beliefs of what it means to age and to spark new solutions so we c…

Nominees

Video Series
A Piece Of Me
Female genital mutilation (FGM), a practice that involves altering or injuring the female genitalia…
Video Series
AMC Networks Black History Month PSA Campaign
Each year, AMC Networks aims to elevate awareness around Black History Month and share poignant and…
Video Series
AgExplorer
The National FFA Organization and Discovery Education have joined forces to create a robust, compre…
Video Series
CNN’s “Champions for Change"
In today’s contentious news environment, it’s easy to overlook those average people who quietly mak…
Video Series
Dream Big Pittsburgh
There is no more genuine source of dreams and shared possibilities in our community than our childr…
Video Series
Fish Unknown
Relais & Châteaux, as an association of 580 of the world’s top restaurants and hotels, has been sup…
Video Series
Holiday Heroes
Every holiday has its unsung heroes, and AOL's video series "Holiday Heroes" highlights those indiv…
Video Series
MTV News: The Breakdown
Ahead of the 2018 midterm elections, MTV created its first-ever midterm voting initiative to reach …
Video Series
Rising Artist
To showcase New York area university student artists working in visual art, music, dance and photog…
Video Series
Star-Studded “Americans For the Equality Act” Video Series Mobilizes Support for House Passage
Despite significant steps toward equality, most LGBTQ Americans still lack legal protections. The p…
Video Series
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…